Carson City, NV — In response to a rash of deaths on construction projects in Las Vegas, the Assembly is pushing through a bill to require safety training for workers.
“There were more deaths in two years than in the previous 10 years,” said Assembly Majority Leader John Oceguera, D-Las Vegas, who has headed the effort in developing Assembly Bill 148.
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee on Saturday approved, without opposition, the bill and sent it to the floor of the House, which will vote on it next week.
Don Jayne, director of the state Division of Industrial Relations, said this puts Nevada at the forefront in the nation in requiring safety courses for construction workers. He said some states require safety course training on public projects.
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