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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.656 — Occupational Safety And Health Advisory Council.

182.656 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Subdivision 1.
Council creation; makeup of council.
An Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council consisting of 12 members appointed by the commissioner of labor and industry is created to advise the department. The council members shall be chosen so that three shall represent management; three shall represent labor; three shall represent occupational safety and health professions; and three shall represent the general public.
The commissioner of labor and industry shall designate one of the public members as chair. The members shall be selected upon the basis of their experience and competence in the field of occupational safety and health. The commissioner of labor and industry shall be an ex officio member and shall serve as secretary of the council. The council shall elect from its members, by a concurring vote of not less than six members, other officers as necessary to carry out the duties thereof.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1975 c 315 s 26]
Subd. 3.
Meetings.
A majority of the council members constitutes a quorum. The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or upon request of any six members. A tape recording of the meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will be available upon the request and payment of costs to any interested party. The council shall expire and the terms, compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in section 15.059.
History:
1973 c 732 s 7; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 315 s 14; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1984 c 531 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 132 s 4; 1997 c 192 s 30; 2001 c 161 s 36; 2003 c 38 s 2; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 18; 2014 c 286 art 8 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.657 — Rules.

182.657 RULES.
The commissioner shall promulgate, in accordance with chapter 14, such rules as may be deemed necessary to carry out the responsibilities of this chapter, except for those responsibilities contained in section 182.655, including rules dealing with the inspection of places of employment.
History:
1973 c 732 s 8; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 88; 1983 c 316 s 29; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.6575 — Waiver Prohibited.

182.6575 WAIVER PROHIBITED.
No employer may request or require any employee to waive any rights under this chapter or under occupational safety and health standards adopted pursuant to this chapter.
History:
1983 c 316 s 22
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.658 — Posting Requirements.

182.658 POSTING REQUIREMENTS.
The commissioner shall issue rules requiring that employers, through posting of notices or other appropriate means, keep their employees informed of their protections and obligations under this chapter including the provisions of applicable standards.
History:
1973 c 732 s 9; 1983 c 316 s 23; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.66 — Citations.

182.66 CITATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Written citations.
After an inspection or investigation, if the commissioner believes that an employer has violated a requirement of section 182.653, or any standard, rule or order adopted pursuant to this chapter, the commissioner shall, with reasonable promptness and in no event later than six months following the inspection, issue a written citation to the employer by certified mail. The citation shall describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including a reference to the provision of the act, standard, rule or order alleged to have been violated. In addition, the citation shall fix a reasonable time for the abatement of the violation.
Subd. 2.
Posting requirement.
Each citation issued under this section, and the penalty proposed to be assessed under section 182.666, or a copy or copies thereof, shall be prominently posted, as prescribed in rules issued by the commissioner, at or near each place a violation referred to in the citation occurred. Each citation and proposed penalty shall be posted for a minimum period of 20 days.
Subd. 3.
De minimis violations.
The commissioner may prescribe procedures for the issuance of a notice in lieu of a citation with respect to de minimis violations which have no direct or immediate relationship to safety and health.
Subd. 4.
Classification of citation data.
Notwithstanding section 13.39, subdivision 2, the data in a written citation is classified as public data 20 days after the employer has received the citation. All data in the citation is public, including but not limited to the employer's name, the employer's business address, and the address of the worksite; the date or dates of inspection; the date the citation was issued; the provision of the act, standard, rule, or order alleged to have been violated; the severity level of the citation; the description of the nature of the violation; the proposed abatement date; the proposed penalty; and any abatement guidelines. If a notice of contest is filed contesting any part of a citation pursuant to section 182.661, subdivision 3, the date that the notice was filed shall also be classified as public data 20 days after the employer has received the citation. When citation data is requested, the department must also provide any final settlement agreement or order amending or withdrawing the citation.
History:
1973 c 732 s 11; 1975 c 375 s 2; 1983 c 316 s 24; 1985 c 248 s 70; 2003 c 38 s 3; 2023 c 53 art 11 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.6625 — Honoring Deceased Workers.

