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nesota Department of Labor and Industry3 Lafayette Road NorthPaul, Minnesota 55155-43071) 284-50501) 282-5405 FAX

nd MNOSHA a question:[email protected]

tt Brener, Commissioner1) 284-50101) 282-5405 FAX

lyn Wade, Assistant Commissioner1) 284-5371

1) 282-2527 FAX

Isakson, Administrative Director, OSHA Management Team1) 284-53721) 297-2527 FAX

nnesota State Plan Home Page:

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nsultation Servicesrkplace Safety Consultation3 Lafayette Road NorthPaul, MN 55155-4307

1) 284-50601) 297-1953 FAXp://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owaredirect.html?p_url=http://www.doli.state.mn.us/wsc.html

scr ip t ion o f t he M inneso ta S ta te P lan

Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health program is administered by the Minnesota Department ofor and Industry. The department's Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Division is responsible for

mpliance program administration, conducting enforcement inspections, adoption of standards, andration of other related OSHA activities. Workplace Safety Consultation provides consultation services, onuest, to help employers prevent workplace accidents and diseases by identifying and correcting safety health hazards, and operates several employer assistance programs.

nagement and administration of Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) is the responsibility of the OSHAnagement Team (OMT). The OMT is comprised of the five Minnesota OSHA area directors, an

ministrative director, the consultation director, and the Federal OSHA Minneapolis Area Office director. mission of Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) is to make sure every worker in the State of Minnesota has a

e and healthful workplace. This mandate involves the application of a set of tools by MNOSHA includingndards development, enforcement, compliance assistance, and training and education, which enableployers to maintain safe and healthful workplaces.

addition to the traditional enforcement and consultation activities, MNOSHA operates several specializedgrams aimed at assisting employers in making their workplaces safer and more healthful includingnnesota First," an enforcement-based inspection program for employers with 100 or more workers inh-hazard industries (other than construction) who have injury and illness rates above the currentrage for all Minnesota employers; and "MNSHARP" (Minnesota Safety and Health Achievementognition Program), a voluntary, consultation-based program which assists small high-hazard employerschieving safety and health improvements and to recognize them for doing so. MNOSHA also operates aor-Management Safety Committee Program, a Loggers' Safety Education Program, a Workplace Violence

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vention Program, and a Safety Grants Program. More information about Minnesota First may be found at:p://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owaredirect.html?p_url=http://www.doli.state.mn.us/mnosha.

ml#mnfirst. More information about MNSHARP and the other programs operated by Workplace Safety

nsultation may be found at: www.doli.state.mn.us/wsc.html .

largest industry in Minnesota is health care. Minnesota is also an agricultural state with the related graindling and processing, dairy, poultry, and meat packing industries. The four largest manufacturingustries include industrial machinery, printing and publishing, food and kindred products, and forest

ducts (paper, lumber, wood, etc.).

te Publications

nesota OSHA is currently reviewing all state publications for relevancy, needed updates, etc. Once thiscess is completed, MNOSHA publications will be made available on the agency's home page. Questionsout available publications may be directed to MNOSHA at (651) 296-2116.

ining Materials/ Informationcational seminars, training sessions, and public meeting schedules of agency advisory committees areted on Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry home page at: http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/

aredirect.html?p_url=http://www.doli.state.mn.us/events.html . This "Coming Events" page lists public

etings and training sessions that have been scheduled by all divisions in Labor and Industry includingnesota OSHA and Workplace Safety Consultation. Training materials for distribution to the public are notrently available on the home page. Questions about training sessions and/or available training materialsy be directed to Minnesota OSHA at (651) 296-2116 and/or Workplace Safety Consultation at (651) 297-93.

te Standardsnesota OSHA generally adopts Federal OSHA standards by reference. With the exception of thendards listed below, all federal OSHA standards for General Industry (29 CFR Part 1910) andnstruction (29 CFR Part 1926) have been adopted by Minnesota OSHA. Minnesota OSHA has also adoptedte-specific standards which address hazards not covered by federal OSHA standards. Major differencesween federal and MNOSHA regulations include:

Em ployee Righ t - to -Know ( M inneso ta Ru les Chap te r 520 6) is enforced by MNOSHA instead of theeral Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200). Employee Right-to-Know covers harmful

ysical agents and infectious agents as well as hazardous substances and requires annual refresherning in addition to initial training. The rule covers employees in general industry, construction, maritimerations, and farming operations with more than 10 employees or a temporary labor camp.

