On Tuesday, Nevada put new heat illness regulations into place to help keep workers safe while on the job.
The new regulations from OSHA Nevada requires businesses with more than 10 employees to conduct a one-time hazard analysis of their working conditions.
If risk is found, businesses will need to create a written safety program that includes plans for the provision of potable water, a rest break area if employees show signs of heat illness, and a means of cooling.
Administrator for the Nevada Department of Business and Industry, Victoria Carreon, said each business will be able to set standards based on its own risk evaluation.
“We developed it that way so that businesses can have flexibility, depending on the type of industry they are in. Because we know it’s different being at a construction site, being at a restaurant, other outdoor work, and indoor work,” Carreon said.
Employers are also now required to provide heat illness training.
“We want to make sure that everyone is safe this summer,” said Carreon.
These measures were taken on the back of Reno being named the fastest-warming city in the U.S. in 2023.
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