182.6625 HONORING DECEASED WORKERS.
At the request of the family of a worker involved in a fatal accident killed while working on a public construction project, the commissioner shall erect a plaque in honor of the deceased worker. The plaque shall be located on the completed project and be reasonably visible to the public.
History:
1991 c 192 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.665 — Judicial Review.

182.665 JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Any person aggrieved by a final order of the board in a contested case, or by any standard, rule, or order promulgated by the commissioner, is entitled to judicial review thereof in accordance with the applicable provisions of chapter 14.
History:
1973 c 732 s 16; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.667 — Criminal Penalties.

182.667 CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Subdivision 1.
False statements.
Whoever knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained pursuant to this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and be punished by a fine of not more than $20,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
Subd. 2.
Willful or repeated violations.
Any employer who willfully or repeatedly violates the requirements of section 182.653, any safety and health standard promulgated under this chapter, any existing rule promulgated by the department, may be punished by a fine of not more than $70,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months or by both; except, that if the conviction is for a violation committed after a first conviction of such person, punishment shall be a fine of not more than $100,000 or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
Subd. 3.
Advance notice of inspection.
Any person who gives advance notice of any inspection to be conducted under the authority of this chapter, without the consent of the commissioner or designees shall, upon conviction, be assessed a fine of up to $3,000 or by imprisonment for not more than six months or by both.
History:
1973 c 732 s 18; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 88; 1983 c 316 s 29; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 128 art 11 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.669 — Discrimination.

182.669 DISCRIMINATION.
Subdivision 1.
Complaints alleging discriminatory acts; private actions.
Any employee believed to have been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person because the employee has exercised any right authorized under the provisions of sections 182.65 to 182.674, may, within 30 days after the alleged discrimination occurs, file a complaint with the commissioner alleging the discriminatory act. Upon receipt of the complaint, the commissioner shall cause an investigation to be made as the commissioner deems appropriate. If upon such investigation the commissioner determines that a discriminatory act was committed against an employee, the commissioner shall refer the matter to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a hearing before an administrative law judge pursuant to the provisions of chapter 14. Communications between discrimination complainants and attorneys representing the commissioner are privileged as would be communications between an attorney and a client. For purposes of this section, the commissioner shall file with the administrative law judge and serve upon the respondent, by registered or certified mail, a complaint and written notice of hearing. The respondent shall file with the administrative law judge and serve upon the commissioner, by registered or certified mail, an answer within 20 days after service of the complaint. In all cases where the administrative law judge finds that an employee has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against by any person because the employee has exercised any right authorized under sections 182.65 to 182.674, the administrative law judge may order payment to the employee of back pay and compensatory damages. The administrative law judge may also order rehiring of the employee; reinstatement of the employee's former position, fringe benefits, and seniority rights; and other appropriate relief. In addition, the administrative law judge may order payment to the commissioner or to the employee of costs, disbursements, witness fees, and attorney fees. Interest shall accrue on, and be added to, the unpaid balance of an administrative law judge's order from the date the order is signed by the administrative law judge until it is paid, at the annual rate provided in section 549.09, subdivision 1, paragraph (c). An employee may bring a private action in the district court for relief under this section.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1975 c 343 s 2]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1975 c 343 s 2]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 1975 c 343 s 2]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed, 1975 c 343 s 2]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 1975 c 343 s 2]
History:
1973 c 732 s 20; 1975 c 343 s 1; 1985 c 130 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 46 s 9; 1989 c 249 s 5; 1991 c 233 s 83; 2000 c 323 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.67 — Administrative Authority.

182.67 ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY.
Subdivision 1.
Department's authority; cooperation with other departments.
The department has sole authority and responsibility for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Any other department or official of this state or political subdivision thereof which would in any way affect the administration or enforcement of this chapter shall cooperate and coordinate all such activities with the department to assure orderly and efficient administration and enforcement of this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Contracts and cooperation with federal government.
The department is authorized and empowered to make all contracts and to do all things necessary to cooperate with the United States government, and to qualify for, accept and disburse any grant from the United States government intended for the administration of this chapter.
Subd. 3.
Liaison officer.
The commissioner shall designate a liaison officer from the department whose duty it shall be to insure the maximum possible consistency in procedures and to insure minimum duplication between the department and the other agencies that may be involved in occupational safety and health.
History:
1973 c 732 s 21; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 88; 1983 c 316 s 29; 1986 c 444; 2017 c 68 art 3 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.671 — Workers' Compensation.

