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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 618.Sec. 8.3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An employer who, pursuant to section 7 ,
			 is required to include a program for the management of heat illness in a
			 written safety program shall provide training on the following topics to all
			 supervisory and nonsupervisory employees who may be affected by issues relating
			 to heat illness:
(a) Working conditions that
			 create the possibility that heat illness could occur, including:
(1) Air temperature;
(2) Relative humidity;
(3) Radiant heat from the sun and other
			 sources;
(4) Conductive heat from
			 the ground and other sources;
(5)
			 The movement of air;
(6) The
			 severity and duration of workloads; and
(7) Protective clothing and personal
			 protective equipment worn by an employee.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 618.Sec. 8.4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A holder of transferable tax credits who
			 is applying such credits to an amount of taxes due pursuant to chapter 363A,
			 363B or 680B of NRS shall offset the amount of such taxes due to the extent of
			 the amount of the transferable tax credits. The holder shall include with his
			 or her quarterly tax return a form prescribed by the Department that specifies:
(a) Each type of tax to which the
			 transferable tax credits will be applied; and
(b) The amount of transferable tax credits
			 that will be applied to the taxes due for each type of tax specified in
			 paragraph (a).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 618.Sec. 9.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection
			 2, an employer of employees who are exposed to temperatures at or above:
(a) A dry-bulb temperature of 80 degrees
			 Fahrenheit; or
(b) The applicable
			 Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature in Celsius, as determined pursuant to section 2 and
			 table 2 of the "Heat Stress and Strain" portion of the Threshold Limit Values
			 and Biological Exposure Indices, 2020 edition, adopted by reference in section
			 6 of this regulation, shall provide access to an area with shade that is either
			 open to the air or provided with ventilation or cooling for a period of not
			 less than 5 minutes to an employee who is suffering from heat illness or
			 believes he or she needs a period of time to recover from the heat to prevent
			 heat illness.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 618.Sec. 9.3 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
If an employee shows signs of heat illness or demonstrates
				symptoms of heat illness, his or her employer must:
1. Relieve the employee from duty;
2. Provide the employee with means to reduce
			 his or her body temperature; and
3.
			 Monitor the employee to determine whether medical attention is
			 necessary.
Added
				to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by
				R053-20RA,
				eff. 3/24/2022
NRS
				618.295,
				618.315
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 618.Sec. 9.4 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division shall notify the Department
			 if the Division finds that:
(a) A transferee
			 has used transferable tax credits; and
(b) The project sponsor who obtained the
			 transferable tax credits used by the transferee:
(1) Submitted a false statement or made a
			 false representation when applying for the transferable tax credits;
			 or
(2) Failed to comply with the
			 requirements of NRS 360.860 to 360.870, inclusive.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 618.Sec. 10.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An employer shall provide training on the
			 following topics to all supervisory and nonsupervisory employees who may be
			 affected by issues relating to heat illness:
(a) Working conditions that create the
			 possibility that heat illness could occur, including:
(1) Air temperature;
(2) Relative humidity;
(3) Radiant heat from the sun and other
			 sources;
(4) Conductive heat from
			 the ground and other sources;
(5)
			 The movement of air;
(6) The
			 severity and duration of workloads; and
(7) Protective clothing and personal
			 protective equipment worn by an employee.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 618.Sec. 11.2 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
If an employee shows signs of heat illness or demonstrates
				symptoms of heat illness, his or her employer must:
1. Relieve the employee from duty;
2. Provide the employee with sufficient means
			 to reduce his or her body temperature to a body temperature of not higher than
			 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius; and
3. Monitor the employee to determine whether
			 medical attention is necessary.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by
				R053-20A,
				eff. 12/9/2021
NRS
				618.295,
				618.315
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.342 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC to 618.410, inclusive, unless the context
				  otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC5 to 618.357, inclusive,
				  have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97; A by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff.
				  1-1-2007
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.3425 - "Certification program" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Certification program" means a program approved by the
				  Division to certify persons to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane pursuant
				  to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 618 of NRS.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff.
				  1-1-2007
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.343 - "Certifying authority" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Certifying authority" means a person who is approved by the
				  Division to inspect and certify tower cranes which are used to erect and
				  dismantle tower cranes pursuant to the provisions of NAC 618.359, 618.360,
				  618.365 to 618.370, inclusive, and 618.380 to 618.385, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.344 - "Crane" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Crane" means a machine which has a movable boom
				  which:
1. Lifts and lowers a load and
				moves it horizontally; and
2. Is
				designed so that the mechanism which lifts the load is an integral part of the
				machine.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.3445 - "Crane operator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Crane operator" means a person who holds a certificate to
				  operate a mobile crane or a tower crane issued by a certification
				  program.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff.
				  1-1-2007
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.346 - "Emergency" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Emergency" means a condition which poses an imminent threat
				  of injury or death to any person or harm to property.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.348 - "Grounded" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Grounded" means placed at a point at which the weight of a
				  load is no longer borne by the crane which lifts that load.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.349 - "Load block" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Load block" has the meanings ascribed to it in the standards
				  adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 618.358, as the context requires.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.350 - "Load rating chart" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Load rating chart" has the meaning ascribed to it in the
				  standards adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 618.358.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.3505 - "Mobile crane" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Mobile crane" means a machine that is capable of traveling,
				  is used for hoisting and moving a load by using cables which run unencumbered
				  over the boom or jib sheave, and has a usable boom length of 25 feet or greater
				  or a maximum machine rated capacity of 15,000 pounds or greater.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff.
				  1-1-2007
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.352 - "Prime contractor" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Prime contractor" means the contractor who has the ultimate
				  authority and responsibility at any location where a crane is used. The term
				  includes "general contractor" and "management contractor."
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.353 - "Quadrant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Quadrant" means one of the four sections into which the area
				  surrounding the base of a crane is divided based upon the center of rotation of
				  the crane.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.354 - "Rated load test" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Rated load test" has the meanings ascribed to it in the
				  standards adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 618.358, as the context
				  requires.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.355 - "Tower crane" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Tower crane" means a crane that is regularly assembled and
				  disassembled for use at various sites, and is powered by an electric motor or
				  an internal combustion engine, or any variation thereof which retains the same
				  fundamental characteristics, including cranes on which the operating radius is
				  adjusted by means of a boom luffing mechanism, or by means of a trolley
				  traversing a horizontal boom, or by a combination of the two. The term includes
				  cranes which:
1. Are mounted on a
				fixed or a rail mounted traveling base; or
2. Use additional means for mounting, such as
				arrangements that permit the crane to climb in the structure being built, or
				that permit increasing the tower height as the structure rises and utilizing
				braces attached to the hose structure as needed.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.3555 - "Trainee" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Trainee" means a person who holds a provisional certificate
				  to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane issued pursuant to NAC
				  618.407.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff.
				  1-1-2007
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.357 - "Warning tape" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Warning tape" means a continuous strip of plastic or other
				  similar material that is highly visible which is intended for use as a barrier
				  to prevent access to an area.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.358 - Adoption of standards by reference; review of revisions and addenda

