Nevada

One of the things the state of Nevada is most known for is it's largest city, Las Vegas. The city is optimal for tourism due to it's 24-hour casinos, luxury resorts, themed hotels, surplus of live shows and upscale shopping malls.¹ Las Vegas is even home to over 150,000 hotel rooms, which is more than any other city on the planet.² It's no wonder why gaming service workers, slot key persons, costume attendants and taxi drivers are more common jobs found in Nevada than in the rest of the states. ⁴

When it comes to occupational safety and health administration in Nevada, it’s one of twenty-two states/territories that have OSHA-approved State Plans. The Nevada State Plan applies to private sector workplaces in the state, with the exception of maritime employment, contract workers and contracted operator facilities engaged in USPS operations, contractors/subcontractors on land under exclusive federal jurisdiction, private-sector employment on military facilities/bases, employment on Indian land, working conditions of aircraft cabin crew-member on-board aircraft operation, and any hazard, industry, geographical area, operation or facility over which the state is unable to effectively exercise jurisdiction for reasons not related to the required performance or structure of the plan.⁵ Learn more about Nevada OSHA here.

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1. 15 Things You Might Not Know About Nevada. (2014, October 6). Retrieved October 4, 2019, from https://mentalfloss.com/article/58935/15-things-you-might-not-know-about-nevada

2. 20 Facts About Nevada. (n.d.). Retrieved October 4, 2019, from https://www.providentmetals.com/nevada/nevada-facts.html

3. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). (n.d.). Retrieved October 4, 2019, from http://dir.nv.gov/OSHA/Home/

4. The SeniorJobBankSM The original career site for Boomers and Seniors. (n.d.). Retrieved October 4, 2019, from http://www.seniorjobbank.org/database/Nevada/Nevada.html

5. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. (n.d.). Retrieved October 4, 2019, from https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/stateprogs/nevada.html