182.671 WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or in any manner affect the workers' compensation law of this state.
History:
1973 c 732 s 22; 1975 c 359 s 23; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 88; 1983 c 316 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.672 — Representation In Civil Litigation.

182.672 REPRESENTATION IN CIVIL LITIGATION.
The attorney general shall represent the commissioner in all civil actions arising under this chapter.
History:
1973 c 732 s 23; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 88; 1983 c 316 s 29
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.673 — Training And Education.

182.673 TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
The commissioner shall promulgate rules for the establishment of programs for the education of employers and employees in the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions in places of employment covered by this chapter, and consult with and advise employers and employees, and organizations representing employers and employees, as to effective means of preventing occupational injuries and illnesses.
History:
1973 c 732 s 24; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 88; 1983 c 316 s 29; 1985 c 248 s 70
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.6731 — Safety Awards.

182.6731 SAFETY AWARDS.
The commissioner may present awards to businesses that have excellent safety records. The award shall be presented jointly to the company and its employees. The commissioner may solicit advice on what businesses shall receive the awards from representatives of labor and business.
History:
1990 c 508 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.674 — Reports.

182.674 REPORTS.
Subdivision 1.
Commissioner reports.
The commissioner shall make all reports to the United States Department of Labor which are required by the assistant secretary of labor.
Subd. 2.
Employer reports.
Employers shall make all reports to the commissioner and to the assistant secretary of the United States Department of Labor as are required.
History:
1973 c 732 s 25
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.675 — Relationship To Collective Bargaining.

182.675 RELATIONSHIP TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Although not required, an employee or employer may seek to resolve any dispute arising under this chapter through resolution procedures provided by any applicable labor agreement or, if there is no applicable provision of a labor agreement, through a dispute resolution procedure to be developed by the commissioner. The employee is not deemed to have waived or lost any substantive or procedural rights under this chapter due to resort to the resolution methods and may pursue all legal remedies under this chapter without any prejudice due to the results of these resolution methods. Nothing in this chapter is deemed to prevent the creation of additional rights or remedies for employees pursuant to a labor agreement or personnel rule.
History:
1983 c 316 s 28; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1996 c 305 art 2 s 35
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182 — Occupational Safety And Health › Section 182.676 — Safety Committees.

182.676 SAFETY COMMITTEES.
(a) Every public or private employer of more than 25 employees shall establish and administer a joint labor-management safety committee.
(b) Every public or private employer of 25 or fewer employees shall establish and administer a safety committee if it is subject to the requirements of section 182.653, subdivision 8.
(c) A safety committee must hold regularly scheduled meetings unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.
(d) 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. A citation is punishable as a serious violation under section 182.666.
The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
History:
1995 c 231 art 2 s 101; 1997 c 7 art 5 s 18; 2023 c 53 art 11 s 43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182A — Industrial Hygiene And Safety Profession › Section 182A.02 — Purpose.

182A.02 PURPOSE.
The purpose of the Industrial Hygienist and Safety Professional Title Protection Act is to provide legal recognition to the profession of industrial hygiene and safety, to assure the public that individuals representing themselves as industrial hygiene and safety professionals meet minimum qualifications, and to further public health and safety.
History:
1998 c 288 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182A — Industrial Hygiene And Safety Profession › Section 182A.04 — Use Of Title; Initials Limited.