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division hereby adopts by reference
				the standards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) set forth
				in:
(a) Tower Cranes, B30.3, 2016 edition,
				published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This publication is
				available from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME Customer
				Care, 150 Clove Road, 6th Floor, Little Falls, New Jersey 07424-2139, by
				telephone at (800) 843-2763 or at the Internet address http://www.asme.org, at
				a cost of $62.
(b) Portal and
				Pedestal Cranes, B30.4, 2015 edition, published by the American Society of
				Mechanical Engineers. This publication is available from the American Society
				of Mechanical Engineers, ASME Customer Care, 150 Clove Road, 6th Floor, Little
				Falls, New Jersey 07424-2139, by telephone at (800) 843-2763 or at the Internet
				address http://www.asme.org, at a cost of $62.
(c) Mobile and Locomotive Cranes, B30.5, 2018
				edition, published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This
				publication is available from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
				ASME Customer Care, 150 Clove Road, 6th Floor, Little Falls, New Jersey
				07424-2139, by telephone at (800) 843-2763 or at the Internet address
				http://www.asme.org, at a cost of $94.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.Sec. 2.5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
The Division hereby adopts by reference the
American
				  National Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment
, ANSI
				  Z358.1, 2014 edition, published by the American National Standards Institute.
				  This publication is available from the American National Standards Institute,
				  1899 L Street, N.W., 11th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20036, by telephone at (202)
				  293-8020 or at the Internet address https://webstore.ansi.org/, at a cost of
				  $60.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by
				  R069-20A,
				  eff. 4/11/2022
NRS
				  618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.Sec. 3.5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In establishing the penalty for a
				violation of this chapter or chapter 618 of NRS, the Division will consider the
				determining factors to be:
(a) The gravity of
				the violation; and
(b) Whether the
				violation is classified as serious or within a classification other than
				serious.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › General Provisions › Section 618.Sec. 4.5 - NEW

