{"data":{"id":"us-va/16vac25-60-20","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"16VAC25-60-20","heading":"Jurisdiction","body":"All Virginia statutes, standards, and regulations pertaining to occupational safety and health shall apply to every employer, employee, and place of employment in the Commonwealth of Virginia except where:\n\n1. The United States is the employer or exercises exclusive jurisdiction;\n\n2. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 does not apply by virtue of § 4(b)(1) of that Act. The commissioner shall consider federal OSHA case law in determining where jurisdiction over specific working conditions has been preempted by the regulations of a federal agency; or\n\n3. The employer is a public employer, as that term is defined in this chapter. In such cases, the Virginia laws, standards, and regulations governing occupational safety and health are applicable as stated, including 16VAC25-60-10, 16VAC25-60-30, 16VAC25-60-260, 16VAC25-60-280, 16VAC25-60-290, and 16VAC25-60-300.","path":["Title 16. Labor And Employment","Agency 25. Safety And Health Codes Board","Chapter 60. Administrative Regulation for the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Program","Part II. General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title16/agency25/chapter60/section20/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:09Z","sha256":"4d86547fe8d65823ba0dd99b73fdd6e678dbdf7921f8be66b4fe90230aebff3d","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/16vac25-60-10","next":"us-va/16vac25-60-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}