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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM PROJECTS › Disciplinary Action › Section 618.477 - Suspension or revocation of license: Request for hearing; hearing; decision

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Enforcement Section notifies a
				licensee that it intends to suspend or revoke his or her license pursuant to
				NRS
				618.932, the licensee may file a request for
				a hearing within 30 days after the receipt of the notice of intention to
				suspend or revoke.
2. A request
				filed pursuant to this section:
(a) Must be
				in writing and describe in particular the matters to be heard. If it is alleged
				that the Enforcement Section does not have the jurisdiction or legal authority
				to act with regard to the suspension or revocation, it must be indicated in the
				filed documents.
(b) Must be
				accompanied by:
(1) Any documents applicable
				to the suspension or revocation;
(2) The names of any witnesses who may be
				called at the hearing; and
(3) The
				expected time needed for the hearing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS › Section 618.490 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used
				in NAC to 618.507, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words
				and terms defined in NAC 618.494, 618.496 and 618.501 have the meanings
				ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations, eff. 5-18-94; A by R142-98, 2-28-2000
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS › Section 618.494 - "Construction project" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Construction
				project" means a project which involves:
(a) A
				total construction cost of $10,000,000 or more, not including costs for any
				related highway construction project;
(b) A new building or structure which, when
				completed, will be 50,000 square feet or more; or
(c) A new building or structure which, when
				completed, will be more than 60 feet above the ground or more than 48 feet
				below ground level.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS › Section 618.496 - "Designated safety officer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Designated safety officer" means any person
				who:
1. Is capable of identifying:
(a) The existing and predictable hazards in
				the areas surrounding a construction project; or
(b) Those working conditions at a
				construction project that are unsanitary, hazardous or dangerous to employees;
				and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS › Section 618.501 - "Project manager or construction superintendent" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Project
				manager or construction superintendent" means any person who has the authority
				and ability to remedy any problems related to the safety of persons working on
				a construction project under review.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations, eff. 5-18-94
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS › Section 618.503 - Adoption of standards by reference

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Division
				hereby adopts by reference the
Safety Requirements for Steel
				Erection
, ANSI A10.13, 1989 edition, published by the American
				National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd Street, New York, New York 10036.
				The standards may be purchased for the price of $32.
2. Each contractor on a construction project
				shall comply with the standards adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations, eff. 5-18-94; A by R142-98, 2-28-2000
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS › Section 618.505 - Notice of construction project; meetings between Chief of Enforcement Section and general contractor or owner of construction project

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The general contractor or owner, if there
				is no general contractor, of a construction project shall, before commencing
				construction on the project, give written notice to the Chief which sets forth
				the height, square footage, type of construction, total cost of construction
				and location of the project.
2.
				After receiving notice pursuant to subsection 1, the Chief or a person
				designated by the Chief may require one or more meetings with the general
				contractor or owner. The Chief or the person so designated may require the
				general contractor or owner to provide at any such meeting:
(a) A copy of:
(1) The written safety program for each
				contractor on the construction project; and
(2) The general plans related to the project
				that are prepared by an engineer or architect and are available at the time of
				the meeting. The general plans may be requested only to evaluate and comment on
				the safety of the workplace at the construction project.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS › Section 618.507 - Elevator or personnel hoist required for construction of certain structures; approval of alternative means of access