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before issuing a citation, the Division
				may adjust the amount of a proposed penalty as provided in subsection 2 based
				on:
(a) The size of the employer;
(b) The good faith of the employer;
(c) The immediate abatement of a hazard;
				and
(d) The employer's history of
				previous violations.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Certifying Authorities › Section 618.359 - Requirements for approval

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person who
				desires to be approved by the Division as a certifying authority of tower
				cranes or cranes which are used to erect and dismantle tower cranes must submit
				to the Division proof that he or she:
(a) Has
				completed at least 5 years of employment as an inspector of cranes;
(b) Has completed at least 5 years of
				employment as a representative of a manufacturer of cranes;
(c) Is approved in another state as a
				certifying authority of cranes or the equivalent of a certifying authority, if
				the Division determines that the requirements of the State for approval of a
				certifying authority are substantially equivalent to the requirements set forth
				in NAC 618.365 to 618.370, inclusive, and 618.380 to 618.385, inclusive;
				or
(d) Has devoted at least 1,000
				hours to the mechanical and structural maintenance and repair of cranes during
				the last 5 years of employment.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Certifying Authorities › Section 618.360 - Employment by owner or lessee of crane prohibited; exception

Current through June 11, 2024
A certifying authority who inspects and certifies:
1. A tower crane for compliance with the
				requirements set forth in NAC 618.366; or
2. A crane which is used to erect or
				dismantle a tower crane for compliance with the requirements set forth in NAC
				618.381, must not be employed by the person who owns or leases the crane unless
				the owner or lessor of the crane is the manufacturer of the crane or is a
				representative of the manufacturer of the crane.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Cranes Able to Lift Loads Weighing at Least 3 Tons: Use › Section 618.364 - Highly hazardous lift: Maintenance of clear zone

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except in an emergency, when a crane which
				has the ability to lift a load that weighs at least 3 tons is performing a
				highly hazardous lift, the prime contractor shall establish and maintain a
				clear zone within which a person who is not directly involved in the lift is,
				if practicable, not permitted during the lifting of the load until the load is
				securely grounded.
2. The clear
				zone required pursuant to subsection 1 must be an area, the center of which is
				the crane which is lifting the load, that is 125 percent of the sum of the
				length of the boom of the crane and one-half of the length of the load which is
				lifted and which includes all quadrants in which the crane could, because of
				its configuration, be reasonably expected to tip over, including, but not
				limited to, any quadrant in which the load is lifted.
3. To establish and maintain the clear zone
				required pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the prime contractor shall:
(a) Provide written notification at least 24
				hours before the highly hazardous lift occurs to each person who owns or
				manages property located within the boundaries of the clear zone. The notice
				must:
(1) Specify the scheduled date, time and
				location of the highly hazardous lift; and
(2) Inform the owner or manager that the
				property:
(I) Is located within the boundaries
				of a clear zone which is required by this section to be established and
				maintained; and
(II) Must be
				vacated, if practicable, and the owner or manager must post signs on the
				property that warn each person entering the property that crane operations are
				in progress.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.365 - Circumstances requiring issuance

Current through June 11, 2024
The owner or lessee of a tower crane shall ensure that the
				  tower crane has been issued a valid certificate of operation by a certifying
				  authority:
1. Each time the tower
				crane is erected;
2. Each year the
				tower crane remains erected at one location; and
3. Each time a tower crane is repaired or
				modified in any way which affects the structural integrity of the crane, other
				than the addition or removal of sections to the mast of the crane or the
				addition of other components which are a permanent part of the tower crane in
				its working condition, such as a load block or rigging.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.366 - Qualifications

Current through June 11, 2024
To qualify for a certificate of operation, a tower crane must
				  be tested according to and comply with the applicable:
1. Recommendations of the
				manufacturer;
2. Provisions of the
				Nevada occupational safety and health standards established pursuant to
				NRS
				618.295; and
3. Standards adopted by reference pursuant to
				NAC 618.358.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.367 - Compliance with requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
A certifying authority shall ensure that a tower crane
				  complies with the requirements set forth in NAC 618.366 before the certifying
				  authority issues a certificate of operation for that crane.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.368 - Form; signature

