NAC445A.6709. Storage structures: Security and safety.

A supplier of water shall ensure that, with regard to storage structures:

     1. Locks are installed on manholes and ladders, and such other precautions are taken, as are necessary to prevent trespassing, vandalism and sabotage. Fencing is required around any reservoir or tank that is highly accessible to the public or livestock.

     2. The structures are designed in such a manner as to provide for the safety of employees of the public water system. Equipment for the safety of employees, including ladder cages, rest platforms, handrails, guardrails and any other appropriate devices, must be provided and must conform to any applicable state or federal requirements for occupational safety and health.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97)