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 4, the general contractor of a construction
				project or, if there is no general contractor, the owner, shall install an
				elevator or personnel hoist for transporting workers for each building or
				structure of the construction project which is more than 60 feet above ground
				level or more than 48 feet below ground level.
2. For the purposes of this section:
(a) The height of the building or structure
				must be determined by measuring from the ground level to the highest structural
				level, including any parapet wall, mechanical room, stair tower or elevator
				penthouse structure, but not including any antenna, smokestack, flagpole or
				other similar attachment.
(b) The
				depth of the building or structure must be determined by measuring from the
				ground level to the lowest floor level. The lowest level of a building or
				structure does not include any local depression such as a sump or an elevator
				pit.
(c) In computing the height of
				a building or structure, the depth must not be considered, and in computing the
				depth of a building or structure, the height must not be considered.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.509 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used
				in NAC 618.509 to 618.5120, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC 618.5092 to 618.5102, inclusive, have the
				meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5092 - "Barricade" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Barricade" means a barrier that effectively
				screens a building containing explosives from other buildings, public ways or
				magazines from the force of an explosion.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5093 - "Binary explosive" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Binary explosive" means an explosive material
				that is made by combining two nonexplosive materials.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5094 - "Division 1.1 explosives" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Division 1.1 explosives" means explosives that
				have a mass explosion hazard.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5095 - "Division 1.2 explosives" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Division 1.2 explosives" means explosives that
				have a projection hazard, but not a mass explosion hazard.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5096 - "Division 1.3 explosives" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Division 1.3 explosives" means explosives that
				have a fire hazard and a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard, but
				not a mass explosion hazard.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5097 - "Explosives manufacturing building" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Explosives manufacturing building"
				means a building in which explosives are manufactured.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5098 - "Explosives manufacturing plant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Explosives manufacturing plant" means a
				place of employment where explosives are manufactured or where explosives are
				used, processed, handled, moved on-site or stored in relation to their
				manufacture. The term does not include a place of employment where there is
				on-site mixing of a binary explosive if that explosive is used on the same day
				at the same site.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5099 - "Ground level" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Ground level" means the level of the primary
				construction entrance to a building or structure.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.510 - "Magazine" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Magazine" means a building or structure,
				other than an explosives manufacturing building, used for the storage of
				explosives materials.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5101 - "Mass explosion" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Mass explosion" means an explosion that
				affects almost the entire load of explosives instantaneously.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › General Provisions › Section 618.5102 - "Provider of training related to explosives" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Provider of training
				related to explosives" means a person who holds a certificate of competency
				issued by the Enforcement Section to provide annual explosives training and
				testing to employees who work at an explosives manufacturing
				plant.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Permit for Construction or Alteration of Explosives Manufacturing Plant › Section 618.5105 - Application for permit: Content; incomplete or inaccurate documentation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To obtain a permit for the construction or
				alteration of an explosives manufacturing plant, a person must submit an
				application form to the Enforcement Section and make the following information
				available for review by the Administrator or a representative of the
				Administrator:
(a) A copy of the safety plan
				and procedures for the explosives manufacturing plant;
(b) A copy of the written safety program for
				the explosives manufacturing plant;
(c) A copy of the program for process safety
				management of highly hazardous chemicals;
(d) A map of a 1-mile radius surrounding the
				area of the explosives manufacturing plant, which identifies all:
(1) Inhabited buildings;
(2) Roadways;
(3) Railways; and
(4) Other buildings and areas where there may
				be people, including, without limitation, ranching operations;
(e) A plot plan of the explosives
				manufacturing plant that includes:
(1) A
				general layout of the explosives manufacturing plant;
(2) The location of each explosives
				manufacturing building within the explosives manufacturing plant with a
				description of:
(I) The types of explosives
				present in the building;
(II) The
				maximum quantity of each identified type of explosive; and
(III) The maximum number of employees who are
				present during the manufacturing operations;
(3) The location of each magazine in the
				explosives manufacturing plant;
(4)
				The location of all buildings, other than explosives manufacturing buildings,
				within the explosives manufacturing plant and a description of the uses of each
				such building; and
(5) The location
				and dimensions of all barricades within the explosives manufacturing
				plant;
(f) A copy of the
				building plans for each explosives manufacturing building within the explosives
				manufacturing plant, which include:
(1)
				Details and diagrams describing the materials used to construct the floors,
				walls, ceilings and roofs of each building, including the location and setup of
				revetment and blast walls;
(2)
				Electrical installations and fixtures, and diagrams describing locations, type
				and code designations of those installations and fixtures;
(3) Diagrams of the plumbing, including water
				supply, drains and grey water;
(4)
				Plans and diagrams of the ventilation of each building, including heating,
				ventilation and air-conditioning systems and local exhaust systems;
(5) Fire suppression systems, if
				installed;
(6) Lightning protection
				systems, if installed;
(7) Steam
				plant and steam distribution systems, if installed; and
(8) Detailed diagrams of the electrostatic
				discharge system, if installed; and
(g) A copy of the building plans for all
				buildings, other than explosives manufacturing buildings.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Permit for Construction or Alteration of Explosives Manufacturing Plant › Section 618.5106 - Suspension or revocation of permit for violations