Current through June 11, 2024
The certifying authority shall:
1. Issue a certificate of operation for a
				tower crane upon a form:
(a) Supplied by the
				manufacturer of the tower crane; or
(b) Approved by the Division; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.369 - Notification of Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration upon denial

Current through June 11, 2024
A certifying authority shall notify in writing the Nevada
				  Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 3360 West Sahara Avenue, Suite
				  250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102, within 5 working days after the certifying
				  authority denies a certificate of operation for a tower
				  crane.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97; A by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff. 1-1-2007; A
				  by
				  R069-20A,
				  eff. 4/11/2022
NRS
				  618.295,
				  618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.370 - Expiration; violation of requirements for qualification

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
				section, a certificate of operation for a tower crane expires 1 year after the
				date on which it is issued.
2.
				Unless the tower crane remains erected at one location for at least 1 year, the
				certificate of operation for a tower crane expires on the date the tower crane
				is dismantled.
3. If a tower crane
				is repaired or modified in any way which affects the structural integrity of
				the crane, other than the addition or removal of sections to the mast of the
				crane or the addition of other components which are a permanent part of the
				tower crane in its working condition, such as a load block or rigging, the
				certificate of operation for the tower crane expires on the date the tower
				crane is repaired or modified.
4.
				If the Enforcement Section determines that any condition of a tower crane
				violates the requirements set forth in NAC 618.366, the Enforcement Section may
				require the owner or lessee of the tower crane to correct the violation and
				obtain a new certificate of operation for the tower crane before the tower
				crane is operated.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Cranes Used to Erect or Dismantle Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.380 - Circumstances requiring issuance

Current through June 11, 2024
The owner or lessee of a crane which is used to erect or
				  dismantle a tower crane shall ensure that such a crane has been issued a valid
				  certificate of operation by a certifying authority:
1. Before the crane is operated;
				and
2. Each time a crane which is
				used to erect or dismantle a tower crane is repaired or modified in any way
				which affects the structural integrity of the crane other than the addition of
				components which are a permanent part of the tower crane in its working
				condition, such as the jib, sections of the boom, a load block or
				rigging.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Cranes Used to Erect or Dismantle Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.381 - Qualifications

Current through June 11, 2024
To qualify for a certificate of operation, a crane which is
				  used to erect or dismantle a tower crane must be tested according to and comply
				  with the applicable:
1.
				Recommendations of the manufacturer;
2. Provisions of the Nevada occupational
				safety and health standards established pursuant to
				NRS
				618.295; and
3. Standards adopted by reference pursuant to
				NAC 618.358.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Cranes Used to Erect or Dismantle Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.382 - Compliance with requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
A certifying authority shall ensure that a crane which is
				  used to erect or dismantle a tower crane complies with the requirements set
				  forth in NAC 618.381 before the certifying authority issues a certificate of
				  operation for that crane.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Cranes Used to Erect or Dismantle Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.383 - Form; signature

Current through June 11, 2024
The certifying authority shall:
1. Issue a certificate of operation for a
				crane which is used to erect or dismantle a tower crane upon a form:
(a) Supplied by the manufacturer of the crane
				which is used to erect or dismantle a tower crane; or
(b) Approved by the Division; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Cranes Used to Erect or Dismantle Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.384 - Notification of Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Administration upon denial

Current through June 11, 2024
A certifying authority shall notify in writing the Nevada
				  Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 3360 West Sahara Avenue, Suite
				  250, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102, within 5 working days after the certifying
				  authority denies a certificate of operation for a crane which is used to erect
				  or dismantle a tower crane.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97; A by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff. 1-1-2007; A
				  by
				  R069-20A,
				  eff. 4/11/2022
NRS
				  618.295,
				  618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Cranes Used to Erect or Dismantle Tower Cranes: Certificates of Operation › Section 618.385 - Expiration; violation of requirements for qualification

