New OSHA Training Requirement in Nevada for Entertainment Industry

Nevada’s Assembly Bill 190 requires specific workers within the entertainment industry to complete OSHA 10- and 30-hour training, beginning January 1, 2018.
According to Nevada’s Department of Business and Industry website:
Starting January 1, 2018, the State of Nevada will require specific workers in the entertainment industry to complete an OSHA 10-hour (non-supervisory employee) or an OSHA 30-hour (supervisory employee) safety and health general industry course and receive a completion card within 15 days of hire.
The specific workers are ones whose primary occupation on site falls into one of these categories:
- Theatrical scenery, rigging or props
- Wardrobe, hair or makeup
- Audio, camera, projection, video or lighting equipment
- Any other items or parts which are related to or components of the items described above and which are used for on in conjunction with the presentation or production of:
-Live entertainment
-Filmmaking or photography, including without limitation, motion pictures
-Television programs, including, without limitation, live broadcasts, closed-circuit broadcasts or videotape recordings and playback
-Sporting events
-Theatrical performances
This bill also requires a refresher or renewal every five years.
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