NRS 618.385

Employers not to maintain unsafe or unhealthy places of employment

Known as the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act

The act spans §§ 618–618 (205 sections).

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case D'Angelo v. Gardner (1991)

Most recently applied in 804 F. Supp. 86 - Sanders v. Culinary Workers Union Local No. 226 (April 1992)

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1018; A 1975, 770)

An employer shall not:

1. Require, permit or suffer any employee to go or be in any employment or place of employment which is not safe and healthful.

2. Fail to furnish, provide and use safety devices and safeguards or fail to adopt and use methods and processes reasonably adequate to render such employment and place of employment safe and healthful.

3. Fail or neglect to do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the life, safety and health of such employees.

4. Maintain any place of employment that is not safe and healthful.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.