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All,
According to the National Weather Service, Southern Nevada experienced the longest consecutive days below 100 degrees in 2023. Unfortunately, this past week the streak was broken at 294 days with the weather hitting above 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Friday.
As the temperature continues to rise, we would like to remind you of the importance of how you can prevent heat illness from occurring. Last year OSHA released important information on heat illness and heat prevention in the workplace. If you would like to view OSHA's Heat Prevention measures, please click the following links.
Similarly, the Arizona Department of Health Services launched a “Heat Safety Outdoor Worker Toolkit” part of their state’s ongoing heat illness education program used as a best practice nationally.
During this year's 2023 legislative session, Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui introduced AB189 which affects “construction work in a declarant-controlled common-interest community must be allowed to begin at, but not earlier than, 5 a.m. during the period beginning on April 1 and ending on September 30th.” The effective date is upon passage and approval. This provision is now law, as approved and signed by the Governor on May 30, 2023. We are continuing to work with our local governments that will need to amend their ordinances related to construction hours (found within their respective noise ordinances).
With OSHA's heat regulations and preventative measures, along with the new passage and approval of AB189, we hope Nevada's heat illness reports decrease significantly. As of right now, in Nevada, Construction is less than 0.006% of the heat complaints. Nevertheless, we should all be aware of the challenges and impact construction workers may experience in the high temperatures we are deemed to experience this summer.
If you would like to know more about how to prevent heat illness, please view the following informative flyer created by the Nevada Contractors Association and distributed to their membership. We would like to thank the NCA for including SNHBA on their industry notices.
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