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
				section, a certificate of operation for a crane which is used to erect or
				dismantle a tower crane expires 1 year after the date on which it is
				issued.
2. If a crane which is used
				to erect or dismantle a tower crane is repaired or modified in any way which
				affects the structural integrity of the crane, other than the addition of
				components which are a permanent part of the tower crane in its working
				condition, such as the jib, sections of the boom, a load block or rigging, the
				certificate of operation for the crane expires on the date the crane is
				repaired or modified.
3. If the
				Enforcement Section determines that any condition of a crane which is used to
				erect or dismantle a tower crane violates the requirements set forth in NAC
				618.381, the Enforcement Section may require the owner or lessee of the crane
				to correct the violation and obtain a new certificate of operation for the
				crane before the crane is operated.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Use › Section 618.394 - Plan for erection or dismantling of tower crane: Submission; contents; maintenance on location; meeting for review

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except in an
				emergency, at least 15 working days before a tower crane is erected or
				dismantled, the prime contractor for the project which requires the use of a
				crane to erect or dismantle a tower crane shall submit to the Enforcement
				Section for its review a plan for the erection or dismantling of the tower
				crane.
2. The plan required
				pursuant to subsection 1 must set forth:
(a)
				The recommendations of the manufacturer of the tower crane for the erection or
				dismantling of the crane;
(b) The
				weight of each component of the tower crane which must be lifted during the
				erection or dismantling of the crane;
(c) A diagram of the riggings which shows the
				points of attachment of the riggings to the crane and the size and capacity of
				the hardware used to attach the riggings to the crane;
(d) Any point of potential interference
				between the crane, the load and existing structures;
(e) Any special requirement for supporting
				the outriggers and tracks of the crane, including a statement addressing any
				conditions of the ground;
(f) A
				study which shows:
(1) The location of the
				crane which will be used to erect or dismantle the tower crane in plan and
				profile view that specifically notes the locations of the initial lift and
				final placement of the components of the tower crane;
(2) The configuration of the boom,
				counterweights and attachments for the lift of each component; and
(3) The maximum lifting capacity of the crane
				as specified on the load rating chart of the crane and the actual weight of the
				anticipated loads;
(g) A
				description of the sequence of steps to be followed to erect or dismantle the
				tower crane and any special requirements for the safe execution of each
				step;
(h) The procedure for
				communication and assignment of responsibility among:
(1) The members of the crew which erects or
				dismantles the tower crane;
(2) The
				person who supervises the erection or dismantling of the tower crane;
				and
(3) The operator of the tower
				crane and the operators of any machinery which is required to erect or
				dismantle the tower crane;
(i) A description of the manner in which the
				clear zone required pursuant to NAC
				618.397
				will be maintained;
(j) The name of
				any person who will operate the tower crane or any other crane used to erect or
				dismantle the tower crane;
(k) A
				copy of the certificate of operation of each crane used to erect or dismantle
				the tower crane ; and
(l) A copy of
				any instructions provided by the manufacturer of the tower crane being erected
				or dismantled in which the manufacturer describes the sequence of steps to be
				followed to safely erect or dismantle the tower crane.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Use › Section 618.395 - Termination of process to erect or dismantle tower crane

Current through June 11, 2024
During the erection or dismantling of a tower crane:
1. The prime contractor for the project which
				requires the use of the tower crane;
2. The owner or lessee of the property on
				which the tower crane is located; or
3. Any other employer of any person who will
				be involved in the erection or dismantling of the tower crane, must terminate
				the erection or the dismantling of the tower crane if he or she knows or
				receives reliable information that a condition exists which threatens the
				safety of his or her employees or the general public until that condition is
				corrected or until the prime contractor determines that the condition is not a
				threat or that the threat no longer exists.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Use › Section 618.396 - Condition of devices installed on crane to determine ability of crane to bear load

Current through June 11, 2024
The person who supervises the erection or dismantling of a
				  tower crane shall ensure that any device which is installed on a crane or other
				  machine used to erect or dismantle the tower crane and upon which the operator
				  relies in determining the ability of the crane or other machine to bear a load,
				  including instruments known as:
1.
				"Load cells";
2. "Boom angle
				indictors";
3. "Load moment
				indicators" or "LMIs"; or
4. "Wind
				velocity indicators," are in good working order.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations, eff. 2-25-97
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Tower Cranes: Use › Section 618.397 - Erection or dismantling of tower crane: Maintenance of clear zone

