Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › LABOR CAMPS › Section 444.554 - Living and sleeping quarters

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Living and
			 sleeping spaces must be in good structural condition and constructed to provide
			 shelter to the occupants against the elements and to exclude
			 dampness.
2. The floors and roofing
			 of all buildings must be in good condition. Floors of buildings used as living
			 or sleeping quarters must be constructed of wood, asphalt, concrete or other
			 comparable material. Dirt floors are not acceptable.
3. All buildings used as living or sleeping
			 quarters for 10 or more persons must have at least two outside exits, for use
			 in case of fire, located to provide alternate means of escape.
4. Suitable and separate beds or cots must be
			 provided for each worker. Where single beds are used, at least 40 square feet
			 of floor space must be provided for each worker. Where double deck bunks are
			 used, 35 square feet of floor space per worker is required. Every sleeping
			 space must contain at least 350 cubic feet of air space for each
			 occupant.
5. Where double deck
			 bunks are used, ceiling height should be at least 12 feet from the floor. At
			 least 4 feet of clear space should be allowed between each set of double
			 bunks.
6. Triple deck bunks are not
			 acceptable.
7. Where beds or bunks
			 are used, mattresses and mattress covers must be provided and kept in a clean
			 and sanitary condition.
8. Every
			 sleeping room must have one or more windows with an aggregate area of not less
			 than 10 percent of the floor space of the room.
9. All windows must be arranged so that at
			 least 45 percent of their aggregate area may be opened, except where there is
			 supplied some other approved device affording adequate ventilation. All windows
			 must be fitted with screening of at least 16 mesh.
10. All doors and outside openings in living
			 and sleeping quarters must be secured with screens not less than 16 mesh. All
			 screen doors must be equipped with self-closing devices.
11. When a camp is operated during a season
			 and in a climate requiring artificial heating, all living quarters must be
			 adequately heated in such a way as to ensure the comfort and safety of the
			 occupants.
12. A stove or other
			 source of heat must be installed and vented to avoid a fire hazard and a
			 dangerous concentration of fumes or gas. In a room with wooden or combustible
			 flooring, there must be a concrete slab, metal sheet or other fire resistant
			 material on the floor under every stove, extending at least 18 inches beyond
			 the perimeter of the base of the stove. Any wall or ceiling not having a fire
			 resistant surface within 24 inches of a stove or stovepipe must be protected by
			 a metal sheet or other fire resistant material. Heating appliances, other than
			 electrical, must be provided with a stovepipe or vent connected to the
			 appliance and discharging to the outside air or chimney. Such vent or chimney
			 must extend above the peak of the roof. A vented metal collar must be installed
			 around a stovepipe, vent or flue in a wall, ceiling, floor or roof through
			 which the stovepipe, vent or flue passes.
13. Automatically operated heat-producing
			 equipment must be provided with controls to cut off the fuel supply upon the
			 failure or interruption of flame or ignition, or whenever a predetermined safe
			 temperature or pressure is exceeded. All steam and hot water systems must be
			 provided with safety devices arranged to prevent hazardous pressures and
			 excessive temperatures.
14. All
			 living and sleeping quarters must be maintained in a clean and sanitary
			 condition. Floors must be scrubbed with hot water and suitable cleansing agents
			 once a week and more often if necessary.
Bd. of Health, Labor
				Camp Reg. § 2, eff. 1-29-59
NRS
				  439.200,
				  444.190