This text of Nevada § 618.710 (Unlawful use of title or designation indicating recognition or certification as professional in field of occupational safety and health; revocation of license; penalty) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Nevada primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
1. A person shall not hold himself or herself out as:
(a)An associate safety professional or use in connection with the person’s name the words or letters “Associate Safety Professional” or “A.S.P.” or any other title, word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is an associate safety professional, unless the person is recognized as such by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
(b)A certified industrial hygienist or use in connection with the person’s name the words or letters “Certified Industrial Hygienist” or “C.I.H.” or any other title, word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is a certified industrial hygienist, unless the person is certified as such by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
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1. A person shall not hold himself or herself out as:
(a) An associate safety professional or use in connection with the person’s name the words or letters “Associate Safety Professional” or “A.S.P.” or any other title, word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is an associate safety professional, unless the person is recognized as such by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
(b) A certified industrial hygienist or use in connection with the person’s name the words or letters “Certified Industrial Hygienist” or “C.I.H.” or any other title, word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is a certified industrial hygienist, unless the person is certified as such by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
(c) A certified safety professional or use in connection with the person’s name the words or letters “Certified Safety Professional” or “C.S.P.” or any other title, word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is a certified safety professional, unless the person is certified as such by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
(d) An industrial hygienist in training or use in connection with the person’s name the words or letters “Industrial Hygienist in Training” or “I.H.I.T.” or any other title, word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is an industrial hygienist in training, unless the person is certified as such by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene.
(e) An occupational health and safety technologist or use in connection with the person’s name the words “Occupational Health and Safety Technologist” or “O.H.S.T.” or any other title, word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is an occupational health and safety technologist, unless the person is certified as such by the Joint Committee of the American Board of Industrial Hygiene and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
(f) An associate safety and health manager or use in connection with the person’s name the words “Associate Safety and Health Manager” or “A.S.H.M.” or any other title, word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is an associate safety and health manager, unless the person is recognized as such by the Institute for Safety and Health Management.
(g) A certified safety and health manager or use in connection with the person’s name the words “Certified Safety and Health Manager” or “C.S.H.M.” or any other title, word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the person is a certified safety and health manager, unless the person is certified as such by the Institute for Safety and Health Management.
2. The Division shall report any alleged violation of subsection 1 to the district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred.
3. Any governmental entity that has issued a license to conduct business in this State as an associate safety professional, a certified industrial hygienist, a certified safety professional, an industrial hygienist in training, an occupational health and safety technologist, an associate safety and health manager or a certified safety and health manager to a person who is convicted of violating any provision of subsection 1 shall revoke that license and send notice of the revocation to the licensee by certified mail.
4. Any person who violates a provision of subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.