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except in an emergency, when a tower crane
				is erected or dismantled, the prime contractor shall establish and maintain a
				clear zone within which a person who is not directly involved in the erection
				or dismantling is, if practicable, not permitted during the lifting of a load
				until the load is securely grounded.
2. The clear zone required pursuant to
				subsection 1 must be an area, the center of which is the crane which is lifting
				the load, that is 125 percent of the sum of the length of the boom of the crane
				and one-half of the length of the load which is lifted and which includes all
				quadrants in which the crane could, because of its configuration, be reasonably
				expected to tip over, including, but not limited to, any quadrant in which the
				load is lifted.
3. To establish and
				maintain the clear zone required pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, the prime
				contractor shall:
(a) Provide written
				notification at least 24 hours before the scheduled erection or dismantling of
				the tower crane to each person who owns or manages property located within the
				boundaries of the clear zone. The notice must:
(1) Specify the scheduled date, time and
				location of the erection or dismantling of the tower crane; and
(2) Inform the owner or manager that the
				property:
(I) Is located within the boundaries
				of a clear zone which is required by this section to be established and
				maintained; and
(II) Must be
				vacated, if practicable, and the owner or manager must post signs on the
				property that warn each person entering the property that crane operations are
				in progress.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Mobile Cranes and Tower Cranes: Certification of Operators › Section 618.402 - Certification required; responsibilities of employer of crane operator

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
				618.410, a person shall obtain certification to operate a mobile crane or a
				tower crane, as applicable, before the person operates a mobile crane or a
				tower crane.
2. An employer of an
				operator of a mobile crane or a tower crane shall ensure that the crane
				operator holds a certificate to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane issued
				by a certification program.
3. An
				employer of a crane operator shall maintain copies of all certificates held by
				the crane operator at the main office of the employer or at the workplace of
				the crane operator.
4. The copies
				of certificates required by subsection 3 must be maintained during the period
				of employment of the crane operator and for at least 3 years after the end of
				employment.
5. An employer of a
				crane operator shall provide copies of the certificates described in subsection
				3 that pertain to the crane operator to the Division upon request if the
				certificates are requested not more than 3 years after the end of employment of
				the crane operator.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff.
				  1-1-2007
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Mobile Cranes and Tower Cranes: Certification of Operators › Section 618.404 - Certification program: Provision of blank copy of certification form to Division; contents of form

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A certification
				program must provide to the Division a blank copy of the certification form to
				operate a mobile crane or a tower crane issued to crane operators who
				successfully complete the program. Each certification form must include:
(a) The signature of an authorized
				representative;
(b) The date of
				expiration;
(c) The type of mobile
				crane or tower crane the holder is certified to operate; and
(d) The name of the certification
				program.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Mobile Cranes and Tower Cranes: Certification of Operators › Section 618.405 - Certification program: Withdrawal of approval; limitation on types of cranes for which program is approved

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division
				will withdraw its approval of a certification program if the program fails to:
(a) Maintain accreditation as required by the
				Division;
(b) Submit proof of
				continuing accreditation as requested by the Division; or
(c) Submit other information requested by the
				Division.
The Division will give 15 working days' notice to the
				  certification program before the withdrawal of approval.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Mobile Cranes and Tower Cranes: Certification of Operators › Section 618.407 - Provisional certificate: Issuance; requirements; expiration; renewal; maintenance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An employer may
				issue a provisional certificate to operate a mobile crane or a tower crane to a
				person who is not certified as a crane operator if the employer verifies that
				the person meets the physical requirements of trainees established by the
				applicable standards adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 618.358.
2. A provisional certificate must:
(a) Be issued on a form approved by the
				Division; and
(b) Include the type
				of mobile crane or tower crane the trainee is provisionally certified to
				operate.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Mobile Cranes and Tower Cranes: Certification of Operators › Section 618.408 - Provisional certificate: Responsibilities of employer of trainee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An employer of a trainee shall maintain
				copies of all provisional certificates held by the trainee at the main office
				of the employer or at the workplace of the trainee.
2. The copies of provisional certificates
				required by subsection 1 must be maintained during the period of employment of
				the trainee and for at least 3 years after the end of employment.
3. An employer of a trainee shall provide
				copies of the provisional certificates described in subsection 1 that pertain
				to the trainee to the Division upon request if the provisional certificates are
				requested not more than 3 years after the end of employment of the
				trainee.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R117-06, 11-13-2006, eff.
				  1-1-2007
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CRANES › Mobile Cranes and Tower Cranes: Certification of Operators › Section 618.410 - Provisional certificate: Restrictions on operation of crane by trainee

