Section 618.Sec. 8.3 - NEW1. An employer who, pursuant to section 7, is required to include a program for the management of heat illness in a written safety program shall provide training on the following topics to all supervisory and nonsupervisory employees who may be affected by issues relating to heat illness: (a) Working conditions that create the possibility that heat illness could occur, including: (3) Radiant heat from the sun and other sources;(4) Conductive heat from the ground and other sources;(6) The severity and duration of workloads; and(7) Protective clothing and personal protective equipment worn by an employee.(b) The personal risk factors for heat illness.(c) The importance of frequent consumption of small quantities of water or liquids for the replacement of electrolytes when the work environment is hot and an employee is likely to be sweating more than usual in the performance of his or her duties.(d) The importance of acclimatization.(e) The different types of heat illness and the common signs and symptoms of heat illness.(f) The importance to an employee of immediately reporting to the employer, directly or through a supervisor for the employer, signs or symptoms of heat illness in the employee or in a coworker.(g) The employer's procedures for:(1) Responding to symptoms of possible heat illness, including how medical services will be provided should they become necessary;(2) Compliance with the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of 29 C.F.R. § 1910.151, including procedures for contacting emergency medical services and, if necessary, transporting an employee to a location where the employee can be reached by a provider of emergency medical services; and(3) Ensuring that, in the event of an emergency, clear and precise directions to the work site can and will be provided as needed to emergency responders.2. Before assigning a supervisor to supervise employees working in the heat, an employer shall provide the supervisor with training on the following topics: (a) The information which is required to be provided to the supervisor pursuant to subsection 1.(b) The procedures which the supervisor is to follow:(1) To implement the applicable provisions of subsection 1; and(2) When an employee exhibits symptoms consistent with possible heat illness, including procedures for responding to an emergency.Nev. Admin. Code § 618.Sec. 8.3
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R053-20RA, eff. 3/24/2022