The following Longshoring Standards ( 29 CFR 1918 et seq.) are applicable in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
The regulations which have been published in the Virginia Register of Regulations are shown with the corresponding VR numbers on the table below.
Since these regulations for Longshoring are identical to the federal regulations and are available elsewhere, the Virginia Code Commission has excluded the text of these regulations from the Virginia Administrative Code.
For a summary of the effect of amendments, the adoption of new regulations, the repeal of a regulation, or the stay of an effective date and for a table of the VOSH terms equivalent to the federal terms of each regulation, see the Virginia Register volume and issue (VA.R.) following the effective date of the regulation or amendment.
CFR Section | VR Number | Title | Effective Date of VA Reg | Effective Date of Amendment |
Longshoring Standards: | ||||
1918.1-1918.3 | None | Scope and Definitions, Subpart A | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
(1918.1 amended) | 8/15/99 (VA.R. 15:21) | |||
(1918.1 amended) | 2/20/00 (VA.R. 16:7) | |||
(1918.1, 1918.2 amended) | 10/1/00 (VA.R. 16:25) | |||
(1918.1 amended) | 6/15/06 (VA.R. 22:18) | |||
(1918.3 amended) | 4/15/10 (VA.R. 26:13) 12/1/16 (VA.R. 33:4) | |||
(1918.2 amended) | 1/15/12 (VA.R. 28:6) | |||
1918.5 | None | Compliance Duties Owed to Each Employee | 7/15/09 (VA.R. 25:20) | |
1918.11 | None | Gear Certification, Subpart B | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
1918.21-1918.26 | None | Gangways and Other Means of Access, Subpart C | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
(1918.24, 1918.25 amended) | 10/1/00 (VA.R. 16:25) | |||
1918.31-1918.37 | None | Working Surfaces, Subpart D | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
(1918.37 amended) | 10/1/00 (VA.R. 16:25) | |||
1918.41-1918.43 | None | Opening and Closing Hatches, Subpart E | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
1918.51-1918.55 | None | Vessel's Cargo Handling Gear, Subpart F | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
(1918.51, 1918.52, 1918.54 amended) | 10/1/00 (VA.R. 16:25) | |||
1918.61-1918.69 | None | Cargo Handling Gear and Equipment Other Than Ship's Gear, Subpart G | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
(1918.61, 1918.62, 1918.65, 1918.66, 1918.69 amended) | 10/1/00 (VA.R. 16:25) | |||
1918.81-1918.89 | None | Handling Cargo, Subpart H | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
(1918.85 amended) | 7/15/09 (VA.R. 25:20) | |||
(1918.85, 1918.86 amended) | 10/1/00 (VA.R. 16:25) | |||
1918.90 | 425-02-174 | Hazard Communications | 7/1/94 | 7/1/95 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) |
1918.91-1918.99 | None | General Working Conditions | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
(1918.94, 1918.97, 1918.98 amended) | 10/1/00 (VA.R. 16:25) | |||
(1918.95 amended) | 1/15/12 (VA.R. 28:6) | |||
1918.100 | 425-02-181 | Emergency Action Plans | 6/1/95 | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) |
1918.101-1918.105 | None | Personal Protective Equipment, Subpart J | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
(1918.101 amended) | 12/1/16 (VA.R. 33:4) | |||
(1918.102, 1918.105 amended) | 10/1/00 (VA.R. 16:25) | |||
(1918.101, 1918.103, 1918.104 amended) | 4/15/10 (VA.R. 26:13) | |||
(1918.103 amended) | 1/1/2013 (VA.R. 29:4) | |||
1918.106 | None | Payment for Protective Equipment | 6/1/08 (VA.R. 24:16) | |
1918 Appendices | None | Appendices I, II, III, IV, V | 4/1/98 (VA.R. 14:7) | |
Appendices II and IV | 10/1/00 (VA.R. 16:25) |
16 Va. Admin. Code § 25-130-1918
Statutory Authority: § 40.1-22 of the Code of Virginia.