Current through June 11, 2024
The Enforcement Section may suspend
				or revoke a permit issued pursuant to
				NRS
				618.898 if the Enforcement Section finds
				that:
1. The holder of the permit is
				in violation of any federal or state statute or regulation that governs
				activities for the safe manufacture of explosives; and
2. The violation constitutes an imminent
				danger.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.898
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Permit for Construction or Alteration of Explosives Manufacturing Plant › Section 618.5107 - Notice of suspension or revocation of permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Before the Enforcement Section may suspend or revoke a permit pursuant to NAC
				618.5106, the Enforcement Section shall notify the holder of the permit of the
				suspension or revocation by delivering, by certified mail, a notice of
				suspension or revocation to the holder at the address indicated on the
				application for the permit.
2. A
				notice of suspension or revocation issued pursuant to this section must
				include:
(a) A statement indicating the legal
				authority and jurisdiction of the Division to suspend or revoke the permit;
				and
(b) A statement of the reasons
				for the suspension or revocation, including a citation of the federal or state
				statutes or regulations that support the suspension or revocation.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Permit for Construction or Alteration of Explosives Manufacturing Plant › Section 618.5108 - Appeal of suspension or revocation of permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				holder of a permit issued pursuant to
				NRS
				618.898 may appeal the suspension or
				revocation of the permit by filing an appeal with the Administrator within 15
				days after the date on which the permit is suspended or revoked.
2. An appeal filed pursuant to this section
				must be made in writing and describe in particular the matters to be appealed.
				An appeal must be accompanied by:
(a) All
				documents that are applicable to the appeal;
(b) The names of any witnesses who may be
				called at the hearing on the appeal; and
(c) The expected time needed to present the
				appeal.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Certificates of Competency › Section 618.511 - Services for which certificate required

Current through June 11, 2024
A person shall not provide annual
				explosives training or testing of employees who manufacture explosives unless
				the person has first obtained a certificate of competency from the Enforcement
				Section.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Certificates of Competency › Section 618.5111 - Requirements for certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
To receive a certificate of competency, a
				person must provide to the Enforcement Section:
1. A completed application on a form provided
				by the Enforcement Section;
2. A
				description of the qualifications of the applicant;
3. A copy of the lesson plans and course
				materials that the applicant will be using to instruct the explosives training
				course; and
4. A copy of the
				examinations, including answers, that the applicant will be using to instruct
				the explosives training course.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Certificates of Competency › Section 618.5112 - Renewal of certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
A certificate of competency must be renewed by
				the holder of the certificate annually, and at any other time that the
				explosives training which the holder is instructing is updated. To renew the
				certificate of competency, the holder of the certificate must submit an
				application for renewal to the Enforcement Section. Such an application must
				include a copy of all new and updated materials to be used in the explosives
				training.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Certificates of Competency › Section 618.5113 - Suspension or revocation of certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Enforcement
				Section may, at any time, upon a showing of good cause and after notice and an
				opportunity to be heard, suspend or revoke a certificate of
				competency.
2. The Enforcement
				Section shall provide notice of the suspension or revocation of a certificate
				of competency to the holder of the certificate at least 48 hours before the
				time set by the Enforcement Section for a hearing on the matter.
3. Service of a notice of suspension or
				revocation of a certificate of competency must be made by personal service or
				by certified mail to the holder of the certificate. Such a notice must specify
				the reason for the suspension or revocation of the certificate to allow the
				holder of the certificate to prepare for the hearing on the matter.
4. A hearing on the suspension or revocation
				of a certificate of competency must be held at the Office of the Enforcement
				Section as soon as possible after the Enforcement Section determines that the
				certificate should be suspended or revoked. The Chief or a designee of the
				Chief shall preside over such a hearing.
5. At a hearing held pursuant to this
				section, the Enforcement Section has the burden of establishing the existence
				of good cause for the suspension or revocation of the certificate of
				competency. Good cause shall be deemed to exist if the Enforcement Section
				establishes that the holder of the certificate did not provide the required
				explosives training or examination.
6. The Chief or a designee of the Chief, as
				appropriate, shall issue his or her decision on the matter within a reasonable
				time after the conclusion of the hearing. A decision by the Chief or a designee
				of the Chief is a final decision for the purposes of judicial review.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Certificates of Competency › Section 618.5114 - Notification of Enforcement Section of pending explosives training course

