AB 290 — Revises provisions relating to occupational safety and health. (BDR 53-286)

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290–ASSEMBLYWOMAN JAUREGUI M ARCH 18, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to occupational safety and health.

(BDR 53-286) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Existing law requires each construction worker and supervisory employee to obtain, within 15 days after the date he or she is hired, a completion card for taking a course in construction industry safety and health hazard recognition which is:

(1) developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United RelationsStates of the Department of BusinessLabor; and Industry.

(NRSand 618.983)ustrial(2) Sectionapproved 5by of this bill requires the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and IndustryIndustry. to establish registries to track:

(1)(NRS construction618.983) workers,Section supervisory5 employeesof andthis otherbill personsrequires whothe haveDivision successfullyof completedIndustrial certainRelations courses in construction industry safety and health and Health Administration of the United States Department of LaborBusiness asand trainersIndustry to provideestablish suchregistries courses.to track:

(1) construction workers, supervisory employees and other persons who have hazard recognition;

and (2) persons who are authorized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor as trainers to provide such courses.

and (2) requires the registry of persons who have - *AB290_R1* – 2 – successfully completed OSHA-10 courses or OSHA-30 courses to be accessible via ancourse.rnet Internet website to enable the public to verify a person’s completion of such a course.Section 6 of this bill requires each trainer to:

(1) register with the Division for tracking in its registry;

and (2) report to the Division the name of each person whoorwho successfully completes a course in construction industry safety and health hazard recognition provided by the trainer.

Existing law requires each entertainment industry worker and supervisory employee to obtain, within 15 days after the date he or she is hired, a completion whichcard is:for taking a course in general industry safety and health hazard recognition the United States Department of Labor;

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and (2) approved by the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry.

and (2) exempts from this thanrequirement 15a consecutiveworker days.iswho is employed by a single employer for a period of less THEthan PEOPLE15 OFconsecutive THEdays. STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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and (b) A registry to track construction workers, supervisory employees and other persons who have successfully completed OSHA-10this coursesregistry must not be borne, directly or OSHA-30indirectly, courses.by the construction workers, supervisory employees or other persons who are tracked in the registry.

The costs of establishing this registry must not be borne, directly or indirectly, by the construction workers, supervisory employees or other persons who are tracked in the registry.

- *AB290_R1* – 3 – (b) Display his or her trainer card in a conspicuous manner at each location where the trainer provides an OSHA-10 course or OSHA-30 course.

(a) “Trainer” means a person who is currently authorized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor as a trainer, including, without limitation, a person who has completed OSHA 500, the Trainer Course ininitation, a Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry.

- 80th Session (2019) – 3 – (b) “Trainer card” means the card issued upon completion of OSHA 500, the Trainer Course in Occupational Safety and Health Standards for the Construction Industry, which reflects the authorization of the holder by the Occupational Safety and Health AdministrationOSHA-10 ofcourses theand UnitedOSHA-30 Statescourses.Department Department of Labor to provide OSHA-10Sec. courses and OSHA-30 courses.

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or (b) Providing proof satisfactory to the Division that the worker has completed continuing education within the previous 5 years consisting of job-specific training that meets the guidelines established by the Division pursuant to NRS 618.9909 in an amount of: