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All powers and duties conferred and imposed on the Bureau of Labor and Industry by any other law are hereby conferred upon and vested in the Department of Labor and Industry. The Department shall be responsible for administering and enforcing occupational safety and occupational health activities as required by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596), in accordance with the state plan for enforcement of that act; however, nothing in the occupational safety and health provisions of this title or regulations adopted hereunder shall apply to working conditions of employees or duties of employers with respect to which the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 does not apply by virtue of \u00a7 4(b)(1) of the federal act.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":242362,"text":"The Department of Labor and Industry, hereinafter referred to as the Department, is continued as a department of the state government; the Department shall be responsible for discharging the provisions of Title 40.1. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 66; in 1970, chapter 321; in 1972, chapter 567; in 1973, chapter 425; in 1979, chapter 354; in 1984, chapter 590; in 1985, chapter 449; in 1995, chapter 373<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":219727,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66836,"identifier":"40.1-1","token":"40.1\/1\/40.1-1","url":"\/40.1-1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/40.1-1\/","token":"40.1\/1\/40.1-1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Department continued; powers and duties generally; delegation of authority concerning occupational health","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 40.1-1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Department<\/span> of Labor and Industry, hereinafter referred to as the Department<\/span>, is continued as a department<\/span> of the state government; the Department<\/span> shall be responsible for discharging the provisions of Title 40.1. All powers and duties conferred and imposed on the Bureau of Labor and Industry by any other law<\/span> are hereby conferred upon and vested in the Department<\/span> of Labor and Industry. The Department<\/span> shall be responsible for administering and enforcing occupational safety and occupational health activities as required by the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596), in accordance with the state plan for enforcement of that act; however, nothing in the occupational safety and health provisions of this title or regulations adopted hereunder shall apply to working conditions of employees<\/span> or duties of employers<\/span> with respect to which the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 does not apply by virtue of \u00a7 4(b)(1) of the federal act.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEPARTMENT CONTINUED; POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY; DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY\nCONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (\u00a7 40.1-1)\n\nThe Department of Labor and Industry, hereinafter referred to as the Department,\nis continued as a department of the state government; the Department shall be\nresponsible for discharging the provisions of Title 40.1. All powers and duties\nconferred and imposed on the Bureau of Labor and Industry by any other law are\nhereby conferred upon and vested in the Department of Labor and Industry. The\nDepartment shall be responsible for administering and enforcing occupational\nsafety and occupational health activities as required by the Federal\nOccupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596), in accordance with the\nstate plan for enforcement of that act; however, nothing in the occupational\nsafety and health provisions of this title or regulations adopted hereunder\nshall apply to working conditions of employees or duties of employers with\nrespect to which the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 does not\napply by virtue of \u00a7 4(b)(1) of the federal act.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 40-1; 1962, c. 66; 1970, c. 321; 1972, c. 567; 1973, c.\n425; 1979, c. 354; 1984, c. 590; 1985, c. 449; 1995, c. 373.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}