For Nevada contractors

What the rule asks

OSHA 10 for construction workers, OSHA 30 for supervisors. Every construction worker needs an OSHA 10 construction industry completion card. Supervisory employees need an OSHA 30 construction card instead. The card is the federal Department of Labor outreach card, from a course taught by an OSHA authorized trainer who is registered with the Nevada Division of Industrial Relations.

Renewal: None. Construction cards do not expire and do not need renewal in Nevada. The five year expiry was removed from the construction statute by SB 233 in 2015, and the regulation followed in 2016 by dropping the word unexpired from the definition of a valid card. The Division says a card is valid regardless of its issue date. The five year expiry still in NRS 618 applies to the entertainment industry and to convention services, not to construction.

Crane operator certification. A person who operates a tower crane, or a mobile crane with a usable boom of 25 feet or more or a rated capacity of 15,000 pounds or more, must hold a crane operator certification for that type of crane, from an accredited certification program.

Renewal: A certification from an accredited testing organization is valid for 5 years. So is one from an audited employer program, but that one counts only while the operator works for the employer that issued it. Every Nevada certification form must show its expiration date, so record the date printed on the card. A trainee's provisional certificate expires when the trainee is certified or 5 years after it was issued, whichever comes first.

Asbestos abatement worker and supervisor licenses. A project for the abatement of asbestos must be done by a contractor licensed by Nevada OSHA, using only licensed supervisors and licensed abatement workers. A licensed supervisor must be on site whenever asbestos work is going on.

Renewal: A license is valid for 1 year, or until the training certificate expires if that comes first. To renew, apply with proof of an EPA approved refresher course completed within the 12 months before. Record the expiry printed on the license.

Fire protection certificate of registration, State Fire Marshal. No one may install, maintain or service a fire alarm, standpipe, residential sprinkler, automatic sprinkler or other extinguishing system, or supervise that work, without a certificate of registration from the State Fire Marshal and employment by a licensed firm. A certificate holder must supervise on site whenever work is done on a system.

Renewal: Every certificate of registration expires on December 31 of the year it was issued, and is renewed every year. The State Fire Marshal accepts renewals from October 1 to December 31. There is no grace period: a lapsed certificate means applying again, and the State Fire Marshal may require the exam again. Record December 31 of the year on the card as its expiry.

Blaster's certificate of registration. No one may use explosives in blasting for commercial construction without a certificate of registration for blasting from the State Fire Marshal, unless working under the direct supervision of someone who holds one.

Renewal: Renewed every year. The State Fire Marshal says a blaster's card expires one year less one day after it is issued, and sends a renewal notice 3 months before.

Photovoltaic installer license. Anyone directly doing the electrical connection and wiring of a solar photovoltaic system must hold a photovoltaic installer license from Nevada OSHA, and no one may employ an unlicensed person to do it.

Renewal: The license expires 1 year after it is issued and must be renewed every year. There is no grace period.

• OSHA 10-Hour Construction. Who needs it: Every construction worker who is not a supervisor. How long it lasts: No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction. Who needs it: Supervisory employees, meaning those who hire, fire, direct or discipline others as a significant part of their day. How long it lasts: No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
• Crane Operator Certification. Who needs it: Operators of tower cranes, and of mobile cranes with a 25 foot boom or a 15,000 pound rating or more. How long it lasts: Valid for 5 years.
• Crane Operator Provisional Certificate. Who needs it: Trainees who operate a crane under direct supervision. How long it lasts: Valid for 5 years.
• Nevada Asbestos Abatement Worker License. Who needs it: Abatement workers and laborers who remove, repair, encapsulate or handle asbestos on a covered project. How long it lasts: Valid for 1 year.
• Nevada Asbestos Abatement Supervisor License. Who needs it: The foreman or supervisor of asbestos abatement. How long it lasts: Valid for 1 year.
• Nevada State Fire Marshal Certificate of Registration. Who needs it: Sprinkler fitters, fire alarm technicians and their foremen, and anyone who tests backflow devices on fire systems. How long it lasts: Expires every December 31.
• Nevada Blaster Certificate of Registration. Who needs it: Blasters and powder crews on excavation and demolition work. How long it lasts: Valid for 1 year.
• Nevada Photovoltaic Installer License. Who needs it: Electricians and solar installers who wire or connect PV systems. How long it lasts: Valid for 1 year.

Who it covers, the deadline and the official sources are on the Nevada guide, each rule with its source. Read it there before you rely on this.

Set it up in Currity

1. 01Open State rules in the menu, tick Nevada under Where do you work? and press Save and show guides.
2. 02Open Add to roles… and, for OSHA 10-Hour Construction, OSHA 30-Hour Construction, Crane Operator Certification, Crane Operator Provisional Certificate, Nevada Asbestos Abatement Worker License, Nevada Asbestos Abatement Supervisor License, Nevada State Fire Marshal Certificate of Registration, Nevada Blaster Certificate of Registration and Nevada Photovoltaic Installer License, tick the roles the guide's "Who needs it" line describes, or type them.
3. 03Press Preview what will be added, check it, and confirm with the add button.
4. 04On each person's file, record the card with its Issue date.

Currity already comes with OSHA 10-Hour Construction and OSHA 30-Hour Construction as credential types that do not expire, so the guide uses those. A card recorded with no expiry date shows No expiry on the board. A required card with no record shows Not on file, and that person is not cleared.

Spanish for your crew

Each crew member can read their card link and their card emails in English or Spanish. On their file, under Crew language, choose English or Español. Everything the office sees stays in English. An import can set it too, from a Language column.

See the crew's phone page in Spanish

Good to know

• The guide is a summary to help you plan, not legal advice. The official source is linked on the guide page.
• A GC can ask for more than the law does. Add their extra rules to the project. See Projects, the GC link and the prequal packet.
• Signing up from the Nevada guide opens Currity on this rule, ready for you to pick roles.

Read the Nevada guide