Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 444 - Sanitation
LABOR CAMPS
Section 444.554 - Living and sleeping quarters

1. Living and sleeping spaces must be in good structural condition and constructed to provide shelter to the occupants against the elements and to exclude dampness.

2. The floors and roofing of all buildings must be in good condition. Floors of buildings used as living or sleeping quarters must be constructed of wood, asphalt, concrete or other comparable material. Dirt floors are not acceptable.

3. All buildings used as living or sleeping quarters for 10 or more persons must have at least two outside exits, for use in case of fire, located to provide alternate means of escape.

4. Suitable and separate beds or cots must be provided for each worker. Where single beds are used, at least 40 square feet of floor space must be provided for each worker. Where double deck bunks are used, 35 square feet of floor space per worker is required. Every sleeping space must contain at least 350 cubic feet of air space for each occupant.

5. Where double deck bunks are used, ceiling height should be at least 12 feet from the floor. At least 4 feet of clear space should be allowed between each set of double bunks.

6. Triple deck bunks are not acceptable.

7. Where beds or bunks are used, mattresses and mattress covers must be provided and kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

8. Every sleeping room must have one or more windows with an aggregate area of not less than 10 percent of the floor space of the room.

9. All windows must be arranged so that at least 45 percent of their aggregate area may be opened, except where there is supplied some other approved device affording adequate ventilation. All windows must be fitted with screening of at least 16 mesh.

10. All doors and outside openings in living and sleeping quarters must be secured with screens not less than 16 mesh. All screen doors must be equipped with self-closing devices.

11. When a camp is operated during a season and in a climate requiring artificial heating, all living quarters must be adequately heated in such a way as to ensure the comfort and safety of the occupants.

12. A stove or other source of heat must be installed and vented to avoid a fire hazard and a dangerous concentration of fumes or gas. In a room with wooden or combustible flooring, there must be a concrete slab, metal sheet or other fire resistant material on the floor under every stove, extending at least 18 inches beyond the perimeter of the base of the stove. Any wall or ceiling not having a fire resistant surface within 24 inches of a stove or stovepipe must be protected by a metal sheet or other fire resistant material. Heating appliances, other than electrical, must be provided with a stovepipe or vent connected to the appliance and discharging to the outside air or chimney. Such vent or chimney must extend above the peak of the roof. A vented metal collar must be installed around a stovepipe, vent or flue in a wall, ceiling, floor or roof through which the stovepipe, vent or flue passes.

13. Automatically operated heat-producing equipment must be provided with controls to cut off the fuel supply upon the failure or interruption of flame or ignition, or whenever a predetermined safe temperature or pressure is exceeded. All steam and hot water systems must be provided with safety devices arranged to prevent hazardous pressures and excessive temperatures.

14. All living and sleeping quarters must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Floors must be scrubbed with hot water and suitable cleansing agents once a week and more often if necessary.