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Overview of Requirements in Governor’s Emergency Directives
Face Coverings and Personal Protective Equipment:
• All requirements regarding the use of face coverings and personal protective equipment
can be more restrictive at the local and county levels but must at least meet the
requirements listed in this section. See Declaration of Emergency Directive #041 (as
amended by Declaration of Emergency Directive #045).
Counties with Substantial or High Risk of Community Transmission
• In accordance with Declaration of Emergency Directives #047 and #048, all persons in
counties with substantial or high community transmission rates will be required to wear
face coverings while in public indoor spaces regardless of vaccination status. The
Department of Health and Human Services will provide updates weekly every Tuesday
to counties and the public informing them of their status.
• All employers shall provide face coverings
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for employees and shall require employees
to wear a face covering in any indoor public setting
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. (Required/Ref. Nevada Health
Response Guidance on Directive 024: Face Coverings, updated June 24, 2020, available
at: https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Guidance-on-
Directive-24-Face-Coverings-UPDATED.pdf; see also Declaration of Emergency Directive
#044, section 6; and Declaration of Emergency Directive #045.)
Counties with Low to Moderate Risk of Community Transmission
• Face coverings are only required for persons who are not fully vaccinated in counties
with low or moderate transmission per CDC guidance, available at:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-
coverings.html.
• Employers may have mask policies that are more restrictive than the CDC guidance.
Employers should assess if face coverings need to be worn by vaccinated employees to
prevent the spread of COVID-19. See the Job Hazard Analysis section of this guidance for
more information.
o Examples of situations that may require an assessment for face covering usage, in
addition to being vaccinated, include but are not limited to:
Employees working in an industry with a higher risk of transmission, such as
manufacturing, poultry processing, etc.
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Section 4 of Declaration of Emergency Directive #024 states, “For the purposes of this Directive, ‘face covering’ is
defined as covering that fully covers a person’s nose and mouth, including without limitation, cloth face masks,
surgical masks, towels, scarves, and bandanas.” For employees, Nevada OSHA does not recognize face shields as
an alternative to or as an effective “face covering.” The face covering must effectively control the breathing zone
and restrain any expelled or exhaled water droplets within the covering.
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Section 2 of Declaration of Emergency Directive #048 defines “indoor public setting” as “any indoor area where
people who are not members of the same household may be present. The term includes office buildings,
breakrooms, hallways, cafeterias, meeting rooms, and other areas where people may interact, even though the
public at large does not have access to the area.”