182A.04 USE OF TITLE; INITIALS LIMITED.
Subdivision 1.
Prohibition.
(a) A person may not use the title industrial hygienist in training, or the initials IHIT, or represent to the public that the person is an industrial hygienist in training, unless the person is an industrial hygienist in training as defined in section 182A.03.
(b) A person may not use the title certified industrial hygienist, or the initials CIH, or represent to the public that the person is a certified industrial hygienist, unless the person is a certified industrial hygienist as defined in section 182A.03.
(c) A person may not use the title certified safety professional, or the initials CSP, or represent to the public that the person is a certified safety professional, unless the person is a certified safety professional as defined in section 182A.03.
(d) A person may not use the title associate safety professional, or the initials ASP, or represent to the public that the person is an associate safety professional, unless the person is an associate safety professional as defined in section 182A.03.
(e) A person may not use the title construction health and safety technologist, or the initials CHST, or represent to the public that the person is a construction health and safety technologist, unless the person is a construction health and safety technologist as defined in section 182A.03.
Subd. 2.
Exceptions.
Subdivision 1 does not apply to:
(1) an individual employed as an apprentice under the supervision of a certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, associate safety professional, construction health and safety technologist, or occupational health and safety technologist;
(2) a student of industrial hygiene or safety engaging in supervised activities related to industrial hygiene or safety;
(3) a person engaged in activities permitted under a state or local license who does not use the title or initials of, or represent to the public that the person is an industrial hygienist in training, certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, associate safety professional, construction health and safety technologist, or occupational health and safety technologist; or
(4) a person practicing industrial hygiene or safety, who does not use the title or initials of, or represent to the public that the person is an industrial hygienist in training, certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, associate safety professional, construction health and safety technologist, or occupational health and safety technologist.
History:
1998 c 288 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 182A — Industrial Hygiene And Safety Profession › Section 182A.05 — Enforcement; Remedies.

182A.05 ENFORCEMENT; REMEDIES.
A violation of section 182A.04 is an unlawful practice under section 325F.69. A person who violates section 182A.04 is subject to the remedies provided in sections 325F.68 to 325F.70.
History:
1998 c 288 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184 — Employment Agencies › Section 184.22 — Licenses Required.

184.22 LICENSES REQUIRED.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2015 c 54 art 5 s 16]
Subd. 2.
MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41]
Subd. 3.
MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41]
Subd. 4.
MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41]
Subd. 5.
MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41]
Subd. 6.
Exemptions.
(a) Except as otherwise provided, sections 184.21 to 184.41 do not apply to any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association engaged in the business of management consulting, management search consulting, or personnel consulting, hereafter "search firm," if:
(1) the search firm is retained by, acts on behalf of, and is only compensated by the employer, pursuant to a written or oral agreement specifying the position to be filled;
(2) in no instance will any individual candidate who is identified, appraised, or recommended by the search firm for employment become liable in whole or in part to pay a fee of any kind, directly or indirectly, on account of any service performed by the search firm;
(3) in no instance does the search firm or its agents solicit, persuade, or induce any individual to terminate employment with an employer with whom the search firm has placed that individual; and
(4) the search firm does not carry on any other activity that comes within the definition of employment agency as defined in section 184.21, subdivision 2.
(b) If the commissioner at any time has reason to believe that the search firm has not conducted its business in a manner consistent with the conditions in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (4), the commissioner may inspect the relevant records of the search firm for the purpose of confirming whether the search firm has maintained its exempt status during the year. If it is determined, either by written admission by the search firm or by a finding of fact in a court of law or by a hearing officer pursuant to chapter 14, that any of the four conditions in paragraph (a) were not met, the search firm shall be considered an employment agency and be subject to sections 184.21 to 184.41. If an employment agency offers services which are the same or similar to those offered by a search firm, or if a search firm offers services which are the same or similar to those offered by an employment agency, the person or entity offering these combined employment agency and search firm services shall identify itself to the public by displaying the name filed with the commissioner as a licensed employment agency; provided, that no search firm may offer licensed employment agency services at the same location.
Subd. 7.
Fee payment prohibited.
No employer may require any job candidate placed with the employer by a search firm to pay, directly or indirectly, all or part of the search firm's fee.
History:
1967 c 884 s 2; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1971 c 95 s 1; 1974 c 423 s 3; 1979 c 5 s 1; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 375 s 1-4; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 134 s 1,2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184 — Employment Agencies › Section 184.24 — Powers And Duties Of Department.

