Nevada — Workplace Safety

Nevada operates an OSHA-approved state plan covering both private-sector and state and local government employers and employees. The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Nevada OSHA), housed within the Division of Industrial Relations in the Department of Business and Industry, enforces workplace safety and health standards under NRS Chapter 618 (the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act). Federal OSHA granted final approval to the Nevada plan effective April 18, 2000. Federal OSHA retains enforcement jurisdiction over maritime employment, private-sector employers on Indian land, contractors on federal exclusive-jurisdiction land, and private-sector employment on military bases.

Source: OSHA — Nevada State Plan | NRS Chapter 618

Nevada employers subject to Nevada OSHA must comply with federal injury and illness recordkeeping requirements under 29 C.F.R. Part 1904, as Nevada repealed its duplicative state recordkeeping regulations in favor of adopting the federal framework. The state imposes specific reporting deadlines for severe incidents under NRS 618.378, which mirror the federal timelines.

Employer coverage threshold

Employers with more than 10 employees at any time during the preceding calendar year must maintain OSHA injury and illness records using Forms 300 (Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses), and 301 (Injury and Illness Incident Report), or equivalent forms. Certain low-hazard industries listed in 29 C.F.R. § 1904.2, Appendix A to Subpart B are partially exempt from routine recordkeeping but remain subject to severe-incident reporting obligations. All employers—regardless of size or industry—must report fatalities and severe injuries to Nevada OSHA.

Recording timeline

Covered employers must record each work-related injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and complete a 301 Incident Report within seven calendar days after receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred. The forms must record incidents that are work-related, constitute new cases, and meet the general recording criteria in 29 C.F.R. § 1904.7 (death, days away from work, restricted work or job transfer, medical treatment beyond first aid, loss of consciousness, or diagnosis by a physician of a significant injury or illness).

Annual summary posting

Employers must complete Form 300A (the Annual Summary) by February 1 of each year, covering the prior calendar year's recordable injuries and illnesses. A company executive—defined in 29 C.F.R. § 1904.32(b)(3) as an owner (for sole proprietorships or partnerships), an officer of the corporation, the highest-ranking company official working at the establishment, or the immediate supervisor of that official—must review and certify the summary. The Form 300A must be posted in a conspicuous location where employee notices are customarily displayed from February 1 through April 30. Only the 300A summary is posted; the detailed 300 Log and 301 forms are not publicly displayed but must be made available to government representatives, employees, and former employees upon request under 29 C.F.R. § 1904.35 and § 1904.40.

Severe-incident reporting to Nevada OSHA

NRS 618.378 requires immediate notification to the nearest Nevada OSHA office for two categories of severe incidents:

• Fatalities: Any work-related accident or motor vehicle crash fatal to one or more employees must be reported orally within 8 hours after the employer learns of the death.
• Hospitalizations, amputations, and eye losses: Any work-related accident or crash resulting in inpatient hospitalization of one or more employees, amputation of a body part, or loss of an eye must be reported orally within 24 hours after the employer learns of the incident.

These reporting obligations apply to all Nevada employers under Nevada OSHA jurisdiction, regardless of establishment size or partial recordkeeping exemptions. The state statute uses "inpatient hospitalization" (not emergency-room treatment or observation), consistent with federal terminology in 29 C.F.R. § 1904.39.

Electronic submission for larger employers

Under 29 C.F.R. § 1904.41, establishments with 250 or more employees that are required to keep OSHA injury and illness records must submit their Form 300A data electronically to OSHA by March 2 each year. Establishments with 20–249 employees in certain high-risk industries designated in Appendix A to Subpart E must also submit Form 300A data electronically by March 2. Nevada OSHA respects variances from federal recordkeeping and reporting regulations granted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, as specified in NRS 618.378(7).

Record retention

Employers must retain the OSHA 300 Log, the annual 300A summaries, and the 301 Incident Reports for five years following the year to which they pertain, per 29 C.F.R. § 1904.33. During the retention period, employers must update stored logs to reflect changes in classification of previously recorded injuries or illnesses (for example, if an injury initially recorded as involving restricted work progresses to days away from work).

Source: NRS 618.378 | 29 C.F.R. Part 1904 | 29 C.F.R. § 1904.7 | 29 C.F.R. § 1904.39