Current through June 11, 2024
A holder
				of a certificate of competency must, at least 10 days before conducting an
				explosives training course, notify the Enforcement Section so that the
				Enforcement Section may audit the course if it so chooses.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Safety Programs and Procedures › Section 618.5115 - Adoption by reference of standards relating to process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals

Current through June 11, 2024
An employer that manufactures explosives must
				comply with the requirements set forth in
				29 C.F.R.
				§
										1910.119, relating to process safety
				management of highly hazardous chemicals, which is hereby adopted by reference.
				A copy of 29 C.F.R. Parts 1900-1910 may be obtained for $67 by mail from the
				U.S. Government Publishing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, Missouri
				63197-9000, by toll-free telephone at (866) 512-1800 or at the Internet address
				https://bookstore.gpo.gov.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001; A by
				R069-20A,
				eff. 4/11/2022
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Safety Programs and Procedures › Section 618.5116 - Adoption by reference of standards relating to the storage of explosives

Current through June 11, 2024
An
				employer that manufactures explosives must comply with the requirements
				relating to the storage of explosives that are set forth in
				27
				C.F.R. §§
										555.201 et seq., which is
				hereby adopted by reference. A copy of 27 C.F.R. Part 400 -end may be obtained
				for $22 by mail from the U.S. Government Publishing Office, P.O. Box 979050,
				St. Louis, Missouri 63197-9000, by toll-free telephone at (866) 512-1800 or at
				the Internet address https://bookstore.gpo.gov.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001; A by
				R069-20A,
				eff. 4/11/2022
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Safety Programs and Procedures › Section 618.5117 - Establishment of safety procedures and written safety program; availability of training materials to employees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. In addition to
				any other requirement set forth in subsection 2 of
				NRS
				618.383 or in NAC 618.540, an employer that
				manufactures explosives shall establish and carry out safety procedures and a
				written safety program. The safety procedures and program must include:
(a) Work rules to prevent the exposure of
				employees to hazards and accidental explosions in the workplace.
(b) A program concerning personal protective
				equipment that is in compliance with
				29 C.F.R. §
											1910.132.
(c) If the employer manufactures any
				explosive containing trinitrotoluene, a program for medical surveillance of the
				employees who manufacture the explosives that is under the direction of a
				licensed physician.
(d) If the
				employer manufactures division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosives, or any combination
				thereof, the provision of a change room and shower facility that conforms with
				29
				C.F.R. §
											1910.141.
(e) Provisions for the security of the site
				to ensure that only designated persons enter the explosives manufacturing
				plant.
(f) Procedures that are to
				occur during the approach and duration of an electrical storm that suspend
				manufacturing operations and allow for the safe withdrawal of the employees
				working in the explosives manufacturing plant.
(g) An emergency evacuation plan, which must
				be tested at least once each year.
(h) Procedures for the safe movement of
				explosives materials within the explosives manufacturing plant.
(i) Procedures for testing explosives and for
				quality control operations.
(j) The
				limits for the number of personnel and amount of explosives for each explosives
				manufacturing building, which must be posted on each such building.
(k) The limit of the amount of explosives
				materials for each magazine, which must be posted on the magazine.
(l) Procedures to ensure that foreign matter
				that could cause an accidental explosion does not enter the process of
				manufacturing the explosives.
(m)
				Operating rules and standard operating procedures, which must be posted for
				each operation involving explosives materials.
(n) Procedures to ensure that personnel do
				not enter, remain in or go near explosives manufacturing buildings unless it is
				necessary for the personnel to enter, remain in or go near such a building in
				the performance of their duties.
(o) Procedures to ensure that only approved
				tools are used for construction, maintenance and repairs in explosives material
				operations.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Safety Programs and Procedures › Section 618.5118 - Training of employees for duties relating to manufacture of explosives

