Nevada SCR 1: Urges employers in this State to provide personal protective equipment to employees to prevent the spread of COVID-19. (BDR R-189)

Bill Text

- 81st Session (2021)
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1–Senators Hardy;
D. Harris, Kieckhefer, Ratti and Spearman

FILE NUMBER..........
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION—Urging employers in
this State to provide personal protective equipment to
employees to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
WHEREAS, The 81st Session of the Nevada Legislature is being
held amid the ongoing and widespread public health crisis caused by
coronavirus disease 2019, commonly known as COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human
Services, COVID-19 spreads very easily from person to person,
mainly through close contact between people who are physically
near each other; and
WHEREAS, In an editorial published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention stated that the use of personal protective equipment,
including face coverings, hand sanitizer and gloves, is a critical tool
in the fight against COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, Because of the extraordinary risk of death or severe
health outcomes posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is imperative
that employers in this State protect employees against exposure to
COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, Providing employees with personal protective
equipment will help prevent exposure to COVID-19 at the
workplace; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, THE
ASSEMBLY CONCURRING, That the 81st Session of the Nevada
Legislature hereby urges employers in this State to provide personal
protective equipment to employees; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and
transmit a copy of this resolution to the Labor Commissioner for
provision to employers in this State; and be it further
RESOLVED, That this resolution becomes effective upon
adoption.

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