Nevada OSHA Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Nevada Businesses and New OSHA COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (June 24, 2021)

The record

Jurisdiction

Nevada; Nevada OSHA, Division of Industrial Relations · Nevada

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

NRS ch. 618; 29 U.S.C. § 667; Directives 024, 028, 044, 045

Issued

2021-06-24 June 24, 2021

Effective

2021-06-24 (Healthcare ETS effective in Nevada July 1, 2021) (read as 2021-06-24)

End

Superseded July 30, 2021 (Ex. NV-060); the Healthcare ETS expired Dec. 22, 2021 (Ex. 041) (read as 2021-07-30)

In force

June 24, 2021 to July 30, 2021

Quarters

2021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• all Nevada businesses
• health care employers covered by the Healthcare ETS

Functions reached

• EMP
• HC health care (screening, PPE, distancing, barriers, ventilation, medical removal with pay)
• WF
• HR
• IC infection control

Collection

State labor and workplace-safety agencies AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE

Operative words

[Federal OSHA issued the COVID-19 Healthcare ETS on] June 21, 2021 for health care workplaces meeting specific criteria. NV OSHA is adopting this standard and it will be effective in Nevada on July 1, 2021. Employers must comply with most provisions within 14 days and with the remaining provisions within 30 days.... Declaration of Emergency Directives #024, #028, #044, and #045 require Nevada businesses to comply with guidelines promulgated by NV OSHA to minimize the risk of spread of COVID-19.... Medical Removal Protection Benefits: Employers with more than 10 employees are required to provide medical removal protection benefits in accordance with the standard to workers who [must isolate or quarantine].

Enforcement

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