Virginia becomes first state in U.S. to adopt permanent COVID-19 workplace safety standards
Virginia becomes the first state in the U.S. to permanently enact COVID-19 workplace safety and health standards.
Governor Ralph Northam approved the standard adopted by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Safety and Health Codes Board. The workplace safety standards mandate PPE (personal protective equipment) as well as contact-tracing or record-keeping, sanitation and social-distancing, as well as training and emergency communications within the workplace.