Perm iss ib le Exposur e L im i t s ( PELs) ( 29 CFR 1910 .1000 - A i r Con tam inan ts ) . In 1989, federalHA revised its PELs under 1910.1000, which MNOSHA adopted. Although federal OSHA has since reverted

he pre-1989 PELs, MNOSHA still enforces the 1989 PELs for substances that are not covered by separatendards. (These are available on the MNOSHA website.)

Conf ined Spaces ( M inneso ta Ru les 5205 .1000 t h rou gh 5205 .104 0 and 5207 .0300 ) . MNOSHAopted its own confined spaces standard prior the federal adoption of 29 CFR 1910.146, Permit-Requirednfined Spaces. The Minnesota Confined Spaces rules cover both general industry and construction.ployers engaged in shipyard employment are to follow 29 CFR 1915.7-1915.16.

Lockou t Dev ices in Cons t r uc t ion ( M inneso ta Ru les 5207 .0600) . MNOSHA has adopted its ownkout/tagout standard for the construction industry. This standard is in addition to 29 CFR 1926.417,kout and Tagging of Circuits, and the portions of 29 CFR 1926 Subpart O, Motor Vehicles, Mechanizedipment and Marine Operations, which address the control of potential energy. Employers in general

ustry must comply with 29 CFR 1910.147, Control of Hazardous Energy.

Add i t iona l MNOSHA requ i rem en ts . Minnesota OSHA has also adopted the following standards coveringcs not addressed in federal OSHA standards. All MNOSHA standards and rules may be accessed at:

p://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owaredirect.html?p_url=http://www.doli.state.mn.us/mnosha.html .

nnesota Coverage of Public Sector Employees

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blic-sector employers in Minnesota (with the exception of federal agencies and exclusive federalsdiction properties) are covered and are treated exactly as any other employer. Public-sector employerssubject to the same enforcement protocols as private sector employers including inspection scheduling,

pection procedures, complaint and nondiscrimination procedures, informal conference and contestationcedures, employee access to information provisions, recordkeeping, and voluntary compliance programs.

nesota OSHA's goal is to conduct at least three percent (3%) of its inspections in the public sector.

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rkplace Safety Consultation, the MNOSHA consultation program, offers consultations on request to smallvate-sector employers and some public-sector employers to help them prevent workplace accidents andeases.

e strategy used by Minnesota OSHA to address hazards in the public sector is the development of aecial Emphasis inspection program. For example, when the Fire Brigade Standard was adopted in 1980,nesota OSHA established a Special Emphasis inspection program for fire departments. All fireartments in the state were listed and each year fire departments were randomly selected for a

mprehensive inspection. There are approximately 800 fire departments in Minnesota, both paid andunteer; all fire departments were inspected under this program over the course of several years.

July 1999, Minnesota OSHA donated 14 unneeded noise measuring equipment the Minnesota DepartmentChildren, Families and Learning for their use in schools throughout Minnesota.

t reach and Tra in ing

ining and outreach programs on standards and other OSHA-related topics of general interest are madeilable to public as well as private sector employers and employees. Programs have been, and whenuested will be, conducted for specific types of workplaces, such as fire departments, schools, correctionallities, etc.

hough not specifically geared toward public sector employers and employees, the Loggers' Safetycation Program, one of the programs under Workplace Safety Consultation, has provided safety training

numerous public sector employers and employees, primarily from public works departments. The "loggingrk" done by these workers is not a daily activity but is usually related to cleanup following storms or otherommon events and involves trees that are damaged and hazardous to work on. The training sessions

er the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.266, including personal protective equipment, chainsaw safety andntenance, and proper tree felling techniques.

ks

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Minnesota Department of Health website includes health information in many categories, includingestos in schools.

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Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning includes information for schools includingommendations on school safety and violence prevention.

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Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management, provides information for emergenciesuding county and statewide response plans.

p://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owaredirect.html?p_url=http://www.extension.umn.edu

e University of Minnesota Extension Service provides information on a broad range of topics includingd waste, pesticide safety, and indoor environmental issues such as air quality and air systems.

