VIDOSH works to ensure that public sector employees are given a safe and healthful workplace. We are also tasked with providing training, outreach, and enforcing all workplace standards.
BACKGROUND
The Virgin Islands State Plan was converted to a public employee only occupational safety and health program on July 1, 2003. It is administered and enforced by the Virgin Islands Department of Labor (VIDOL), Division of Occupational Safety and Health (VIDOSH) throughout the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Virgin Islands public employee program, established by the Virgin Islands Occupational Safety and Health (24 V.I.C. Chapter 2 – Act No. 6846) was amended on July 19, 2006, to reflect its limited public sector coverage in compliance with the revisions noted above. It extends full authority to the agency to enforce and administer all laws and rules protecting the safety and health of employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands, its departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, including any political subdivisions. It covers all activities of public employers and employees and places of public employment. The Territory has adopted all Federal standards applicable to the public sector in the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands and has given assurances that it will continue to adapt and update all Federal standards, revisions, and amendments. Click here for more information.
LATEST NEWS
08-16-2024
Virgin Islands Department of Labor St. Thomas Office Temporarily Closes Due to Fuel Shortage
07-10-2024
Biden-Harris administration announces proposed rule to protect indoor, outdoor workers from extreme heat
07-02-2024
Reminder: Temporary Closure of the Virgin Islands Department of Labor’s St. Thomas Office for Facility Improvements