Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

182.6525 CRANE OPERATION. § Subdivision 1.Certification required. An individual may not operate a crane with a lifting capacity of five tons or more on a construction site unless the individual has a valid crane operator certificate received from a nationally recognized and accre…

182.6526 WAREHOUSE DISTRIBUTION WORKER SAFETY. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Aggregated employee work speed data" means a compilation of employee work speed data for multiple employees, in summary form, assemb…

182.653 RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYERS. § Subdivision 1.Scope. Rights and duties of employers include but are not limited to those specified in this section. § Subd. 2.Conditions and place of employment. Each employer shall furnish to each of its employees conditions of employmen…

182.654 RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF EMPLOYEES. § Subdivision 1.Scope. Rights and duties of employees include but are not limited to those specified in this section. § Subd. 2.OSHA standards. Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules and order…

182.6545 RIGHTS OF NEXT OF KIN UPON DEATH. In the case of a death of an employee, the department shall make reasonable efforts to locate the employee's next of kin and shall mail to them copies of the following: (1) citations and notification of penalty; (2) notices of hearings; …

182.655 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS. § Subdivision 1.Standards and variances; exempt rules. Standards and variances shall be proposed, granted, adopted, modified or revoked by the commissioner in accordance with the procedures of this section. The standards and varia…

182.6551 CITATION; SAFE PATIENT HANDLING ACT. Sections 182.6551 to 182.6554 may be cited as the "Safe Patient Handling Act." History: 2007 c 135 art 2 s 23; 2009 c 159 s 81

182.6552 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Direct patient care worker. "Direct patient care worker" means an individual doing the job of directly providing physical care to patients including nurses, as defined by section 148.171, who provide physical care to patients. § Subd. 2.Healt…

182.6553 SAFE PATIENT HANDLING PROGRAM. § Subdivision 1.Safe patient handling program required. (a) Every licensed health care facility in the state shall adopt a written safe patient handling policy establishing the facility's plan to achieve the goal of minimizing manual liftin…

182.6554 SAFE PATIENT HANDLING IN CLINICAL SETTINGS. § Subdivision 1.Safe patient handling plan required. (a) By July 1, 2010, every clinical setting that moves patients in the state shall develop a written safe patient handling plan to achieve by January 1, 2012, the goal of ens…

182.6555 REDUCING OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES TO BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS THROUGH SHARPS INJURIES. (a) Employers must comply with Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.1030, to eliminate or minimize employee exposure to blood-borne pathogens through sharps injuries. (b) Wri…

182.656 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. § Subdivision 1.Council creation; makeup of council. An Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council consisting of 12 members appointed by the commissioner of labor and industry is created to advise the department. The c…

182.657 RULES. The commissioner shall promulgate, in accordance with chapter 14, such rules as may be deemed necessary to carry out the responsibilities of this chapter, except for those responsibilities contained in section 182.655, including rules dealing with the inspection of…

182.6575 WAIVER PROHIBITED. No employer may request or require any employee to waive any rights under this chapter or under occupational safety and health standards adopted pursuant to this chapter. History: 1983 c 316 s 22

182.658 POSTING REQUIREMENTS. The commissioner shall issue rules requiring that employers, through posting of notices or other appropriate means, keep their employees informed of their protections and obligations under this chapter including the provisions of applicable standards…

182.659 INSPECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Authority to inspect. In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge, is authorized to enter without delay and at reasonable times any pl…

182.66 CITATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Written citations. After an inspection or investigation, if the commissioner believes that an employer has violated a requirement of section 182.653, or any standard, rule or order adopted pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner shall, with re…

182.661 ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Notice of penalty; contesting a penalty. If, after an inspection or investigation, the commissioner issues a citation under section 182.66, the commissioner shall notify the employer by certified mail of the penalty, if any, proposed to be ass…

182.662 PROCEDURES TO COUNTERACT SERIOUS AND IMMINENT DANGERS. § Subdivision 1.Temporary order. If an inspector finds any condition or practice in any place of employment which presents a substantial probability that the condition or practice could result in death or serious phys…

182.6625 HONORING DECEASED WORKERS. At the request of the family of a worker involved in a fatal accident killed while working on a public construction project, the commissioner shall erect a plaque in honor of the deceased worker. The plaque shall be located on the completed pro…

182.663 STATISTICS AND RECORD KEEPING. § Subdivision 1.Statistics program. In order to further the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner shall develop and maintain an effective program of collection, compilation, and analysis of occupational safety and health statistics. Suc…

182.664 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Creation and makeup of board. There is hereby created the Occupational Safety and Health Review Board, consisting of three members to be appointed by the governor. The governor shall designate one member to serv…

182.665 JUDICIAL REVIEW. Any person aggrieved by a final order of the board in a contested case, by a final order of the board on a petition to vacate a final order of the commissioner, or by any standard, rule, or order promulgated by the commissioner, is entitled to judicial re…

182.666 PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.Willful or repeated violations. Any employer who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirements of section 182.653, or any standard, rule, or order adopted under the authority of the commissioner as provided in this chapter, may be assessed a…

182.667 CRIMINAL PENALTIES. § Subdivision 1.False statements. Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter shall, upon convicti…

182.668 PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS. § Subdivision 1.Registration. Subject to the restrictions on the withholding of information pursuant to Minnesota Rules, part 5205.0010, a manufacturer or employer who believes that all or a part of the information required under section 182.6…

182.669 DISCRIMINATION. § Subdivision 1.Complaints alleging discriminatory acts; private actions. Any employee believed to have been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person because the employee has exercised any right authorized under the provisions of section…

182.67 ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. § Subdivision 1.Department's authority; cooperation with other departments. The department has sole authority and responsibility for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Any other department or official of this state or political su…

182.671 WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect the workers' compensation law of this state. History: 1973 c 732 s 22; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 88; 1983 c 316 s 29

182.672 REPRESENTATION IN CIVIL LITIGATION. The attorney general shall represent the commissioner in all civil actions arising under this chapter. History: 1973 c 732 s 23; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 88; 1983 c 316 s 29

182.673 TRAINING AND EDUCATION. The commissioner shall promulgate rules for the establishment of programs for the education of employers and employees in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions in places of employment covered by this…

182.6731 SAFETY AWARDS. The commissioner may present awards to businesses that have excellent safety records. The award shall be presented jointly to the company and its employees. The commissioner may solicit advice on what businesses shall receive the awards from representative…

182.674 REPORTS. § Subdivision 1.Commissioner reports. The commissioner shall make all reports to the United States Department of Labor which are required by the assistant secretary of labor. § Subd. 2.Employer reports. Employers shall make all reports to the commissioner and to …

182.675 RELATIONSHIP TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. Although not required, an employee or employer may seek to resolve any dispute arising under this chapter through resolution procedures provided by any applicable labor agreement or, if there is no applicable provision of a labor agr…

182.676 SAFETY COMMITTEES. (a) Every public or private employer of more than 25 employees shall establish and administer a joint labor-management safety committee. (b) Every public or private employer of 25 or fewer employees shall establish and administer a safety committee if i…

182.677 ERGONOMICS. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the definitions in this subdivision apply unless otherwise specified. (b) "Health care facility" means a hospital with a North American Industrial Classification system code of 622110, 622210, or 6…

182.678 SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEM POLICIES. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Surgical smoke" means the gaseous by-product produced by energy-generating devices including surgi…

182.679 COMMERCIAL DIVING OPERATIONS. § Subdivision 1.Application. (a) This section applies to persons who are conducting self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba) diving at a place of employment while making improvements to land, including the removal of aquatic plan…