Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as
otherwise provided in subsection 4, the general contractor of a construction
project or, if there is no general contractor, the owner, shall install an
elevator or personnel hoist for transporting workers for each building or
structure of the construction project which is more than 60 feet above ground
level or more than 48 feet below ground level.
2. For the purposes of this section:
(a) The height of the building or structure
must be determined by measuring from the ground level to the highest structural
level, including any parapet wall, mechanical room, stair tower or elevator
penthouse structure, but not including any antenna, smokestack, flagpole or
other similar attachment.
(b) The
depth of the building or structure must be determined by measuring from the
ground level to the lowest floor level. The lowest level of a building or
structure does not include any local depression such as a sump or an elevator
pit.
(c) In computing the height of
a building or structure, the depth must not be considered, and in computing the
depth of a building or structure, the height must not be considered.
3. An elevator or hoist required
by this section must:
(a) Be installed within
10 working days after the date on which:
(1)
The building or structure measures 60 feet above ground level or 48 feet below
ground level; and
(2) The
installation of the flooring or decking for a floor or roof begins.
(b) Operate to a level not less
than three floors below the highest floor erected, or if the building or
structure extends more than 48 feet below ground level, to the lowest level of
the building or structure.
(c) Be
equipped with suitable voice communication equipment which will allow for
communication between the elevator or hoist and each floor in an
emergency.
4. Upon the
written request of the owner or contractor of a building or structure under
construction, the Enforcement Section may approve alternate means of access at
locations where the installation or construction of an elevator for
transporting employees is not feasible, if the Enforcement Section provides
written notice to and consults with all affected parties, as determined by the
Enforcement Section.
5. As used in
this section:
(a) "Alternate means of access"
means:
(1) A crane with a personnel basket,
which is available and accessible in the immediate work area, that is under
positive power up and down if:
(I) Employees
in the basket are protected by safety belts; and
(II) Lanyards are attached from the safety
belts to a hook on the cable for the crane.
(2) Suspended scaffolds that are driven by
power if employees are protected by safety belts that are secured to
independent safety lines and there is a device approved by the Enforcement
Section that controls the descent of the scaffolds.
(3) Appropriate elevating and rotating
platforms that are vehicle mounted.
(4) Any other means approved by the
Enforcement Section.
(b)
"Ground level" means the level of the primary construction entrance to the
building or structure.
Added to NAC by Div. of
Occupational Safety & Health, eff. 6-6-90; A by Div. of Enforcement for
Industrial Safety & Health, 12-11-92; A by Div. of Industrial Relations by
R142-98, 2-28-2000
NRS
618.295
