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DirectionsSafety 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.
Categories: Safety Lines, MNOSHA newsletter, MNOSHA, Minnesota OSHA
It is in the public interest that public buildings and other public works be constructed and maintained by the best means and highest quality of labor reasonably available and that people working on public works be compensated according to the real value of the services they perform. Therefore, it is the policy of this state that wages of laborers, workers and mechanics on projects financed in whole or part by state funds should be comparable to wages paid for similar work in the community as a whole.
Categories: Prevailing wage and contracting agencies, prevailing wage law in Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry's (DLI's) Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance has issued a $10,500 penalty to Amazon in Shakopee, Minnesota, regarding worker safety hazards at a warehouse distribution center.
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry’s (DLI’s) Labor Standards Division protects all Minnesota workers regardless
View the fall 2025 edition of the CCLD Review.
Some of the stories in this edition include:
2026 Minnesota State Building Code adoption update
New round of Building Official Training grants to open soon
Contractor registration renewals are due by Dec. 31, 2025
Council appoints working groups to review manufactured home requirements and International Fire Code
Categories: Electrical, manufactured homes, newsletter, CCLD, CCLD Review, license, Construction, building code, Plumbing, boiler, plan review
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has recovered more than $334,000 in back wages for construction workers who were not paid the correct prevailing wage or overtime wages.
Under Minnesota Statutes 176.102, vocational rehabilitation is designed to:
restore the injured worker to a job related to his or her former employment; or
return the injured worker to a job in another work area that produces an economic status as close as possible to what he or she would have enjoyed without a disability.
A rehabilitation consultation is required when requested at any time by any party and it must be provided under the disability status report circumstances.
Categories: Workers' compensation, vocational rehabilitation, retraining, Disability Status Report, qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC), Report of Work Ability (RWA) form, Rehabilitation Request form and independent vocational evaluation, Rehabilitation Consultation form.
Registered apprenticeship is a time tested “earn-and-learn” workforce development model that provides family-supporting wages to apprentices in existing, new and high-demand industries throughout Minnesota resulting in highly skilled workers.
Purpose
The purpose of a Recognized Apprenticeship Preparation Program is to prepare individuals to gain the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to enter a registered apprenticeship program (RAP) and succeed.
If you are a worker injured on the job, you may be eligible for rehabilitation benefits, depending on the extent of your injuries. The following paragraphs briefly explain the services that may be available to you.
Categories: Workers' compensation, qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC), rehabilitation benefits, vocational rehabilitation services, disability case management