Nevada Public Health and Safety Sec. § 459.400 Purpose. The purposes of NRS 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive, are to: 1.Protect human health, public safety and the environment from the effects of improper, inadequate or unsound management of hazardous waste; 2.Establish a program for regulation of the storage, generation, transportation, treatment and disposal of hazardous waste; and 3.Ensure safe and adequate management of hazardous waste.