Regulations and standards; medical examination for exposure to hazard.
1. The Division shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to provide safe and healthful employment in those employments within its jurisdiction.
2. The Division shall not propose standards or regulations for products distributed or used in interstate commerce which are different from federal standards for such products unless such standards are required by compelling local conditions and do not unduly burden interstate commerce.
3. The Division may adopt by emergency regulation temporary emergency standards for the protection of employees who are exposed to grave danger from exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or from new hazards.
4. Standards established under this chapter must apply equally to all places of employment.
5. Standards or regulations must provide for furnishing prompt information to employees by means of labels or warning signs regarding hazards in the workplace. The information must include the suitable precautions, the symptoms and emergency treatment in case of exposure to hazards.
6. If an employee has been exposed to a hazard and the Division considers a medical examination necessary, the cost of the examination must be paid by the employer. The results of the examination must be furnished only to the Division and, at the request of the employee, to the employee’s physician.
7. Standards or regulations must prescribe the use of suitable protective equipment and control methods or procedures to include monitoring or measuring any exposures. The employees are entitled to be apprised of such monitoring and to obtain the results.
8. All federal occupational safety and health standards which the Secretary of Labor promulgates, modifies or revokes, and any amendments thereto, shall be deemed Nevada occupational safety and health standards unless the Division, in accordance with federal law, adopts regulations establishing alternative standards that provide protection equal to the protection provided by those federal occupational safety and health standards.
Last modified: February 25, 2006