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 in four separate chapters of state law, each covering a different industry: construction, entertainment, convention services (trade show installation and removal), and cannabis establishments. This page covers all four 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 and NRS 618.987, added to the Nevada Revised Statutes in 2009.
"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 entertainment industry workers in Nevada?
Yes, Nevada separately requires OSHA-10 for workers and OSHA-30 for supervisors at theaters, sound stages, and other live-entertainment or film/television production sites, under NRS 618.9901-618.9913, added to the Nevada Revised Statutes in 2017, the same 15-day hire deadline as construction.
"Worker" for this mandate covers the construction, installation, maintenance, operation, repair, or removal of theatrical scenery, rigging, props, wardrobe, hair, makeup, or audio/camera/lighting equipment used for live entertainment, filmmaking, television production, sporting events, or theatrical performances. A worker employed by a single employer for fewer than 15 consecutive days is exempt from this specific mandate.
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.
Is OSHA 10 required for cannabis establishment employees in Nevada?
Yes, Nevada requires OSHA-10 for cannabis establishment employees and OSHA-30 for supervisors, under NRS 618.9940-618.9950, added to the Nevada Revised Statutes in 2021, but on a 1-year hire deadline rather than the 15-day deadline used by the other three mandates.
The cost of obtaining the completion card must be paid by the cannabis establishment, not the employee, under NRS 618.9948(3). As with the other three mandates, an employee who does not present a current, valid completion card by the deadline must be suspended or terminated.
What is the difference between Nevada's four OSHA card mandates?
The clearest difference is card expiration: Nevada's construction cards never expire for state compliance, entertainment and convention-services cards expire after 5 years with a continuing-education renewal option, and the cannabis-establishment statute names no expiration at all.
| Feature | Construction | Entertainment | Convention Services | Cannabis Establishments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statute | NRS 618.983, .987 | NRS 618.9901-618.9913 | NRS 618.9920-618.9931 (SB 119) | NRS 618.9940-618.9950 |
| Added to NRS | 2009 | 2017 | 2019 (effective Jan. 1, 2020) | 2021 |
| Hire deadline | 15 days | 15 days | 15 days | 1 year |
| Card expiration | None | 5 years | 5 years | Not stated in the statute |
| Renewal pathway | N/A | Full retake, or 5-hr/15-hr continuing education (no CE courses approved yet) | Full retake, or 5-hr/15-hr continuing education (no CE courses approved yet) | N/A |
| State approval fee | None stated | None stated | None stated | None stated, but the establishment must pay the employee's course cost |
Does Nevada charge a state fee to approve an OSHA course?
NAC 618.992 is a self-executing standard, meaning any course meeting federal OSHA Outreach guidelines is automatically deemed approved for Nevada compliance with no separate state application step; the regulation's text contains no fee provision, positive or negative, for that approval.
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 under NRS 618.977 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 and sole proprietors with no employees; convention services exemptions separately cover catering, janitorial, photography, and security staff; entertainment workers employed under 15 days are exempt too.
Nevada's construction exemptions also cover a general contractor liable only for its own employees rather than a subcontractor's. Floral decoration staff are exempt from the convention services mandate under NRS 618.9925. None of the four exemption lists overlap with each other - 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. The cannabis-establishment mandate names no worker-category exemption in the sections reviewed.
Does Nevada operate its own state OSHA plan?
Yes, Nevada OSHA is a full OSHA-approved State Plan covering both private-sector and government workers, one of 21 states plus Puerto Rico with that broader coverage, unlike the government-only plans in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York.
This State Plan status is a separate fact from the four industry-specific OSHA-10/30 statutes covered on this page: the State Plan governs Nevada's general workplace-safety enforcement, while NRS 618.983, .9901-.9913, .9920-.9931, and .9940-.9950 layer the specific card-mandate rules on top of it.
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, stated by a Nevada business.nv.gov press release, which does not address 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. Neither the statute nor the administrative code says whether a Construction card also crosses over: both NRS 618.9920-618.9931 and Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 618 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 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, 618.987, 15-day hire deadline, added to NRS in 2009 | Nevada Legislature (NRS) | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-618.html | 2026-09-19 |
| Entertainment industry mandate | NRS 618.9901-618.9913, 15-day hire deadline, added to NRS in 2017 | Nevada Legislature (NRS) | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-618.html | 2026-09-19 |
| Convention services mandate | NRS 618.9920-618.9931 (SB 119), effective 2020-01-01 | Nevada Legislature (NRS) | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-618.html | 2026-09-19 |
| Cannabis establishment mandate | NRS 618.9940-618.9950, 1-year hire deadline, added to NRS in 2021 | Nevada Legislature (NRS) | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-618.html | 2026-09-19 |
| Construction card expiration | None stated in NRS 618.983-618.990 | Nevada Legislature (NRS) | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-618.html | 2026-09-19 |
| Entertainment and convention services card expiration | 5 years, NRS 618.9911(4) and 618.9929(3) | Nevada Legislature (NRS) | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-618.html | 2026-09-19 |
| State approval fee | No state fee; approval is self-executing under NAC 618.992, so the only cost is the course price charged by the training provider | Nevada Legislature (NAC) | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-618.html | 2026-09-19 |
| Employer enforcement mechanism | Suspend/terminate under NRS 618.987, 618.9912, 618.9930, and 618.9949 | Nevada Legislature (NRS) | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-618.html | 2026-09-19 |
| In-person trainer registry | nv1030.org DIR/SCATS trainer database, required under NRS 618.977 | Nevada DIR / SCATS | https://nv1030.org/trainers/ | 2026-09-19 |
| Federal online provider roster (applies to Nevada, no separate state list) | 8 providers | U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA | https://www.osha.gov/training/outreach/training-providers | 2026-09-19 |
| Nevada State Plan coverage | Full State Plan, private and state/local government workers | U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA | https://www.osha.gov/stateplans | 2026-09-19 |
| 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; 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, 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 multi-industry OSHA-10 statute in the country?
Among the mandate jurisdictions covered on this site, Nevada is the only one that covers more than one industry (construction, entertainment, convention services, and cannabis establishments) under separate statutes; every other mandate state or city applies to construction and demolition work 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.