Minneso ta Occupa t iona l Sa fe ty and Hea l th Ru les

hapters 5205, 5206, 5207, 5210, and 5215]

apter 5205 - General Industry05.0010 Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference

05.0015 Application of Rules

sonal Pro tective Equipment05.0020 Head Protection

05.0030 High Visibility Personal Protective Equipment

lking, Working Surfaces05.0040 Elevated Storage Platform or Rack05.0050 Ships Ladders05.0060 Ships Ladders, Special Requirements05.0065 Suspension Scaffolds

05.0080 Wells, Pits, Shafts, and Other Similar Spaces

neral Environmental Controls05.0100 Submission of Environmental Control Measures

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05.0105 Vent Pipe Outlets05.0110 Workroom Ventilation and Temperature05.0115 Gas Fired Machines and Appliances

05.0116 Carbon Monoxide Monitoring

mination 05.0120 Minimum Levels of Illumination05.0130 Diffusion and Distribution of Light05.0140 Exit and Emergency Lighting

05.0150 Maintaining the Level of Illumination

ntilation for Garages05.0200 Garage Ventilation

am Boilers05.0330 Steam Boilers

vators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Moving Walks05.0400 Scope05.0401 Application05.0410 Definitions05.0420 Existing Installations05.0430 Inspections, Tests, and Approval05.0440 Accidents05.0450 Standards Incorporated by Reference05.0460 Exceptions and Amendments to ANSI A17.105.0470 Stage and Orchestra Lifts05.0480 Mechanized Parking Garage Equipment

05.0490 Wheelchair Elevating Devices

tform Manlifts05.0550 Installation Limitations05.0560 Inspection05.0570 Types of Manlifts05.0580 Hand-powered Platform Passenger Type Manlifts

05.0590 Special Purpose Personnel Elevators

ntenance and Repair of Buildings and Equipment05.0650 Scope05.0660 Maintenance Goals

05.0665 Electrical Requirements05.0670 Blocking and Cribbing Machinery05.0675 Covers and Overhead Doors05.0685 Knives and Cutting Tools05.0686 Pressure Hoses05.0690 Lubrication of Moving Machinery05.0700 Wire Rope Clips

05.0710 Alteration of Tools and Equipment

hicles05.0750 Motorized Self-propelled Vehicles05.0755 Police and Patrol Vehicles05.0760 Powered Industrial Truck Operations05.0765 Scissor Point Protection

05.0770 Grease Racks, Hoists, and Pits

chine Guarding05.0850 Pneumatic Power Tools05.0860 Machines with Revolving Parts05.0865 Foot Actuated Machines05.0880 Motor Start Button

05.0890 Hydraulic Presses

nfined Spaces05.1000 Scope05.1010 Definitions05.1020 Operating Procedures and Worker Training05.1030 Preentry Procedures



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05.1040 Entry into and Work within confined Spaces

nes and Hoists05.1200 Cranes and Hoists05.1210 Hoist Hook Safety Devices

05.1220 Warning Signal

sonnel P latforms Suspended from Cranes and Derricks05.1230 Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes and Derricks

ppers

05.1400 Inspection of Hoppers

rkp lace Accident and Injury Reduction Program 05.1500 Standard Industrial Classification List

apter 5206 - Employee Right-to-Know Standards06.0100 Definitions06.0200 Purpose06.0300 Scope; Exceptions06.0400 Hazardous Substances06.0500 Harmful Physical Agents06.0600 Infectious Agents06.0700 Training

06.0800 Availability of Information

beling06.1000 Labeling Hazardous Substances06.1100 Labeling Harmful Physical Agents; Label Content

06.1200 Certification of Existing Labeling Program

ming Operations Training Plan06.1300 Purpose06.1400 Scope06.1500 Definitions06.1600 Hazardous Substances and Harmful Physical Agents06.1700 Training06.1800 Availability of Information06.1900 Labeling

06.2000 Effective Date

apter 5207 - Constructionneral 07.0010 Anchor Bolts07.0020 Bar, Floor and Roof Joists07.0030 Demolition Operations07.0035 Demolition, Restoration, Remodeling Asbestos Survey07.0040 Spray Painting of Building Interiors07.0050 Wire Rope Clips

07.0060 Flammable Liquid Tank Supports

sonal Pro tective Equipment07.0100 High Visibility Personal Protective Equipment

lking, Working Surfaces07.0200 Ships Ladders07.0210 Ships Ladders, Special Requirements07.0250 Walking, Working Surfaces07.0260 Suspension Scaffolds07.0300 Confined Spaces

