Workplace Safety

The Safety Consultation and Training Section of the State of Nevada's Division of Industrial Relations and the Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative, a program offered by the Foundation for Recovery, are joining together to recognize the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Safe + Sound Week beginning Monday, Aug. 7 through Sunday, Aug. 13.

Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event designed to help workplaces improve worksite safety and health.

Douglas County was notified on Nov. 1, 2020 that a Douglas County employee who has been involved in the election processes, tested positive for COVID-19. Douglas County has worked closely with Carson City Health and Human Services on contact tracing related to the positive case.

Laws implementing a wide range of criminal justice reforms, establishing a state board responsible for regulating marijuana and creating a payday loan database finally take effect Wednesday, more than a year after the 2019 legislative session ended.

Employers in Nevada whose industries require employees to hold a valid OSHA construction or general industry card now have a new way to verify employee’s OSHA cards.

The penalties for safety violations levied by the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration against employers who are not in compliance have gone up, effective Jan. 15.

A presentation Friday organized by Partnership Carson City and the district attorney’s office will help employers and the public understand new laws governing drug use and what effect they will have on the workplace.

A proposal to change Nevada’s overtime law was touted Wednesday by employers as a way to give businesses and workers more flexibility, but critics said it would subject employees to long hours without adequate compensation and jeopardize workplace safety....

ApexSCF will hold a free 90-minute “Ladies Day” class, Aug. 22, 6 p.m. at the Bosma Business Center, 401 Ryland, Reno Nev. Please RSVP by: August 19, 2013 as the class is limited to 75 participants and it fills up fast.

This is our FREE 90 minute class that focuses on women’s safety. It incorporates the fundamentals from our full ASAP class and scenarios specifically designed to teach women how to be safer and protect yourself in the face of danger.

CARSON CITY – Gov. Brian Sandoval today agreed to eliminate 18 executive branch committees, councils and advisory panels as recommended by a task force, including the clearly outdated State Year 2000 Coordinating Council, among others.