NRS 618.379
Dismantling or removal of equipment causing certain accidents or motor vehicle crashes prohibited under certain circumstances

  • questioning of persons necessary for investigation.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if any accident or motor vehicle crash occurring in the course of employment is fatal to one or more employees or results in the hospitalization of three or more employees, and is caused, in whole or in part, by any equipment located at the site of the accident or crash, no person may dismantle or otherwise move that equipment until the Division has investigated the accident or crash and has authorized the dismantling or removal of the equipment.

2.

The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if the dismantling or removal of the equipment is necessary to free any person trapped by the equipment or to ensure the safety of or to prevent further injury to any person. If any equipment is dismantled or moved to free a trapped person, the equipment may be dismantled or moved only to the extent necessary to free the person.

3.

Upon the occurrence of an accident or crash described in subsection 1, the employer of an injured employee shall, upon the arrival of an investigator of the Division at the site of the accident or crash, make available for questioning in a reasonable amount of time any person employed by the employer who is determined by the investigator to be necessary for the completion of the investigation, including the immediate supervisor of any injured employee and any employee who witnessed the accident or crash.

4.

As used in this section, “accident or motor vehicle crash occurring in the course of employment” does not include:

(a)

An accident or crash involving a motor vehicle that is being operated on a public highway in this State.

(b)

A homicide committed at an employer’s place of business.

Source: Section 618.379 — Dismantling or removal of equipment causing certain accidents or motor vehicle crashes prohibited under certain circumstances; questioning of persons necessary for investigation., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-618.­html#NRS618Sec379.

618.365
Scope of chapter 618.370
Access by employees, former employees and their representatives to records of employers 618.375
Duties of employers. 618.376
Employer to provide employee with rights and responsibilities to promote safety in workplace 618.378
Employer required to report certain accidents and motor vehicle crashes occurring in the course of employment 618.379
Dismantling or removal of equipment causing certain accidents or motor vehicle crashes prohibited under certain circumstances 618.380
Employee to be notified of harmful exposure and corrective action. 618.383
Establishment of safety program: Duties of certain employers 618.384
Establishment of safety program: Employers encouraged to employ persons who have completed certain training in basic emergency care of persons in cardiac arrest. 618.385
Employers not to maintain unsafe or unhealthy places of employment. 618.395
Construction and maintenance of unsafe or unhealthy place of employment prohibited. 618.405
Removal of or interference with safety devices or safeguards by employee prohibited. 618.415
Permanent variances from standards. 618.417
Variance from standard: Participation in experiments to safeguard health or safety. 618.419
Variance from standard: Application for temporary order 618.421
Variance from standard: Contents 618.425
Request for investigation 618.435
Complaint of violation before or during inspection of workplace 618.445
Employee protected from discharge or discrimination 618.455
Advance notice of inspection prohibited 618.3785
Division to provide notice to certain persons affected by certain accidents or motor vehicle crashes under certain circumstances.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 618.379’s source at nv​.us