After over 10,000 visits to businesses all over the state, OSHA has cited numerous Nevada businesses for COVID-19 noncompliance. Nevada OSHA has issued a total of 188 notices of citation and penalty related to violations of required COVID-19 health and safety measures in effect since mid-March 2020. Although overall compliance has increased, it is not perfect. Gov. Steve Sisoalk has issued a statewide pause after finding a 96 percent statewide compliance rate.
According to the data, out of 4,902 complaints of non-compliance, 28 percent were for general retail businesses, 17 percent for restaurants and bars, and less than 10 percent for medical facilities, casinos, and grocery stores. These citations were issued as a result of employer observations and/or thoroughly investigating employee complaints and public referrals.
The Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (DIR) intends to focus its compliance enforcement efforts in regions with the highest COVID-19 cases per capita.
As of November 30th, Nevada OSHA has 18 active noncompliance investigations in which citations can and will be issued to businesses if the violations are found to be validated during the investigation.
Visit the OSHA Nevada Covid Compliance Dashboard to monitor compliance in Nevada by industry, county, complaints, and more. For more information about COVID compliance and regulation, read about OSHA’s most-violated standards related to COVID-19.
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