Current through June 11, 2024
An
				employee must participate in an explosives training course and pass an
				examination from that course before an employer may assign the employee to any
				duties relating to the manufacturing of explosives. An employee who is assigned
				to any duties relating to the manufacturing of explosives shall annually
				participate in a refresher explosives training course.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Safety Programs and Procedures › Section 618.5119 - Separation of buildings within confines of explosives manufacturing plant

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
				section, a building that contains division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3 explosives, or any
				combination thereof, must be separated from all other buildings, including
				magazines, that are within the confines of the explosives manufacturing plant
				by a distance as follows:
Distance in
Distance in
Pounds of
Pounds of
feet when
Pounds of
Pounds of
feet when
explosives
explosives
building is
explosives
explosives
building is
over
not over
barricaded
over
not over
barricaded
2
5
16
12,000
14,000
220
5
10
20
14,000
16,000
230
10
20
25
16,000
18,000
238
20
30
28
18,000
20,000
245
30
40
31
20,000
25,000
265
40
50
34
25,000
30,000
280
50
75
38
30,000
35,000
295
75
100
42
35,000
40,000
310
100
125
45
40,000
45,000
320
125
150
48
45,000
50,000
330
150
200
53
50,000
55,000
340
200
250
57
55,000
60,000
350
250
300
60
60,000
65,000
360
300
400
66
65,000
70,000
370
400
500
71
70,000
75,000
380
500
600
76
75,000
80,000
390
600
700
80
80,000
85,000
395
700
800
84
85,000
90,000
400
800
900
87
90,000
95,000
410
900
1,000
90
95,000
100,000
420
1,000
1,200
96
100,000
110,000
430
1,200
1,400
101
110,000
120,000
445
1,400
1,600
106
120,000
130,000
455
1,600
1,800
110
130,000
140,000
465
1,800
2,000
113
140,000
150,000
475
2,000
2,500
122
150,000
160,000
485
2,500
3,000
130
160,000
170,000
495
3,000
4,000
143
170,000
180,000
505
4,000
5,000
154
180,000
190,000
515
5,000
6,000
164
190,000
200,000
525
6,000
7,000
172
200,000
210,000
535
7,000
8,000
180
210,000
230,000
555
8,000
9,000
190
230,000
250,000
575
9,000
10,000
200
250,000
275,000
600
10,000
12,000
210
275,000
635
2. If a building or magazine that contains
				explosives does not have a barricade as prescribed by NAC 618.5120, the
				required distance between the building or magazine and other buildings and
				magazines as determined by this section must be doubled.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES › Safety Programs and Procedures › Section 618.5120 - Requirements for barricades

