Enforcement of Heat Regs Starts April 29

The Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration reminds employers that it will begin enforcing the state’s heat regulations April 29. The Division of Industrial Relations, the parent agency to Nevada OSHA, adopted rules last year requiring employers to implement preventive measures, employee training and emergency response procedures to address heat exposure hazards in the workplace. The rules require businesses with more than 10 employees to perform a one-time analysis of working conditions that could cause heat illness for job classifications where a majority of wo...