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Minnesota has its own Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MNOSHA) state-plan program, which is approved by federal OSHA, to protect workers at private and public worksites.

About the AWAIR Act, required programs On Jan. 1, 1991, Minnesota adopted an amendment to Minnesota OSHA statutes that requires many employers to develop and use a formal safety and health program, known commonly as A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) program.

A safety committee must hold regularly scheduled meetings unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement. Employee safety committee members must be selected by employees. An employer that fails to establish or administer a safety committee, as required by this section, may be cited by the commissioner.

OSHA Standards are designed to protect employee's. Every state has exactly the same OSHA standards. Which of the following viruses can be transmitted by blood but not through the air? Which of the following can be sources of occupational exposure?

OSHA covers most private sector employers and workers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the other United States (U.S.) jurisdictions – either directly through OSHA or through an OSHA-approved State Plan.

General Differences Between State Plans and Federal OSHA Federal OSHA does not cover public sector employees, while all 27 State Plans do. This is an important benefit to public employees because some of the most dangerous occupations – firefighting, law enforcement and emergency response – are in the public sector.

AWAIR (A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction Program)

Federal OSHA covers Federal government employers, including the United States Postal Service. The Minnesota State Plan covers State and local government employers and employees.