Las Vegas NowLegislative panel OKs increased workplace safety training in Nevada
Associated Press - April 6, 2009 7:05 PM ET
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - A measure to reduce on-the-job deaths by mandating safety training and to ensure there's proper oversight by government agencies was endorsed Monday by a Nevada Assembly panel.
The Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee voted for AB148, which was written following the deaths of 12 workers at Las Vegas Strip construction sites over an 18-month period.
AB148, now moving to the Assembly floor, requires 10 hours of safety training for employees and 30 hours of safety training for supervisors. Companies would have to drop workers that don't get the training in a timely manner.
During earlier testimony on the bill, the mothers of 2 men killed in industrial accidents said more safety training is needed and federal authorities should have more authority over Nevada's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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