21 V.S.A. § 222
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§ 222. Application
Official statutory text
The VOSHA Code shall apply with respect to employers, employees, and employment in or at a workplace in the State of Vermont, except that:
(1) standards applicable to products that are distributed or used in interstate commerce that are different from federal standards for such products shall not be adopted under the VOSHA Code unless the standards are required by compelling local conditions and do not unduly burden interstate commerce; and
(2) nothing in the VOSHA Code shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect the workers' compensation laws of this State pursuant to chapter 9 of this title, or enlarge, diminish, or affect in any other manner the common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees under any law with respect to injuries, diseases, or death of employees arising out of or in the course of employment.
(1) standards applicable to products that are distributed or used in interstate commerce that are different from federal standards for such products shall not be adopted under the VOSHA Code unless the standards are required by compelling local conditions and do not unduly burden interstate commerce; and
(2) nothing in the VOSHA Code shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect the workers' compensation laws of this State pursuant to chapter 9 of this title, or enlarge, diminish, or affect in any other manner the common law or statutory rights, duties, or liabilities of employers and employees under any law with respect to injuries, diseases, or death of employees arising out of or in the course of employment.
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