07.0310 Carbon Monoxide Monitoring

vironmental Controls07.0320 Gas Fired Machines and Appliances

nes, Hoists, and Derricks07.0400 Cranes, Hoists, and Derricks07.0410 Personnel Platforms Suspended from Cranes and Derricks



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07.0500 Enclosures at Construction or Engineering Projects07.0510 Wells, Pits, Shafts, and Other Similar Spaces07.0520 Warning Signs at Construction or Engineering Projects07.0530 Sidewalk Sheds

07.0540 Lights at Sidewalk Sheds

chine Guarding07.0600 Lockout Devices07.0610 Motor Start Button07.0620 Machine Controls and Equipment

07.0630 Foot Actuated Machines

ntenance and Repair of Equipment 07.0700 Compressed Gas Containers07.0710 Pressure Hoses07.0720 Alteration of Tools and Equipment07.0730 Lubrication of Moving Machinery

07.0740 Scissor Point Protection

nitation07.0800 Privies at Construction and Engineering Projects

07.0810 Jobsite Shelters

hicles07.0900 Powered Industrial Truck Operations

07.0910 Servicing Multipiece and Single Piece Rim Wheels

apter 5210 - Occupational Safety and Health Administrative Rules0.0005 Definitions

option of Standards10.0020 Scope10.0040 Petition for Adoption, Modification, or Revocation of a Standard10.0050 Initiation10.0060 Objections0.0070 Conduct of Hearing

10.0080 Powers of Presiding Officer0.0090 Certification of the Hearing Record

10.0100 Decision

cess to Employee Exposure and Medical Records 10.0150 Incorporation by Reference of Federal Standards (1910.1020)

10.0160 Modified Definition

crimination Against Employees10.0210 Purpose and Scope0.0300 Participation in Protected Activities0.0310 Claim Procedures0.0320 Deferral of Action on Discrimination Complaint0.0330 Accepting Other Decisions as Final Determination

0.0340 Enforcement Proceedings

pections, Citations, and P roposed Penalties10.0410 Purpose0.0420 Posting of Notices

10.0450 Objection to Inspection0.0460 Waiver not Implied

10.0470 Investigations10.0480 Representatives of Employers and Employees to Accompany Investigators10.0490 Consultation with Employer and Employees10.0500 Employee Rights During Inspection0.0510 Trade Secrets0.0520 Inspection not Warranted; Informal Review

10.0530 Citations; Posting10.0533 Notice of Contest and Certification of Service10.0536 Employer Contest0.0539 Employee and Authorized Employee Representative Contests

0.0542 Petitions for Modification of Abatement Date



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ntested Case Hearings0.0548 Record Address

10.0551 Service and Notice10.0554 Filing; Facsimile10.0557 Form of Pleadings10.0561 Signature on Pleadings0.0564 Refusal of Pleading

10.0567 Caption; Case Title10.0570 Complaint; Notice; Answer0.0573 Party Status0.0576 Representatives of Parties and Intervenors

0.0579 Motions0.0583 Consolidation and Severance of Cases0.0589 Protection of Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information0.0595 Hearing0.0596 Settlement; Miscellaneous Provisions

0.0597 Expedited Proceeding

cording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and I llnesses10.0600 Statutory Authority10.0610 Scope0.0620 Definitions

10.0630 Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses0.0640 Supplementary Record

10.0650 Annual Summary

0.0660 Retention of Records0.0670 Access to Records0.0680 Reporting of Fatality or Multiple Hospitalization Accidents0.0690 Falsification or Failure to Keep Records or Reports0.0700 Change of Ownership0.0710 Petitions for Recordkeeping Exceptions, Public Employment Sector0.0720 Petitions for Recordkeeping Exceptions, Private Employment Sector0.0730 Employees Not in Fixed Establishments

10.0740 Small Employers0.0750 Statistics Program

10.0760 Survey Form

riances10.0800 Purpose and Scope0.0810 Effect of Variances

10.0820 Temporary Variances0.0830 Permanent Variances0.0835 Interim Orders

10.0850 Order Denying Variance0.0860 Objection to Variance Denial

0.0870 Multi-state Variances

de Secret Registration0.0900 Registration0.0910 Promulgation and Procedures0.0920 Required Information

10.0930 Expiration of Registration0.0940 Classification of Data

10.0950 Disclosure

0.0960 Determination Procedure

tutory Authority/ Legislationbling legislation for the Minnesota OSHA program is codified in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 182 whichy be accessed at: http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owaredirect.html?p_url=http://www.doli.state.mn.

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