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MNOSHA Standards and Regulations

Minnesota, 2000

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 gives employees the right to file complaints about workplace safety and health hazards. Further, the act gives complainants the right to request that their names not be revealed to their employers. Complaints from employees and their representatives are taken seriously by OSHA.

Minnesota OSHA Rules, Minnesota Statutes

Federal general industry and construction industry standards

AWAIR (A workplace accident and injury reduction program)

PELs (permissible exposure limits)

Powered industrial trucks (see item 7)

Other resources and links to information that MNOSHA references

How to order OSHA Standards and Rules or MNOSHA Rules

MNOSHA Standards and regulations:
http://www.doli.state.mn.us/standard.html