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				2, a trainee may operate a mobile crane or a tower crane if the trainee:
(a) Holds a provisional certificate issued
				pursuant to NAC 618.407; and
(b) Is
				under the direct supervision of a crane operator:
(1) Whose sole responsibility during the
				period of the supervision is to observe the operation of the crane by the
				trainee; and
(2) Who holds a
				certificate to operate the type of crane being operated by the trainee during
				the period of direct supervision.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 618.450 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC to 618.477, inclusive, unless the context
				  otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 618.453 and 618.456 have
				  the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R116-06, eff. 11-13-2006
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.918
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 618.453 - "Licensee" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensee" means any person who is licensed by the Division
				  pursuant to NAC 618.450 to 618.477, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R116-06, eff. 11-13-2006
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.918
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › General Provisions › Section 618.456 - "Photovoltaic installer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Photovoltaic installer" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  618.912.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R116-06, eff. 11-13-2006
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.918
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › Licensing of Photovoltaic Installers › Section 618.459 - Requirements for examination for licensure

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of
				  NRS
				  618.922, an examination which is approved by
				  the Enforcement Section must test a person's knowledge on subjects which are
				  consistent with the guidelines, standards and training suggested by the
				  Interstate Renewable Energy Council, the North American Board of Certified
				  Energy Practitioners or any other nationally recognized organization involved
				  in developing guidelines, standards and training to improve the quality of
				  services provided by photovoltaic installers.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R116-06, eff. 11-13-2006
NRS
					 618.295,
					 618.918
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › Licensing of Photovoltaic Installers › Section 618.462 - Application for license; notification of change in mailing address

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person applying for a license as a
				photovoltaic installer must:
(a) Comply with
				the requirements set forth in
				NRS
				618.922 and
				618.924;
(b) Pay an application fee of $25 for each
				examination for a license as a photovoltaic installer which the person takes;
				and
(c) Provide a copy of any valid
				government-issued identification card of the applicant.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › Licensing of Photovoltaic Installers › Section 618.465 - Grounds for denial of application for license

Current through June 11, 2024
The Enforcement Section may deny an
				application for a license on the following grounds:
1. Failure to comply with any of the
				requirements, procedures or standards provided in this chapter or chapter 618
				of NRS; or
2. Use of fraudulent or
				deceptive means in procuring a license as a photovoltaic installer.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R116-06, eff. 11-13-2006
NRS
				618.295,
				618.918
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › Licensing of Photovoltaic Installers › Section 618.468 - Renewal of license

Current through June 11, 2024
To renew his or her license as a photovoltaic
				installer, a licensee must, on or before the date on which the license
				expires:
1. Comply with the
				requirements set forth in
				NRS
				618.926; and
2. Pay a renewal fee of $25.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R116-06, eff. 11-13-2006
NRS
				618.295,
				618.918
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › Disciplinary Action › Section 618.471 - Imposition of administrative fine: Notice

Current through June 11, 2024
If the Enforcement Section intends to
				impose an administrative fine pursuant to
				NRS
				618.930, it will notify the person of its
				intention by:
1. Delivering a notice
				of violation to the person by certified mail;
2. Enclosing with the notice of violation:
(a) A statement indicating the Enforcement
				Section's legal authority and jurisdiction to impose an administrative
				fine;
(b) A statement of the
				reasons for the imposition of the administrative fine, including a citation of
				the applicable regulations supporting the imposition of the fine; and
(c) A statement of the amount of the
				administrative fine; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › Disciplinary Action › Section 618.474 - Imposition of administrative fine: Appeal; hearing; decision

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person may appeal the imposition of an
				administrative fine by filing an appeal with the Chief within 30 days after the
				receipt of the notice of violation.
2. An appeal filed pursuant to this section
				stays the imposition of the administrative fine.
3. An appeal filed pursuant to this section:
(a) Must be in writing and describe in
				particular the matters to be appealed. If it is alleged that the Enforcement
				Section does not have the jurisdiction or legal authority to act with regard to
				the imposition of an administrative fine, it must be indicated in the appeal
				documents.
(b) Must be accompanied
				by:
(1) Any documents applicable to the
				appeal;
(2) The names of any
				witnesses who may be called at the hearing on the appeal; and
(3) The expected time needed to present the
				appeal.