Partial Withdrawal of Approval of the Virgin Islands State Plan; Resumption of Exclusive Federal Enforcement Authority in the Private Sector; and Conversion and Approval of the Virgin Islands State Plan to a State Plan for Public Employees Only

Summary

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has withdrawn its approval of the Virgin Islands' comprehensive State plan, which covered both private and public sector employers and employees. As a result, OSHA will now have exclusive jurisdiction over private sector employers and employees in the U.S. Virgin Islands, while the Territory will provide expanded on-site consultation services to the private sector under a new cooperative agreement with OSHA.