AB 414 — Revises provisions relating to occupational safety and health. (BDR 53-666)

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414414–Assemblymembers ASSEMBLYMoore, BCarter; ILLN O.

414–AAnderson, SSEMBLYMEMBERSD’Silva, MKarris OOREand ,La ARTERRue ;Hatch Joint Sponsors:

ASenators NDERSONFlores, ,Scheible; D’SILVA, KARRIS AND LA RUE H ATCH M ARCH 12, 2025 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

ENATORS F LORES, SCHEIBLE ;AND DOÑATE ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and LaborDoñate SUMMARY—RevisesCHAPTER.......... provisions relating to occupational safety and health.

(BDR 53-666) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 3) (NOTR EQUESTED AFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

(NRS 618.383) If an employer has more than 15 employees who work at a large hybrid environment facility, sections 3 and 5 of this bill require, with certain exceptions, occupationalsuch exposurea towritten greenhousesafety gases,program otherto gasesinclude andthe poorestablishment air quality.itigate Section 2 of thisa billprogram definesto themitigate termoccupational “largeexposure hybrid environment facility” to mean,greenhouse ingases, general,other agases facilityand wherepoor employeesair work:quality.

Section 2 of this bill defines the term “large hybrid environment facility” to mean, in general, a facility where employees work:

Section 4 of this bill makes a conforming change so that the definition of -governing *AB414_R1*occupational –safety 2and –health.es “large hybrid environment facility” applies to the provisions of existing law governingSection occupational3 requires a written safety andprogram health.relating to a large hybrid environment facility to include provisions that require the establishment of:

Section(1) 3 requires a written safety program relating to a large hybrid system to mitigate exposure to certain air quality issues in accordance with:with occupational safety and health standards;

(1) a occupational safety and health standards;

(1) require any vehicle which is loading or unloading at the facility to have the engine every 4 hours when employees are working, to monitor and record certain air not less than quality information in each area of the facilityvehicle whereturned employeesoff; are working;

(2) require a designated person at the facility, not less than every 4 hours when employees are working, to monitor and record certain air quality information in each area of the facility where employees are working;

Section 3 exempts from those requirements state agencies and certain employers who are engaged in:

(1) law enforcement, thefirefighting managementor ofotherwise hazardousresponding waste;to emergencies;

or(2) (3)solid towing services.olid waste management or THEthe PEOPLEmanagement OFof THEhazardous STATEwaste; OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

or (3) towing services.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

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

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an employer who has more than 15 employees who work at a large hybrid environment facility and who is required to establish a written safety program pursuant to NRS 618.383 shall include in the written safety program provisions that:

(b) Require any vehicle which is loading or unloading at the facility to have the engine of the vehicle turned off, except that a refrigerated vehicle or trailer with a motor that is independent of - *AB414_R1* – 3 – the engine of the vehicle may continue to operate the motor for refrigeration.

and (2) Record the level of greenhouse gases, other gases and air quality in each area described in subparagraph (1) in a and logbook, which must be kept at the facility and available for review upon request.

(d)- On83rd anySession day(2025) when,– according3 to– the monitoring described in paragraph (c), the level of greenhouse gases, other gases or air quality in any area of the facility where employees are working exceeds the level set forth in any applicable occupational safety and health standard established pursuant to NRS 618.295, require additional fans or other forced ventilation systems be used to increase the flow of air out of the facility, including, without limitation, through open loading docks or bay doors.

or (c) Is a tow company, operates a tow car or whose employees areare(d) otherwiseIs engageda instate towingagency.towing services.services;

or 3.

-(g) *AB414_R1*“Recycling –center” 4has –the (g)meaning “Recyclingascribed center”to it in NRS(h) “Solid waste management system” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444A.014.444.500.

(h)(i) “Solid“State wasteagency” management system” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444.500.231.0095.

(i)(j) “Tow car” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 706.131.

(j)(k) “Towing services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 706.132.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – Sec.

618.025 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 618.029 to 618.165, inclusive, and section 2 of this act have the meanings ascribed to themtheSec. in such sections.

Sec.5.ch NRS 618.383 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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