Nevada’s Senate Bill (SB) 260, which took effect January 1, 2026, mandates comprehensive requirements for employers to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke hazards. With the new law, Nevada joins states such as California, Oregon, and Washington State in implementing measures to protect workers from exposure to wildfire smoke.

Quick Hits

• Nevada’s Senate Bill (SB) 260, effective January 1, 2026, mandates comprehensive requirements for employers to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke hazards.
• Employers must implement written programs to mitigate exposure, monitor air quality, provide employee training, and establish communication systems for reporting air quality and health symptoms.
• SB 260 includes specific measures for air quality index levels and exemptions for certain employers, with further regulatory measures to be established by the administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations.

The law applies to employers whose employees “occasionally, frequently or constantly perform critical tasks outdoors.” Critically, the statute defines these terms precisely:

• “Constantly” means “an employee is performing critical tasks outdoors during at least two-thirds of his or her workday.”
• “Frequently” means “an employee is performing critical tasks outdoors during at least one-third but less than two-thirds of his or her workday.”
• “Occasionally” means “an employee is performing critical tasks outdoors during at least 2 percent but less than one-third of his or...

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