Nevada Safety and Health Protection on the Job Poster Mandatory

(Rev. 01-22) EMPLOYERS:	 	
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees 
employment and a place of employment free from 
recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to 
cause death or serious physical harm to his 
employees; and shall comply with occupational safety 
and health standards adopted under the Act.
 
EMPLOYEES: 
Each employee shall comply with all  occupational 
safety and health standards, rules, regulations and 
orders issued under the Act that apply to his own 
actions and conduct on the job.  
The  Nevada 	Occupational Safety and Health 	
Administration (Nevada  OSHA	) of the Division of 	
Industrial Relati	ons, Department of Business and 	
Industry, has the primary responsibility for 
administering the Act.  Nevada OSHA  enforces 
occupational safety and health standards, and its 
Saf ety and Health Representatives/ Industrial 
Hygienists conduct jobsite inspections  	
to ensure 	
compliance with the Act. 
INSPECTION: 
The Act requires that a representative of the employer 
and a representative authorized by the employees be 
given an opportunity to accompany the Nevada OSHA  
inspector for the purpose of aiding the inspection.  
Where there is no authorized employee 
representative, the Nevada OSHA Safety and Health 
Representative/  Industrial Hygienist must consult with 
a reasonable number of employees concerning safety 
and health conditions in the workplace.   
COMPLAINT: 
Employees, public or private, or their representatives 
have the right to file a complaint with the nearest 
Nevada OSHA  office requesting an inspection if they 
believe unsafe or unhealthful conditions exist in their 
workplace.  Nevada OSHA  	
will hold confidential 	
names of employees complaining.  
The Act provides that employees may not be 
discharged or discriminated against in any way for 
filing safety and health complaints or otherwise 
exercising their rights under the Act.   
An em

ployee, public or private, who believes he has 
been discriminated against may file a complaint within 
thirty (30) days of the alleged discrimination with the 
nearest  Nevada OSHA  office or with Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of 
Labor, 90 7th Street, Suite 18100, San Francisco, CA 
94103. 
CITATIONS:  
If upon inspection Nevada OSHA  	believes an 	
employer has violated the Act, a citation alleging such 
violations will be issued to the employer.  Each citation 
will specify a time period within which the alleged 
violation must be corrected.  
The Nevada OSHA  	citation must be prominently 	
displayed at or near the place of alleged violation for 
three days, or until it is corrected, whichever is later, to 
warn employees of dangers that may exist there.	
   P	
ROPOSED PEN
ALTY: 
The  Act provides for mandatory penalties aga inst 
employ	
ers of up to $14,502  for each serious	 violation 
and for opti onal penalties of up to $14,502  for eac	
h 
nonserious	
  violati on.    Penalties  of  up  to 
$14,502per  day  may  be  proposed  for  failure  to 
correc	
t  violations  within  the  proposed  time  period.  
Als	
o,  any  employer  who  willfully  or  repeatedly 
violates  the  Act  may	
  be  asses sed  penalties  of  up 
to $145,027 for eac
h such violation. 
Criminal penalties are also provided for in the Act. 
Any willful violation resultin g in death of an employee, 
upon conviction, is punishable by a fine of not more 
than $50,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six 
months, or by both.  Conviction of any employer after 
a first conviction doubles these maximum penalties. 
Penalties may be proposed for public employers.   
VOLUNTARY ACT IVITY: 
While providing penalties for violations, the Act also 
encourages efforts by  labor and management, before 
a  Nevada OSHA  inspection, to reduce injuries and 
illnesses arising out of employment.   
The  Neva da Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration  of the Division of Industrial Relations, 
Department of Business and Industry, encourages  employers and employees to reduce workplace 
hazards voluntarily and to develop and improve safety 
and health programs in all workplaces and industries.   
Such cooperative action would initially focus on the 
identification and elimination of hazards that could 
cause death, injury, or illness to employees and 
supervisors.  
Further information and  assistance will be provided  by 
Nevada OSHA  to employees and employers upon 
request. 
MORE I NFORMATION: 
Additional information and copies of the Act, specific 
Nevada OSHA  safety and health standards, and other 
applicable regulations may be obtained by calling or 
writing the nearest  Nevada OSHA  district office in the 
following locations:  	
S	

outhern Nevada  
3360 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 200 
Las Vegas, Nevada  89102  
Telephone: (702) 486- 9020 
Fax: (702) 486- 8714 
Northern Nevada  
4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite F -153 
Reno, Nevada  89502 
Telephone: (775) 688- 3700 
Fax: (775) 688- 1378 
NOTE:  
Persons wishing to register a complaint alleging 
inadequacy in the administration of the Nevada 
Occupational Safety and Health Plan may do so at the 
following address:  	
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor 
90 7th Street 
Suit e 18100 
San Francisco, CA  94103  
Telephone: (415) 	625	-2547	 	
NEVADA  SAFETY  AND 
HEALTH  PROTECTION  
ON  THE  JOB
The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act, NRS Chapter 618, provides job safety and health 
protection for workers through the promotion of safe and healthful working conditions throughout the 
State  of Nevada.  Requirements of the Act include the following:  	
EMPLOYERS:  This poster must be displayed prominently in the workplace.