Nevada Code § 618.710

Unlawful use of title or designation indicating recognition or certification as professional in field of occupational safety and health; revocation of license; penalty
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1. A person shall not hold himself or
herself out as:
(a) An associate safety professional or use in
connection with the persons name the words or letters Associate Safety
Professional or A.S.P. or any other title, word, letter or other designation
intended to imply or designate that the person is an associate safety
professional, unless the person is recognized as such by the Board of Certified
Safety Professionals.
(b) A certified industrial hygienist or use in
connection with the persons name the words or letters Certified Industrial
Hygienist or C.I.H. or any other title, word, letter or other designation
intended to imply or designate that the person is a certified industrial
hygienist, unless the person is certified as such by the American Board of
Industrial Hygiene.
(c) A certified safety professional or use in
connection with the persons name the words or letters Certified Safety
Professional or C.S.P. or any other title, word, letter or other designation
intended to imply or designate that the person is a certified safety
professional, unless the person is certified as such by the Board of Certified
Safety Professionals.
(d) An industrial hygienist in training or use in
connection with the persons name the words or letters Industrial Hygienist in
Training or I.H.I.T. or any other title, word, letter or other designation
intended to imply or designate that the person is an industrial hygienist in
training, unless the person is certified as such by the American Board of
Industrial Hygiene.
(e) An occupational health and safety
technologist or use in connection with the persons name the words
Occupational Health and Safety Technologist or O.H.S.T. or any other title,
word, letter or other designation intended to imply or designate that the
person is an occupational health and safety technologist, unless the person is
certified as such by the Joint Committee of the American Board of Industrial
Hygiene and the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
(f) An associate safety and health manager or use
in connection with the persons name the words Associate Safety and Health
Manager or A.S.H.M. or any other title, word, letter or other designation
intended to imply or designate that the person is an associate safety and
health manager, unless the person is recognized as such by the Institute for
Safety and Health Management.
(g) A certified safety and health manager or use
in connection with the persons name the words Certified Safety and Health
Manager or C.S.H.M. or any other title, word, letter or other designation
intended to imply or designate that the person is a certified safety and health
manager, unless the person is certified as such by the Institute for Safety and
Health Management.
2. The Division shall report any alleged
violation of subsection 1 to the district attorney of the county in which the
alleged violation occurred.
3. Any governmental entity that has issued
a license to conduct business in this State as an associate safety professional,
a certified industrial hygienist, a certified safety professional, an
industrial hygienist in training, an occupational health and safety
technologist, an associate safety and health manager or a certified safety and
health manager to a person who is convicted of violating any provision of
subsection 1 shall revoke that license and send notice of the revocation to the
licensee by certified mail.
4. Any person who violates a provision of
subsection 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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