Las Vegas, NV April 08, 2020
The Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS) of the
State of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations has created a new
informational video containing key resources, current regulations and important
workplace safety details to ultimately protect the safety and health of
Nevada’s essential workforce during the current pandemic. The video resides on
SCATS’ new COVID-19
resources page, which is designed to keep Nevada’s employers and employees
updated on the latest information and guidance surrounding the COVID-19
pandemic.
“We want to be sure that we’re
doing everything in our power to equip employers with the knowledge and
resources necessary to keep their employees safe during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said SCATS Chief Administrative Officer, Todd Schultz. “SCATS and our
partners are closely monitoring the situation and tracking the newest
guidelines from trusted organizations, including the CDC and OSHA. Our
informational video covers recommendations for some of Nevada’s most popular
essential industries.”
The webpage showcases the informational video
covering many topic relevant to workplace health and safety during the COVID-19
pandemic. Topics include the State of Nevada’s COVID-19 informational website,
CDC interim guidance for businesses and employees, and OSHA state and national
resources and more. The page also features links to various informational
websites including the State of Nevada’s COVID-19 informational website, CDC
interim guidance for businesses and employees, and OSHA state and national
resources. The page additionally offers a library of PDF documents covering
guidance and regulations surrounding COVID-19. Visitors to the page can find
key information on the current state of emergency, and up-to-date guidelines
for businesses in a variety of crucial industries, including food service,
mining, manufacturing, construction and more.
For more information on
SCATS, including details on COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, resources
and other materials offered by SCATS free of charge, please call 1-877-4SAFENV
or visit www.4safenv.state.nv.us/covid-19.
About Nevada’s Safety Consultation and Training Section (SCATS)
The Safety Consultation and Training Section
(SCATS), part of Nevada’s Division of Industrial Relations, provides free and
confidential consultation and safety services to assist businesses in Nevada to
be incompliance with OSHA standards. SCATS’ top priority is to help Nevada
businesses keep their employees safe and offers on-site consultation services designed to help
employers recognize and control potential safety and health hazards at their
workplaces, improve their safety and health programs, and assist in training
employees. SCATS also offers Workplace Safety and Health Training classes in
Northern and Southern Nevada. Bilingual services are also available. For more
information visit: http://www.4safenv.state.nv.us/ At the time of initial publication of this press release,
the Nevada on-site consultation program is funded by a cooperative agreement
for $625,200 in federal funds, or 27.7% of the program budget. No program
funding is received from non-governmental sources.
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