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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.375 (2026)

Duties of employers

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NRS 618.375  Duties of employers.  Every employer shall:

      1.  Furnish employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his or her employees.

      2.  Furnish and use such safety devices and safeguards, and adopt and use such practices, means, methods, operations and processes as are reasonably adequate to render such employment and places of employment safe and comply with all orders issued by the Division.

      3.  Post prominently in the working place all posters and information provided by the Division informing employees of their rights and obligations pursuant this chapter.

      4.  Assign at least one person to be in charge of occupational safety and health.

      5.  Do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the lives, safety and health of employees.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 1018; A 1975, 770; 1981, 1511; 1991, 2434; 1993, 1882)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1989–2019 · leading case: D'Angelo v. Gardner, 819 P.2d 206 (Nev. 1991).
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D'Angelo v. Gardner, 819 P.2d 206 (Nev. 1991). · cites it 2× “385(1) expressly prohibits employers from requiring employees "to go or be in any ... place of employment which is not safe and healthful," a prohibition which the jury certainly could have found to have been violated in this case.”
Adm'r of the Div. of Occupational Saf. & Health v. Pabco Gypsum, 775 P.2d 701 (Nev. 1989). · cites it 3× “In a decision filed May 1, 1987, the Board concluded that Pabco had violated NRS 618.375 and that the fine of $560.00 was reasonable.”
Chief Admin. Officer of the Occupational Saf. & health Admin., Div. of Indus. Relations of the Dep't of Bus. & Indus., State of Nevada v. Savage Servs. Corp (D. Nev. 2019). “NOSHA 10 subsequently issued a safety citation to Savage for that reason on January 18, 2018, pursuant to 11 the “General Duty Clause” codified in NRS 618.375. (Id. at 8). Nevada’s General Duty Clause, 12 which is similar to its federal counterpart ( 29 U.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.375(1) — 1 case
Adm'r of the Div. of Occupational Saf. & Health v. Pabco Gypsum, 775 P.2d 701 (Nev. 1989). “In a decision filed May 1, 1987, the Board concluded that Pabco had violated NRS 618.375 and that the fine of $560.00 was reasonable.”
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