Nevada Revised Statutes Title 40. Public Health and Safety § 459.387. Entry into facility to verify compliance with statutory requirements and regulations; issuance of order

1. The Division may enter any facility:

to verify compliance with the provisions of NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, any regulation adopted pursuant thereto and the quality of all work performed pursuant to those sections, except that the owner or operator of a facility need not employ any personnel solely to assure access to the facility by the Division when this access would otherwise be impossible.

2. The State Environmental Commission shall adopt regulations establishing requirements for:

3. If the Administrator of the Division finds that any person is engaging, is about to engage or has engaged in an act or practice that violates any provision of NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or any term or condition of a permit issued by the Division pursuant to NRS 459.380 to 459.3874, inclusive, the Administrator may issue an order:

4. If the Administrator finds that the handling of a highly hazardous substance or explosive at a facility presents an imminent and substantial threat to human health or the environment, the Administrator may, after the Division has inspected the site and after the Administrator has had a consultation with the owner or operator of the facility and the owner or operator fails to correct the threat, issue an order requiring the owner or operator of the facility to take necessary steps to prevent the act or eliminate the practice that constitutes the threat.