Current through June 11, 2024
A barricade for a building or magazine
				containing explosives materials must effectively screen the building from the
				other buildings, public ways and magazines in the explosives manufacturing
				plant. A barricade that is made of mounds of revetted walls of earth must be
				not less than 3 feet in thickness. A barricade for a building or magazine
				containing explosives materials will be considered to be in compliance with
				this section if a straight line from the top of any side wall of the building
				or magazine to the eave line of any other building, or to a point that is 12
				feet above the center line of a public way, passes through the barricade for
				the building or magazine.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial
				Relations by R109-00, eff. 9-6-2001
NRS
				618.295,
				618.890
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5155 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used
				in NAC to 618.5335, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words
				and terms defined in NAC 618.5159 to 618.5215, inclusive, have the meanings
				ascribed to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5159 - "Ammonium perchlorate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Ammonium perchlorate" means any chemical
				compound in a solid state that is represented by the formula
				NH4ClO4.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5163 - "Blending" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Blending" means any operation in which
				different lots of ammonium perchlorate are combined together in a
				mixture.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5167 - "By-product" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"By-product" means any chemical compound, other
				than ammonium perchlorate, that is produced during the manufacture of ammonium
				perchlorate, separated from the process of manufacturing and not reintroduced
				into the process.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5171 - "Chemical intermediate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Chemical intermediate" means any chemical
				compound that is produced as a precursor in the manufacture of ammonium
				perchlorate. The term does not include any by-product.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5179 - "Drying" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Drying" means any operation in which ammonium
				perchlorate is dehydrated.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5183 - "Explosive properties" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Explosive properties" means physical or
				chemical characteristics that cause a chemical compound or a mixture to undergo
				a very rapid chemical change, with the evolution of a large volume of highly
				heated gases that exert pressure in the surrounding medium, if the compound or
				mixture is subjected to heat, impact, friction, detonation or other suitable
				initiation.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5187 - "Incompatible material" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Incompatible material" means:
1. Any material that is ignited easily and
				burns readily; or
2. Any substance
				that, when mixed with ammonium perchlorate, decreases the stability of the
				mixture and makes it more susceptible to an undesired event.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5191 - "Operation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Operation" means any activity directly
				involved in the manufacture, handling or storage of ammonium perchlorate or any
				chemical intermediate.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5195 - "Operation building" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Operation building" means any structure in
				which an operation occurs.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5199 - "Operation facility" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Operation facility" means the land, structures
				and machinery used directly in the manufacture, handling or storage of ammonium
				perchlorate.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5203 - "Process" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Process" means any treatment or chemical
				reaction used in the manufacture of ammonium perchlorate. The term includes
				oxidation, reduction, double decomposition, displacement, electrolysis,
				pumping, filtration, evaporation, crystallization, drying, screening,
				conveying, pneumatic transferring, blending and packaging.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5207 - "Qualified employee" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Qualified employee" means a person employed at
				an operation facility who:
1.
				Possesses a recognized degree or certificate; or
2. Through extensive knowledge, training and
				experience, has successfully demonstrated the ability to solve problems
				relating to the operation at the facility.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5211 - "Redissolve ammonium perchlorate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Redissolve ammonium perchlorate" means
				ammonium perchlorate that is designated for reprocessing.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5215 - "Storage pad" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Storage pad" means any flat surface, whether
				enclosed, partially enclosed or unenclosed, on which ammonium perchlorate is
				stored.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5219 - Applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
The
				provisions of NAC 618.5155 to 618.5335, inclusive, apply to all activities
				involving the manufacture, handling or storage of ammonium perchlorate in this
				State except:
1. The handling or
				storage of less than 10 pounds of ammonium perchlorate;
2. The transportation of ammonium perchlorate
				on any railway or public highway;
3. The handling or storage of ammonium
				perchlorate solely for educational purposes in a laboratory of a school or
				college; or
4. The storage of less
				than 1,000 pounds of ammonium perchlorate in a laboratory for quality
				control.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5223 - Training of employees

Current through June 11, 2024
All employees of every employer, contractor and
				subcontractor engaged in the manufacture, handling or storage of ammonium
				perchlorate, except delivery and service workers, must be trained regarding the
				requirements of NAC 618.5155 to 618.5335, inclusive. Suitable documentation
				concerning the training must be maintained by the employer, contractor or
				subcontractor.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5231 - Plan of action for emergency

Current through June 11, 2024
An employer who operates an operation facility
				shall establish and maintain for the facility a written plan of action to be
				taken in an emergency. The plan must satisfy the requirements of
				29 C.F.R. §
									1910.38 or
				29 C.F.R. §
									1910.120(q).
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5235 - Contractors and subcontractors: Duties of employer who operates operation facility

