NV State Parks Safety
*orange font indicates a link you can click on and access information.
Safety Products:
Safety Manual
The State of Nevada, Division of State Parks safety manual has been developed as a product of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources safety program. The Division of State Parks has customized the safety manual to address various functions of the Division of State parks. Each site is to have a copy of the safety manual readily available for park staff or Nevada OSHA representitives to review upon request. The safety manual does not have to be in print, but if it is digitally maintained, it needs to be easily accessible. Safety Manual
Near Miss Reporting
Below is a link to the Near Miss Report Form. This form is to be used to report near misses (aka "close calls," "narrow escapes," "near collisions," etc.). This means something happened in the workplace that could have caused an injury, but it didn't. An example would be: An employee trips over an extension cord that lies across the floor but avoids a fall by grabbing the corner of a desk.
One of the common mistakes organizations make is that they fall into a practice of being reactive to safety issues (dealing with the injury or accident after it happens) rather than being proactive (looking for potential causes of injury and addressing them before an injury or accident occurs). This does not mean we're looking to blame someone, rather it means we are looking for opportunities to evaluate training needs and enhance work practices, so injuries don't happen. It would be extremely rare for us to address an issue with one specific person. Reporting near misses helps us look at our organization as a whole to identify systemic safety issues rather than individual occurrences and helps us maintain a commitment to continuous improvement.
When reporting a near miss, we need you to provide as much detail as possible when describing the event. We also want to know your thoughts on how this situation could have been avoided because you are actually doing the work and have insight based on experience that others may not have.
Site-Specific Plans
Each park must have one of each of these site-specific plans customized for their park. These are templates, intended to make the process of creating site-specific plan easier and less time consuming. The customizeable portions of the plan are in red font. Once you have customized the plan for your park, save it to your computer, then print it so employees can review it and so that should an OSHA inspector visit the park, he or she can review it.
| Bloodborne Pathogens | Hazard Communications |
| Lockout/Tagout | Non-Permit Confined Space Plan |
| Emergency Procedures | Wildfire Respiratory Protection Plan |
Safety Programs - Supplemental Information
| Hazard Communications | OSHA SDS Quick Card | OSHA SDS Pictogram Guide | Toolbox Talk |
| Bloodborne Pathogens | Toolbox Talk | ANSI First Aid Minimum Requirements | |
| Lockout/Tagout | Toolbox Talk | ||
| Confined Space |
Safety Presentations:
These are self-guided presentations on safety topics that are either OSHA required or that we have identified as essential. If you have a state issued email and are not able to access this information, please contact the Safety Representative.
Back & Lifting Safety Presentation
Fire Extinguisher Presentation
Hazard Communications Presentation
Heat Illness Prevention Presentation
Slips, Trips and Falls Presentation
Safety Quiz Forms for Seasonal and Volunteers
These are .pdf versions of the quizzes that go along with the presentations. These can be printed and manually completed and should be done for those who do not have a state email account.
Back & Lifting Safety Quiz Answer Key
Fire Extinguisher Quiz Answer Key
Hazard Communications Quiz Answer Key
Slips, Trips and Falls Quiz Answer Key
Required Postings
Division of State Parks Safety Committee: 
| Quarter | Agenda | Minutes |
| Summer 2021 | 06/21 | 06/21 |
| Fall 2021 | 09/21 | 09/21 |
| Winter 2021 | 12/21 | 12/21 |
| Spring 2022 | 03/21 | 03/21 |
| Fall 2022 | 09/22 | |
| Winter 2022 |
uarterly Safety Newsletters
| Safe Parking - Office Edition | Fall 2021 | Winter 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Winter 2022 |
| Safe Parking - Parks | Fall 2021 | Winter 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Winter 2022 |
Worker's Compensation Information:
If an employee is injured on the job, it is extremely important that the injury is documented and that the proper steps are followed to ensure the employee and the state are properly protected. The State of Nevada's Risk Management website contains essential information and forms for both the employee and the employer to complete.
Workers Compensation Employee Forms
State of Nevada Workers' Compensation Employee Guide
Workers Compensation Supervisor Forms
CCMSI is the Third-Party Administrator for the State of Nevada. They process claims and manage employee benefits through a contract with the State of Nevada. Their contact information is:
CCMSI (click for contact names and information)
PO Box 4990
Carson City, NV 89702
Phone: (775) 882-9600
Fax: (775) 882-9601
Toll Free: (877) 243-1253
Ergonomics
Ergonomics is the science of fitting the job to the employee. It is very common for someone to enter a work environment and start working at a desk or work station the way they find it, never questioning whether that setup actually fits them. The average height for desks in offices is somewhere between 28 to 30 inches, which works well for people between 5’8” to 5’10”. Unfortunately, if you are shorter or taller than that range, it can be problematic. An example is someone who is 5'2". That employee often is assigned to a desk and has to raise the chair up to it's highest adjustment to adequately reach the work surface. The problem with that is their feet are often unsupported, because they can no longer reach the floor. Alternatively someone taller than 5'10" may find their legs are unsupported because they are sitting in a chair that is too small or they may end up hunching down in their desk, because their equipment doesn't raise up to adequately accommodate their body.
Sometimes the solution is ordering new equipment, but often through evaluating the workspace and making the proper adjustments to the current furniture and equipment, the employee can achieve a comfortable work environment. The links below are to a guide and checklist published by the California Department of Inustrial Relations. These are very good tools for conducting a self evaluation on your work station. The recommendation would be to puruse the guide, just to get familiar with it, then use the checklist to evaluate your work station. Each question can be answered yes or no. For those questions where your answer is no, the checklist will indicate which page in the guide that will help you make the recommended adjustment. If you are unable to make the recommended adjustments, please contact the safety representative and schedule a time to review your workstation.
Easy Ergonomics for Desktop Computer Users
Easy Ergonomics Checklist - unfortunately this is not a fillable document, so you'll need to print it and fill it out manually.
Near Miss Reporting Form
Job Hazard Analysis
Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) Template
Inspection Forms
Safety Training
SCATS (Safety Consultation And Training Section) is the education side of Nevada OSHA. They have several great programs, but one of the best offerings for us is the FREE training. While we all operated under COVID restrictions, they began offering only online classes. As those COVID restrictions have lifted, they have returned to conducting the majority of their classes in person, either in the Las Vegas office or the Reno office. Please consult their website for available class offerings via this link SCATS.
