Section 618.Sec. 9.2 - NEW1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 2, an employer of employees who are exposed to temperatures at or above: (a) A dry-bulb temperature of 80 degrees Fahrenheit; or(b) The applicable Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature in Celsius, as determined pursuant to section 2 and table 2 of the "Heat Stress and Strain" portion of the Threshold Limit Values and Biological Exposure Indices, 2020 edition, adopted by reference in section 6 of this regulation, shall provide access to an area with shade that is either open to the air or provided with ventilation or cooling for a period of not less than 5 minutes to an employee who is suffering from heat illness or believes he or she needs a period of time to recover from the heat to prevent heat illness.2. An employer in an industry other than agriculture may, in lieu of shade, provide an employee described in subsection 1 with a measure for cooling other than shade, including, without limitation, the use of fans or devices which produce water mist, if the employer can demonstrate that the measure is at least as effective as shade in allowing the employee to cool.3. Shade may be provided by a canopy, umbrella or other temporary structure or device. At a minimum, the canopy, umbrella or other temporary structure or device used to provide shade must prevent:(a) Objects within the area of blocked sunlight from casting a shadow; and(b) Heat in the shaded area from defeating the purpose of the shade by preventing the body of an employee from cooling.4. As used in this section, "shade" means a blockage of direct sunlight.Nev. Admin. Code § 618.Sec. 9.2
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R053-20A, eff. 12/9/2021