State Plan · Nevada OSHA

Nevada Safety Training and OSHA Tailgate Talks

Nevada runs its own State Plan, Nevada OSHA, for private employers and state and local government. Enforcement records show 6,634 inspections at private worksites in Nevada opened from October 2020 to September 2026, with 8,380 citations.

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Private-sector inspections
6,634
Oct 2020 – September 2026
Hazard ranking
National + Nevada data
Built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide

Which safety rules apply in Nevada

Nevada runs its own OSHA-approved State Plan, Nevada OSHA, under the Nevada Division of Industrial Relations. It covers private employers and state and local government in Nevada.

Nevada OSHA enforces the federal OSHA standards plus a set of its own state standards.

Some work stays under federal OSHA even inside a State Plan state: maritime work (shipyards, marine terminals, longshoring), most federal enclaves and military bases, tribal land and U.S. Postal Service operations.

What gets cited in Nevada, and what hurts people

Counts from U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement records: inspections at private worksites in Nevada opened from October 2020 to September 2026. Rankings and schedule data as of September 27, 2026.

The hazard cited most at private worksites in Nevada is Electrical safety: 20% of the citations grouped by hazard, against 6% across federal OSHA states. Among the others, the hazard that stands out most is Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease: 7% here, 16.4 times its share across federal OSHA states. The industry that stands out most is Food Service & Hospitality: 28% of Nevada’s citations, 6.8 times its share across all states.

Hazards cited most at private worksites in Nevada

  1. Electrical safety1,375 citations
  2. Respiratory protection653 citations
  3. Fall protection & working at heights638 citations
  4. Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)625 citations
  5. Machine guarding526 citations
  6. Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease498 citations

82% of the 8,380 citations are under a standard the ranking can group by hazard.

Where Nevada’s citations fall, by industry

  1. Food Service & Hospitality28% · about 2,043 · 6.8×
  2. Manufacturing14% · about 1,023
  3. Construction14% · about 1,021
  4. Auto & Vehicle Services7% · about 530 · 2.0×
  5. Residential & Commercial Services7% · about 478
  6. Warehousing & Distribution5% · about 361 · 1.3×

By industry code; a code that fits two industries is split evenly. “×”: share here against the share across all states.

How the schedule ranks trades for Nevada

Nevada’s schedule combines two sources. A trade is ranked on Nevada’s own citations once Nevada has 150 or more for it since October 2020; 9 trades qualify today, which hold 40% of Nevada’s citations by industry code. Every other trade uses the national pattern, built from 525,000+ OSHA citations nationwide: where a state’s own sample is small, the national pattern is the most reliable data available. Nevada’s own counts are shown alongside (80 trades with a smaller Nevada sample, 114 with some citations, 59 with none yet).

Trades with the most citations in Nevada

The most-cited trades in Nevada’s plan data, one per industry, with the hazards the app schedules for each. Trades whose industry code mostly belongs to another trade are left out.

Food Service & Hospitality

Hotel & Lodging

The Food Service & Hospitality trade with the most Nevada citations in the plan data: 795 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Nevada's own ranking (about 795 citations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Nevada dataDrives the schedule

795 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 221 citations
  2. 2Electrical safety · 218 citations
  3. 3Respiratory protection · 50 citations

Nationwide

5,241 citations, about 25 deaths, about 13 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 1,005 citations, about 1 death
  2. 2Bloodborne pathogens & infectious disease · 814 citations
  3. 3Machine guarding · 74 citations, about 1 death

Auto & Vehicle Services

Body Shop & Collision Repair

The Auto & Vehicle Services trade with the most Nevada citations in the plan data: 354 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Nevada's own ranking (354 citations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Nevada dataDrives the schedule

354 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 183 citations
  2. 2Electrical safety · 45 citations
  3. 3Flammables, welding & hot work · 21 citations

Nationwide

3,319 citations, about 8 deaths, about 4 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Respiratory protection · 1,284 citations
  2. 2Struck-by & falling objects · 0 citations, about 2 deaths
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between · 0 citations, about 2 deaths

Warehousing & Distribution

General Warehousing

The Warehousing & Distribution trade with the most Nevada citations in the plan data: 350 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Nevada's own ranking (350 citations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Nevada dataDrives the schedule

350 citations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 122 citations
  2. 2Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 46 citations
  3. 3Machine guarding · 22 citations

Nationwide

5,410 citations, about 54 deaths, about 108 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Forklifts & powered industrial trucks · 1,325 citations, about 16 deaths
  2. 2Electrical safety · 856 citations
  3. 3Fall protection & working at heights · 204 citations, about 9 deaths

Manufacturing

Plastics & Rubber

The Manufacturing trade with the most Nevada citations in the plan data: 210 since October 2020.

Your schedule uses Nevada's own ranking (about 210 citations and about 2 hospitalizations since October 2020). The national ranking is shown alongside.

Nevada dataDrives the schedule

210 citations, about 2 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Electrical safety · 43 citations
  2. 2Machine guarding · 34 citations
  3. 3Respiratory protection · 25 citations

Nationwide

5,864 citations, about 28 deaths, about 78 hospitalizations since October 2020

  1. 1Machine guarding · 918 citations, about 3 deaths
  2. 2Lockout/tagout (hazardous energy) · 1,184 citations, about 1 death
  3. 3Caught-in & caught-between · 0 citations, about 6 deaths

Seasonal and yearly topics in the Nevada schedule

Nevada OSHA has its own rules for some seasonal hazards, and the schedule names them. Topics with no state or federal standard are placed as practice guidance.

In season

  • Heat illness prevention

    In season May 1 – Sep 30 · Nevada OSHA has its own heat rule

    Placed for 188 of 262 trades

  • Wildfire smoke protection

    In season Jul 1 – Oct 31 · no federal standard; practice guidance

    Placed for 188 of 262 trades

  • Cold & wet weather work

    In season Nov 1 – Feb 28 · no federal standard; practice guidance

    Placed for 188 of 262 trades

Once a year

  • Hazard Communication (GHS labels & SDS)

    Placed once a year by policy: HazCom training is required at first assignment and when a new hazard is introduced (29 CFR 1910.1200(h))

  • Emergency action & fire prevention

    Placed once a year by policy: emergency action plan review is required at assignment and when the plan changes (29 CFR 1910.38(f))

  • Reporting serious injuries & recordkeeping

    Placed once a year by policy: reporting duties (29 CFR 1904.39) and the annual 300A summary (29 CFR 1904.32)

How the schedule is built, not legal advice. Check the rules for your worksites with Nevada OSHA.

How My Safety Solution works in Nevada

  • When you set up your company, you pick Nevada. The app then applies Nevada OSHA and builds your tailgate talk schedule from the ranking built from Nevada’s own citations where your trade has 150 or more there, and the national pattern otherwise.
  • Each talk references the regulations it’s built on, from Cal/OSHA (Title 8) and federal OSHA (29 CFR). Title 8 applies only in California.
  • Talks don’t cite Nevada’s own state rules, so check those with Nevada OSHA for your worksites.
  • Keep your OSHA 300 log, 300A summary and 301 incident reports in the app, built around 29 CFR 1904. Check Nevada OSHA’s own recordkeeping rules for anything it adds. Guidance, not legal advice.
  • Help with a written program or a Nevada OSHA citation: consulting, as advice and guidance, requested from your account. Our team’s credentials include CHST, OSHA 500, OSHA 10 & 30.

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