Nevada heat job hazard analysis
R131-24 asks for a written analysis by job classification, not a temperature to wait for.
Nevada is the state people get wrong, because there is no thermometer trigger. Employers with ten or more employees complete a one-time written job hazard analysis for every job classification with heat exposure over thirty minutes in any hour. Where that analysis finds exposure, the written safety program has to address water, cooling, emergency response, and training, and you designate someone authorized to summon emergency medical help.
Takeaways
- Decide whether the analysis applies to your company at all.
- Write an analysis by job classification rather than by site.
- Name a designated person authorized to call for emergency medical help.
- Know which exemptions apply and how to document relying on one.
Who has to do the analysis
What the analysis covers
The designated person
What to log when no number triggers anything
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a temperature at which Nevada duties start? No. That is what makes Nevada different. The obligation is driven by the written analysis and the duration of exposure, not by a reading on a thermometer.
- Do I redo the analysis every year? It is written as a one-time analysis. Revisit it when the work, the classifications, or the controls change.
- Does the climate-controlled exemption cover a warehouse with fans? Fans are air movement, not climate control. The exemption is for a climate-controlled environment where the controls remain effective, so a space that gets hot when the equipment cannot keep up is not exempt.
- We have eight employees. Do we do nothing? You are exempt from the written job hazard analysis. You are not exempt from providing water, responding to heat illness, or from the federal general duty clause and the heat National Emphasis Program.