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SCATS COVID-19 Resource Page
Welcome to the SCATS COVID-19 resources page. This page was created to help keep Nevada’s employers and employees up-to-date on the latest information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Below you find links to various materials that may be useful in your workplace regarding this ever changing and evolving topic.
Reopening Phase One guidelines
Nevada Workplace Safety and COVID-19 Video
Please watch our video regarding workplace safety and COVID-19. Many important sites and PDFs are referenced in this video and the details for them are listed below.
Nevada Specific Details and Information on COVID-19 - Nevada Health Response Website
OSHA Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
Workplace Controls
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Administrative Tools
OSHA Standards
- OSHA regulations
- The General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970, 29 USC 654(a)(1), which requires employers to furnish to each worker “employment and a place of employment, which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm.” See: www.osha.gov/laws-regs/oshact/completeoshact
- OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) applies to occupational exposure to human blood and other potentially infectious materials that typically do not include respiratory secretions that may transmit COVID-19. However, the provisions of the standard offer a framework that may help control some sources of the virus, including exposures to body fluids such as, respiratory secretions not covered by the standard. See:https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1030
- The OSHA COVID-19 webpage provides additional information about OSHA standards and requirements, including requirements in states that operate their own OSHA-approved State Plans, recordkeeping requirements and injury/illness recording criteria, and applications of standards related to sanitation and communication of risks related to hazardous chemicals that may be in common sanitizers and sterilizers. See the OSHA standards on our resources page. See: www.osha.gov/SLTC/covid-19/standards.html
Protecting Grocery Store Workers Video and resources:
Please watch our video regarding protecting grocery store workers. Many important sites and PDFs are referenced in this video and the details for them are listed below.
Resources Highlighted in the COVID-19 - Protecting Grocery Store Workers Video:
- Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak's Declaration of Emergency
- Posters and other resources are available from the CDC’s Clean Hands Count campaign
- Environmental Cleaning Guidelines set by the CDC
- Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
- Nevada Health Response webpage
- Novel Coronavirus Prevention Tips Poster
- U.S. Food & Drug Administration Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Pick-up/Delivery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health’s Environmental Health Section ehscustomerservice@health.nv.gov
- OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
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OSHA Contact information for worker safety complaint:
- Southern Nevada - (702) 486-9020
- Northern Nevada - (775) 688-3700
- OSHA Online Complaint Form
Helpful PDFs
Many useful PDFS are available for you to download. SCATS is actively emailing new documents and PDFS out to our email list. To sign up for our SCATS email list please click here.
- DHHS COVID-19 Technical Bulletin
- Nevada OSHA Letter Regarding Construction Site Compliance Requirements for Social Distancing at Construction Sites
- OSHA Fact Sheet: Surgical Masks vs. Respirators
- OSHA COVID-19 Guidance Social Distancing Protocols for Mining, Construction, and Manufacturing
- OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
- Notice of Declaration of Emergency Directive 009 (Revised) Related to Legal Proceedings, Permits, and Licenses: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
- Enforcement Guidance for Use of Respiratory Protection Equipment Certified under Standards of Other Countries or Jurisdictions During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act)
- CDC CISA Interim Guidance for Implementing Safety Practices for Critical Infrastructure Workers Who May Have Had Exposure to a Person with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19
- CDC CISA Flyer on Essential Critical Workers Dos and Don'ts When Exposed to COVID19
- OSHA COVID-19 Guidance for Retail Workers
- Nevada Health Response: Guidance on Protecting Grocery Store Personnel
- Nevada State of Emergency Directive 013 from Governor Sisolak
- Interim Guidance for Enforcing the Requirements of 29 CFR Part 1904 With Respect to Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- Nevada Emergency Directive 013 - Section 5: NV OSHA Responsibilities
- OSHA Construction Guidance April 20
- OSHA Construction Guidance April 20 - SPANISH
- Summary of Available COVID-19 OSHA and NIOSH Resources
- NV OSHA Essential Business Guidance – April 23, 2020
- NV OSHA Updated Guidance for Manufacturing Industry – April 23, 2020
- NV OSHA Notice to Meat and Poultry Processing Employers and Workers
- OSHA COVID-19 Guidance for Restaurants & Beverage Vendors Offering Takeout or Curbside Pickup
- Letter from the Division of Industrial Relations’ Nevada SCATS - Reopening Plan Creation
- OSHA Protecting the Safety and Health of Workers Coronavirus Disease 2019
- Workplace COVID-19 Resources - May 5, 2020
- OSHA Alert COVID-19 Guidance for Dental Practitioners
- Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Facilities
- Retail Pharmacies
- Rideshare, Taxi and Car Services
- OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19
Links to additional online resources
- Federal OSHA COVID-19 Page
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- State of Nevada COVID-19 Website
- Mine Safety and Health Administration
- Nevada OSHA Information
- OSHA/CDC Interim Guidance to Protect Workers in the Meatpacking Industry
- CDC Guidance for Meat and Poultry Processing Workers and Employers
- Executive Order on Delegating Authority Under the DPA with Respect to Food Supply Chain Resources During the National Emergency Caused by the Outbreak of COVID-19
- OSHA Guidance for Dentistry Workers and Employers
- EPA's List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2
- Employment and Training Administration Guidance on Short-Time Compensation (STC) Grant Funding for States
- OSHA Video: Putting on and Taking off a Mask