NRS391.278. Program to train employees who operate boiler or other pressure vessel.

      1.  The board of trustees of each school district, individually or in conjunction with other school districts, shall develop and carry out a program to train employees who operate a boiler or other pressure vessel which has a burner input of more than 2,500,000 British thermal units and is located in a public or private elementary or secondary school in this state.

      2.  The program must consist of instruction in the classroom and applied instruction regarding:

      (a) Various types of boilers;

      (b) General procedures for the operation of boilers;

      (c) Instrumentation, controls and safety devices;

      (d) Methods used to control combustion and the flame;

      (e) Equipment related to the burning of fuel;

      (f) Equipment and accessories related to feed water and water treatment;

      (g) Care and maintenance of boilers;

      (h) Safety and emergency procedures; and

      (i) Any other subjects determined to be appropriate by the board.

      3.  The board of trustees of each school district shall submit its program and any subsequent modifications to the program, including curricula and materials, to the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry for its review and comment.

      (Added to NRS by 1995, 908)