Is OSHA 10 Required in Nevada?
Nevada is one of the only states in the country that mandates OSHA Outreach training by statute - and it does so for two separate industries: construction and convention services (trade show installation and removal). This page covers both mandates, enforced by the Nevada Division of Industrial Relations (DIR) through its Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS).
Is OSHA 10 required for construction workers in Nevada?
Yes, Nevada law requires every construction worker to hold an OSHA-10 card and every construction supervisor to hold an OSHA-30 card within 15 days of hire, under NRS 618.983, a mandate in place since 2011.
"Supervisory employee" for this purpose is defined at NRS 618.967. The 15-day clock starts on the worker's first day on a covered site, and new-hire orientation or probationary periods do not extend it. Under NRS 618.987, a Nevada employer must suspend or terminate a construction worker who has not obtained the required card by day 15.
Is OSHA 10 required for convention services workers in Nevada?
Yes, Nevada separately requires OSHA-10 for convention services workers and OSHA-30 for their supervisors, under NRS 618.9920-618.9931 (enacted as SB 119), effective January 1, 2020, the same 15-day hire deadline as construction.
"Convention services" covers trade show display installation, maintenance, operation, and removal. An earlier working note in this project's own research referenced "AB190" for this mandate; every sourced dossier and draft instead names SB 119, codified at NRS 618.9920-618.9931, and that is the citation this site uses.
What is the difference between Nevada's construction and convention services OSHA cards?
The key difference is card expiration: Nevada construction OSHA-10/30 cards never expire for state compliance, while convention services cards expire after 5 years under NRS 618.9929(3) and currently require a full course retake to renew.
| Feature | Construction | Convention Services |
|---|---|---|
| Statute | NRS 618.983 | NRS 618.9920-618.9931 (SB 119) |
| Effective date | 2011 | January 1, 2020 |
| Hire deadline | 15 days | 15 days |
| Card expiration | None | 5 years |
| Renewal pathway | N/A | Full retake (a 5-hr/15-hr CE pathway is authorized by statute but no CE courses are approved yet) |
| State approval fee | $0 | $0 |
Does Nevada charge a state fee to approve an OSHA course?
No, NAC 618.992 is a self-executing standard, meaning any course meeting federal OSHA Outreach guidelines is automatically accepted for Nevada compliance immediately, with zero state application fee or waiting period required.
This matters for providers as much as workers: any provider with valid federal OTI online-delivery authorization can deliver Nevada-compliant courses immediately, with no separate Nevada submission. The nv1030.org trainer-registry requirement (NRS 618.977 SS 2) for in-person trainers is a registration, not a paid approval process.
Who is exempt from Nevada's OSHA requirements?
Nevada's construction exemptions cover maintenance workers on properties with a certificate of occupancy, sole proprietors with no employees, and general contractors liable only for their own employees; convention services exemptions separately cover catering, janitorial, photography, and security staff.
Floral decoration staff are also exempt from the convention services mandate under NRS 618.9929. The two exemption lists do not overlap - a trade-show security guard exempt from the convention mandate would still need OSHA-10 Construction if they also work construction shifts. Workers whose roles physically involve trade-show display installation, maintenance, or removal remain covered by the convention mandate (NRS 618.957(2) governs the construction-side list above) regardless of job title.
Does a General Industry OSHA-10 card satisfy Nevada's convention services requirement?
Yes, a General Industry OSHA-10 card satisfies Nevada's convention services requirement, confirmed by a Nevada business.nv.gov press release, though that source does not confirm whether a Construction-track card also satisfies the convention mandate.
Workers who already hold a General Industry card do not need a second card for convention work. Whether a Construction card also crosses over remains unconfirmed: both NRS 618.9920-618.9931 and Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 618 (both directly fetched, the statute 2026-09-19 and the NAC also 2026-09-19) use the undifferentiated term "OSHA-10 course" throughout and do not distinguish a Construction track from a General Industry track in either the statute or the administrative code. Because neither codified source names a track requirement, a worker holding only a Construction card should confirm directly with Nevada DIR/SCATS before relying on it for convention work.
Related pages
- OSHA 10 Requirements by State - the full hub, with the comparison table of every confirmed mandate jurisdiction
- OSHA 10 Requirements: Hours, Tracks, and Card Rules - the federal baseline rules that apply on top of Nevada's statute
- OSHA 10 vs. OSHA 30 - full comparison of the worker and supervisor levels
- Is OSHA 10 Required in New York? - another mandate state, with a different threshold and enforcement model
- Approved Providers - the federal roster that Nevada's self-executing standard defers to
Sources
| Fact | Value | Authority | URL | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction mandate | NRS 618.983, 15-day hire deadline | Nevada DIR / SCATS | https://nv1030.org/trainers/ | 2026-07-11 |
| Convention services mandate | NRS 618.9920-618.9931 (SB 119), effective 2020-01-01 | Nevada DIR / SCATS | https://nv1030.org/trainers/ | 2026-07-11 |
| Construction card expiration | None | Nevada DIR / SCATS | https://nv1030.org/trainers/ | 2026-06-07 |
| Convention services card expiration | 5 years, NRS 618.9929(3) | Nevada DIR / SCATS | https://nv1030.org/trainers/ | 2026-06-07 |
| State approval fee | $0, NAC 618.992 self-executing | Nevada DIR / SCATS | https://nv1030.org/trainers/ | 2026-07-11 |
| Employer enforcement mechanism | Suspend/terminate under NRS 618.987 | Nevada DIR / SCATS | https://nv1030.org/trainers/ | 2026-06-07 |
| Federal online provider roster (applies to Nevada, no separate state list) | 8 REG-CONFIRMED providers | U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA | https://www.osha.gov/training/outreach/training-providers | 2026-07-11 |
| Construction vs General Industry track distinction for convention services | Not found; NAC 618 uses the same undifferentiated "OSHA-10 course" term as the statute | Nevada Legislature (NAC) | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-618.html | 2026-09-19 |
Frequently asked questions
Where does an in-person Nevada trainer register?
An in-person OSHA #500 Construction trainer must register in the nv1030.org DIR/SCATS database under NRS 618.977 SS 2; cards issued on or after January 1, 2020 must appear in this database to be Nevada-compliant.
Can a Nevada convention services worker renew with a shorter CE course instead of retaking the full class?
Not yet. NRS 618.9929 authorizes a 5-hour (OSHA-10) or 15-hour (OSHA-30) continuing-education renewal pathway, but no CE courses have been approved for it as of the last verification, so workers currently renew by completing the full course again.
Does Nevada allow employers to train their own convention services workers in-house?
Yes, NRS 618.9929(1)(b) permits a convention services employer to deliver in-house OSHA-10/30 training to its own workers; this in-house option is not available to commercial providers serving the general public.
Is Nevada's mandate the only dual-industry OSHA-10 statute in the country?
Among the mandate states confirmed in this site's research, Nevada is the only one that covers two distinct industries (construction and convention services) under separate statutes; every other confirmed mandate state applies to public-works construction only.
How does Nevada's mandate compare to other states with a public-works OSHA-10 requirement?
Nevada's mandate reaches private construction generally, not only public-works contracts, which is broader than the public-works-only mandates confirmed in Massachusetts, Missouri, Connecticut, and New York; see the hub for the full comparison table across all six confirmed jurisdictions.