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

Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Nevada Businesses; adoption of the COVID-19 Healthcare ETS effective in Nevada July 1, 2021 (compliance within 14 and 30 days)

Nevada OSHA, Division of Industrial Relations · Nevada; Nevada OSHA, Division of Industrial Relations (Sector regulator)

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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Superseded July 30, 2021 (Ex.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
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

Nevada OSHA citations and penalties under NRS ch. 618

Notes

Q3 2021 instrument: the Healthcare ETS bound every Nevada hospital, clinic, home health agency and skilled nursing facility from July 1, 2021, and the general business requirements continued under Directive 045.