Current through June 11, 2024
An employer who operates an operation facility
				shall:
1. Inform any contractor or
				subcontractor performing work at the facility of:
(a) All known potential hazards of fire or
				explosion associated with the activities of the contractor or subcontractor;
				and
(b) Any known potential for
				exposure to toxic substances related to these activities;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5239 - Protective clothing and equipment; showers

Current through June 11, 2024
At each operation facility:
1. If required for the protection of
				employees, appropriate protective clothing, protective equipment for the eyes
				and face and respiratory protective equipment must be worn by all
				employees.
2. Each employee must be
				trained in the use and importance of the clothing and equipment described in
				subsection 1.
3. Any employee who
				has come into physical contact with ammonium perchlorate must be allowed to
				shower before the end of his or her shift.
4. Rubber foot coverings or other appropriate
				foot coverings must be worn at all times by any person who enters an area of
				the facility in which he or she can come into contact with ammonium perchlorate
				or any chemical intermediate.
5.
				Each person shall remove any contaminated clothing or foot coverings he or she
				is wearing before leaving the facility. The clothing and coverings must not be
				removed from the facility until they are decontaminated.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5243 - Facilities for employees to change clothing

Current through June 11, 2024
A building with facilities for
				employees to change into and out of work clothes must be provided at each
				operation facility used to manufacture ammonium perchlorate. The building must
				comply with the provisions of
				29
				C.F.R. §
									1910.141.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5247 - Requirements for construction of operation building

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Incompatible materials must not be used in the construction of any part of an
				operation building that may come into direct contact with ammonium
				perchlorate.
2. All electrical
				switches, controls, motors, wiring and equipment located in any part of an
				operation building where ammonium perchlorate dust is present must conform to
				the requirements of
				29 C.F.R. §
									1910.307 for hazardous locations designated
				as Class II, Division 2.
3. The
				primary electrical supply to any operation building must be so arranged that it
				can be cut off by switches located away from the building at one or more
				locations.
4. All surfaces in an
				operation building must be constructed to facilitate cleaning and, to the
				extent practicable, must have no cracks or crevices in which ammonium
				perchlorate can lodge or accumulate.
5. Each operation building in which the
				blending, screening or drying of ammonium perchlorate is performed must be
				provided with an automatic system for the detection of fire and initiation of
				the operation of a sprinkler system.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5251 - Posting of signs prohibiting smoking

Current through June 11, 2024
Each operation building in which blending,
				screening or drying is performed and each storage pad must be clearly posted
				with signs prohibiting smoking.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5255 - Standards for equipment used to manufacture ammonium perchlorate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Equipment for blending which is used in
				the manufacture of ammonium perchlorate must be of a construction suitable for
				the hazards of the materials with which it is used.
2. Any motorized equipment used to drive a
				blender, mixer, press, screener or other equipment used to handle ammonium
				perchlorate in any process must have an enclosure for the motor which keeps the
				motor free from dust.
3. Any new or
				newly repaired equipment used in an operation must be cleaned, examined and
				tested before being placed into routine operation.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5259 - Safe temperature for drying ammonium perchlorate; mechanism for controlling temperature

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A safe
				temperature for drying ammonium perchlorate must be established by the employer
				and identified in the written procedure established for that
				operation.
2. Equipment used for
				drying must be equipped with a mechanism for controlling the temperature when
				it exceeds the safe temperature. The mechanism must operate on an independent
				electrical circuit and have a manual reset switch.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5263 - Use of separator or detector of foreign materials in screening of raw materials

Current through June 11, 2024
If necessary for the safe handling of the
				materials, the screening of raw materials must be supplemented by a separator
				or detector of foreign materials.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 618 - Occupational Safety and Health › MANUFACTURE, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE › Section 618.5267 - Barriers to protect against entry; posting of signs warning against trespassing

Current through June 11, 2024
The boundaries of an operation facility must be
				fenced unless topographical or other barriers provide adequate protection
				against entry. Signs warning against trespassing must be posted at 100-foot
				intervals around the boundaries of the facility.
Added to NAC by Div. of Enforcement
				for Industrial Safety & Health, 1-22-92, eff.
				3-1-92
NRS
				618.295