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MNOSHA Compliance: Health care seminars

About the seminars

Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance's free Health Care Seminars will feature a presentation about a specific health care safety and health topic – with time for questions, answers and input – plus an updated from MNOSHA Compliance about what's currently happening regarding inspections.

Mark your calendars now and subscribe to the Health Care Seminars email list to receive notices about the events.

Location, time, format

The Health Care Seminars are virtual and free. A link to attend virtually via Microsoft Teams will be posted with the information for each date below.

The Health Care Seminars are set up for interaction with the audience, leading to better understanding of the topic and more practical learning, and providing a safe environment for participants to ask questions and get real safety and health solutions. This learning opportunity is designed to bring together a diverse group of beyond-safety professionals – including administrators, nursing staff members and support services staff members – to foster collaboration and shared learning. The goal is to create a space where ideas are exchanged, challenges are explored and support to advance workplace safety and health is shared across all facets of health care delivery.

An agenda and link for the meeting will be posted before each seminar.

2026 seminar dates

(All dates are the last Wednesday of the month.)

Jan. 28, noon to 1:30 p.m. – Minnesota OSHA's ergonomics statute, Minnesota Statutes 182.677

This free, online seminar is the first in a new series of Health Care Seminars from Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance. This webinar will focus on MNOSHA's ergonomics statute, Minnesota Statutes 182.677, which became effective Jan. 1, 2024.

This webinar will detail what the law requires and who is covered. The emphasis is on the employer's development of an ergonomics program, annual evaluations, employee training, employee involvement through a safety committee, referencing the ergonomics program in the A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) program and identifying potential ergonomic risk through reporting of early signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders. Employers must also maintain specific records, as detailed in the statute.

Compliance resources will be provided to attendees. MNOSHA Compliance will also provide an update about inspections.

Future seminar dates

  • April 29, noon to 1:30 p.m. – Topic to be determined

  • June 24, noon to 1:30 p.m. – Topic to be determined

  • Oct. 28, noon to 1:30 p.m. – Topic to be determined

Potential topics for future dates

  • Safe patient-handling

  • Bloodborne pathogens

  • Respiratory protection

  • Recordkeeping for health care