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Nevada construction certification requirements

The safety training Nevada asks of construction crews, rule by rule: what each card is, who needs it, how long it lasts, and the official source to check it against.

Last reviewed September 27, 2026

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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.

The cards it asks for

  • OSHA 10-Hour Construction

    Who needs it
    Every construction worker who is not a supervisor.
    Issued by
    OSHA
    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.
    Issued by
    OSHA
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
Who it covers
Construction workers on any construction site in Nevada, public or private, with no dollar threshold. A supervisory employee is someone with authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward or discipline other employees, or to direct them, where that takes independent judgment and fills a significant part of the workday. Not covered: the Nevada Department of Transportation and its employees on duty; upkeep of an existing property that already has a certificate of occupancy, when the work keeps it from degrading, keeps it in its original condition or keeps it operationally sound; people doing only architectural, building inspection, delivery, clerical, engineering, surveying or material testing work; people doing only administrative work unless they are supervisory employees; and utility employees working under PUC rules or 29 CFR 1910. A general industry card does not satisfy this rule.
Deadline
Within 15 days of being hired. After that the employer must suspend or dismiss anyone who has not presented a current and valid card. Fines fall on the employer: up to $500 for a first violation, up to $1,000 for a second, and a willful violation penalty from the third on. For a crew coming in from another state the Division applies the 15 days per project, not across the year.
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.
Read closely
None on expiry: NAC 618.9912 defines a valid completion card as one issued for an approved OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 course, with no expiry, and the Division reads current the same way. Set no expiry date on this credential. One practical caveat: federal OSHA will not replace a lost card more than three years old, so a worker who loses an old card retakes the course. Do not confuse this rule with Nevada's entertainment and convention services cards, which do expire after five years. Checked against NRS 618 as revised through the 2025 session and NAC 618 as revised November 2025; nothing has changed since 2016, and the regulation proposed in October 2025 raises the dollar threshold for project notification and does not touch the card rule.
Official sources

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.

The cards it asks for

Who it covers
Crane operators in Nevada. Not covered: utility employees working for the utility, operators of electric or utility line trucks regulated under 29 CFR 1910.269 or 29 CFR 1926 Subpart V, and operators of bucket trucks, aerial platforms, platform lifts and scissor lifts. A trainee who is not yet certified may operate only with a provisional certificate from the employer, and only under the direct supervision of a certified operator whose sole job at the time is to watch. A trainee may not operate a crane used to erect or dismantle a tower crane.
Deadline
Before operating the crane. The employer must keep a copy of each operator's certificate at the main office or at the workplace, for as long as the operator is employed and for at least 3 years after, and give it to the Division on request.
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.
Read closely
NRS 618.880 is printed in two versions. The one that says a certification expires 5 years after it is issued, and that asks for 1,000 hours of crane experience in the 5 years before, takes effect only when the Governor declares that the federal government has adopted crane operator certification rules. The Legislature still prints both versions, so which one is in force cannot be confirmed from the text. The 5 year period holds either way, because the federal rule says 5 years and Nevada adopted that rule as identical, effective May 9, 2019.
Official sources

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.

The cards it asks for

Who it covers
Abatement involving more than 25 linear feet of asbestos material on pipes or ducts, or more than 10 square feet of other asbestos material. Work on vinyl asbestos tile, exterior asbestos roofing, exterior asbestos siding, drywall joint compound and other nonfriable asbestos materials is exempt from the licensing rules, but only if it follows 29 CFR 1926.1101 and the listed work practices. Nevada OSHA's training notice says that in that case only the supervisors must be licensed.
Deadline
Before the person works on a covered project. Each licensee must keep the current license at the job site.
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.
Read closely
The license can expire before its 1 year date when the EPA training certificate behind it runs out first, so record the earlier of the two dates. The contractor also needs its own Nevada OSHA asbestos license.
Official sources

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.

The card it asks for

Who it covers
Sprinkler fitters, fire alarm installers and anyone else installing, maintaining or servicing those systems, and anyone who services and tests pressure regulated backflow devices. The firm also needs its own State Fire Marshal license and a state contractors license.
Deadline
Before doing or supervising the work. The certificate must be in the holder's possession while working.
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.
Read closely
The expiry is a fixed calendar date, not a length of time from issue, so a card issued in November still expires that December 31. That is why no length is set on this card here: enter the December 31 date when you record it. The State Fire Marshal's power to enforce its regulations does not extend to a county of 100,000 people or more, such as Clark or Washoe, unless the local fire authority asks for it, but the regulations apply throughout the State and the certificates are issued statewide.
Official sources

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.

The card it asks for

Who it covers
Blasters on commercial construction, for example excavation and demolition. Not mining or avalanche control.
Deadline
Before blasting. The certificate must be in the holder's possession during blasting operations.
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.
Official sources

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.

The card it asks for

Who it covers
The electrical connection and wiring of photovoltaic system projects. Not site preparation, trenching, excavating or hauling, and not inspectors, management planners, consultants, project designers, contractors or supervisors of the project.
Deadline
Before doing the wiring. Acting without a license is a misdemeanor, and so is employing someone without one.
Renewal
The license expires 1 year after it is issued and must be renewed every year. There is no grace period.
Official sources

Company documents to keep current

These belong to the company, not to a crew member. Currity tracks them on its Company documents page, beside your insurance, and warns owners and admins before each one lapses.

Nevada State Contractors Board license

A contractor needs a license from the Nevada State Contractors Board. It expires 2 years after it is issued, and a license not renewed on time is suspended automatically.

  • Nevada State Contractors Board license

    Kind
    Contractor license
    Issued by
    Nevada State Contractors Board
    How long it lasts
    Valid for 2 years.
Who it covers
Contractors and subcontractors working in Nevada. Clark County says contractors and subcontractors must have an active Nevada State Contractor's License, and issues building permits only to contractors who hold a valid and active one.
Deadline
Before contracting. Clark County checks it before it issues a permit.
Renewal
Every 2 years from the date of issue, unless the Board sets a shorter or longer period by regulation. A license not renewed on or before the renewal date is suspended automatically, and can be reinstated within 6 months after the suspension. Each renewal needs proof of industrial insurance and proof that the bond is in full force.
Read closely
The Contractors Board's own website is not on a .gov address, so this entry cites the statute and Clark County's pages. The bond itself has no expiry in law: it must be continuous. Record the expiry printed on the license.
Official sources

State Fire Marshal fire protection license for the firm

A firm that installs, maintains or services fire alarm, sprinkler, standpipe or other extinguishing systems needs a State Fire Marshal license of the right type, and a state contractors license.

  • Nevada State Fire Marshal fire protection license

    Kind
    Contractor license
    Issued by
    Nevada State Fire Marshal
    How long it lasts
    Expires every December 31.
Who it covers
Fire protection contractors. The license is issued in five types, among them F for fire alarm systems, G for automatic sprinkler systems, I for standpipes and J for residential sprinklers.
Deadline
Before the firm does the work. Its workers also need their own certificates of registration.
Renewal
Every license 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. A firm whose renewal is not received by then must stop the work the license allows.
Read closely
The expiry is a fixed date, December 31, not a length of time, so no length is set here. Enter the December 31 date when you record it.
Official sources

Keep Nevada's cards current across your crew.

OSHA 10 for construction workers, OSHA 30 for supervisors: within 15 days of being hired. A card with no expiry date still has to be on file, and the board shows who has none at all.

Crane Operator Certification is valid for 5 years, and 5 more cards on this page expire too. Currity warns you about each one 90, 60 and 30 days out, then 14, 7 and 1, and on the day, so a lapsed card turns up on the board before it turns up on site.

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