Nev. Admin. Code § 618.Sec. 5.5 - NEW

1. Except as otherwise provided in section 9, an employer who is required to establish a written safety program pursuant to NRS 618.383 shall perform and prepare a one-time, written job hazard analysis to assess working conditions that may cause occupational exposure to heat illness. Such a job hazard analysis must be performed:

(a) Before a task for a job is undertaken for the first time by an employee of the employer; and

(b) Whenever a task for a job performed by an employee of the employer materially changes.

2. A written job hazard analysis performed pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation:

(a) A list of all job classifications of the employer in which the majority of employees in those classifications have occupational exposure to heat illness for more than 30 minutes of any 60-minute period, not including breaks; and

(b) A list of all tasks and procedures, or groups of closely related tasks and procedures, performed by employees of the employer:

(1) In which occupational exposure to heat illness may occur; and

(2) Which are performed by employees in job classifications that are included in the list required by paragraph (a).

3. In conducting a job hazard analysis pursuant to this section, the employer shall assess the working conditions of a job without consideration of whether or not an employee in the job being analyzed would have access to water, rest or shade.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 618.Sec. 5.5

Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R131-24A, eff. 11/15/2024

NRS 618.295, 618.315, 618.383