The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Vermont
- Level
- State
- Authority
- 29 U.S.C. sec. 667(c)(2) (State standards at least as effective as federal); 21 V.S.A. sec. 201
- Issued
- 2024-07-01 July 1, 2024
- Effective
- standing; in force throughout March 2020 to September 2021 (read as 2024-07-01)
- End
- standing
- In force
- Standing since July 1, 2024 (a statutory duty; in force throughout the six quarters)
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Workplace rulesStanding duty
- Addressees
- employers (through the standards adopted); the Commissioner of Labor
- Character
- workplace duty
- Collection
- Standing duties: Vermont DUT-VT
Operative words
(a) The Commissioner shall adopt rules and standards necessary to implement the purposes and duties set forth in this subchapter insofar as they relate to safety and to enforcement of the VOSHA Code. (b) The Commissioner... shall adopt rules and standards necessary to implement the purposes of the VOSHA Code and duties imposed by the Code, insofar as they relate to health.
Penalty
21 V.S.A. sec. 210 for violation of any standard adopted
What it required
The Commissioner of Labor to adopt the safety and health standards of the VOSHA Code, which VOSHA does by incorporating the federal standards of 29 C.F.R. parts 1910 and 1926 by reference (29 C.F.R. 1910.6 incorporation as a VOSHA rule) and by adopting federal emergency temporary standards; it is the vehicle by which the federal COVID-19 Healthcare ETS became a Vermont rule in July 2021 (Ex. DUT-VT-017), binding on every employer under sec. 223(a).
Retrieval noteCurrent text rendered September 29, 2026. Subsections (c)-(e) require standards to prescribe labels, protective equipment and monitoring, permit medical examinations, and, for toxic materials, set 'the standard that most adequately ensures, to the extent feasible... that no employee will suffer material impairment of health'. The VOSHA Rules and Regulations page (labor.vermont.gov) lists under 'VOSHA Adopted Rules' the 'COVID-19 Healthcare ETS', 'Subpart U: COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard' and '1910.6 Incorporation by reference'.