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MNOSHA Compliance: Safety Lines newsletter

Safety Lines is a quarterly publication of Minnesota OSHA and the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. Its purpose is to promote occupational safety and health and to inform readers of the purpose, plans and progress of Minnesota OSHA. Visit the archive for past editions.

January 2026

Contents

  • Employee safety and health:  Young workers deserve our attention, training

  • Tap into free services from MNOSHA Workplace Safety Consultation

  • Save the dates:  Spring 2026 safety, health observances

    • National Stand-down to Prevent Struck-by Incidents – April 20 through 24

    • National Safety Stand-down to Prevent Falls in Construction – May 4 through 8

    • Minnesota Safety and Health Conference – May 5 and 6 

  • SOII sauce:  Forklift-related injuries increase in Minnesota

  • Two recent news releases update injury and illness rate, fatal-injury rate

    • Minnesota workplace injury, illness rate in 2024 holds steady at all-time low

    • Worksites urged to focus on safety as state's fatal work-injuries rise

  • MNOSHA Compliance's next free seminars for health care, construction

    • Health Care Seminar:  Requirements for committees in health care – April 29, begins at noon

    • Construction Seminar:  Proposed standard for lead in construction – May 19, begins at 7 a.m.

  • MNOSHA fatality, serious-injury investigations summaries online

  • Translated materials, webpages, Language Line available via DLI website

  • Training:  OSHA recordkeeping basics offered online May 1

  • MNOSHA Compliance signs safety, health partnerships

  • Minnesota OSHA's calendar of events

  • J.E. Dunn worksite achieves MNSHARP Construction status

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