184.24 POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Generally.
It is the duty of the department to administer the provisions of sections 184.21 to 184.41. The commissioner shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses by the issuance of subpoenas, administer oaths, and to take testimony and proofs concerning all matters within its jurisdiction. The department shall make all rules not inconsistent with law needed in performing its duties.
Subd. 2.
Supervisory and investigative authority.
The department shall have supervisory and investigative authority over all employment agents and counselors. The department shall have the right to examine only such records required to be kept by this chapter and Laws 1971, chapter 95 by employment agents and counselors and to examine the offices where business is or shall be conducted by them. The department shall have the right to investigate all advertisements, communications and materials published, disseminated, circulated, or placed before the public by an employment agency or counselor, for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of section 325F.67 or 184.38, subdivision 8 have been violated.
History:
1967 c 884 s 4; Ex1967 c 1 s 6; 1971 c 95 s 3; 1985 c 248 s 70; 2015 c 54 art 5 s 4; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 214
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184 — Employment Agencies › Section 184.37 — Contracts With Applicants For Employment.

184.37 CONTRACTS WITH APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Employment agents.
Every employment agent shall contract, in writing, with every applicant for employment for services to be rendered to the applicant by the employment agent, which contract shall contain the date, the name and address of the employment agency, the name of the employment agent, the service charge to be made to the applicant, and the time and method of payments. Every employment agent engaged in the placement of applicants shall also include on either the face or the back of the contract the definition of "accept," "method of payment," "temporary position," and "charge for permanent position which proves to be temporary."
Subd. 2.
MS 2002 [Repealed, 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 41]
History:
1967 c 884 s 17; 1974 c 423 s 10; 1983 c 375 s 7; 1988 c 659 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184 — Employment Agencies › Section 184.41 — Violations.

184.41 VIOLATIONS.
(a) An employment agent, manager, or counselor who violates the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) In addition to the penalties for commission of a misdemeanor, the department may bring an action for an injunction against any employment agent, manager, or counselor who violates the applicable provisions of this chapter.
History:
1971 c 95 s 9; 1974 c 423 s 15; 1983 c 375 s 17; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 2 s 20; 2015 c 54 art 5 s 5; 2017 c 68 art 1 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184B — Amusement Rides › Section 184B.01 — Definitions.

184B.01 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Amusement ride.
"Amusement ride" means a mechanical device that carries or conveys passengers along, around, or over a fixed or restricted route or course for the purpose of giving its passengers amusement, pleasure, thrills, or excitement.
"Amusement ride" does not include:
(1) a coin-operated ride that is manually, mechanically, or electrically operated and customarily placed in a public location and that does not normally require the supervision or services of an operator; or
(2) nonmechanized playground equipment, including but not limited to swings, seesaws, stationary spring-mounted animal features, rider-propelled merry-go-rounds, climbers, playground slides, trampolines, and physical fitness devices.
Subd. 2a.
Certified amusement ride inspector.
"Certified amusement ride inspector" means an individual who holds one or more of the following current certifications:
(1) a Level II Amusement Ride and Device Inspector certification issued by the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO);
(2) a Level III Amusement Ride and Device Inspector certification issued by the National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials (NAARSO);
(3) a Level II Certified Maintenance Technician certification issued by the Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers (AIMS) International;
(4) a Level III Certified Maintenance Professional certification issued by the Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers (AIMS) International;
(5) a Level II Certified Operations Technician certification issued by the Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers (AIMS) International; or
(6) a Level III Certified Operations Professional certification issued by the Amusement Industry Manufacturers and Suppliers (AIMS) International.
Subd. 3.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of labor and industry.
Subd. 4.
Operator.
"Operator" means the individual having direct control of the starting, stopping, or speed control of an amusement ride.
Subd. 5.
Owner.
"Owner" means a person who owns, leases, or manages the operation of an amusement ride.
Subd. 6.
Rider.
(a) "Rider" means an individual who is in the immediate vicinity of an amusement ride, including an individual:
(1) waiting in the immediate vicinity of an amusement ride;
(2) getting on an amusement ride;
(3) on an amusement ride before, during, and after its operation;
(4) getting off an amusement ride; or
(5) leaving or approaching an amusement ride and in its immediate vicinity.
(b) "Rider" does not include:
(1) any operator while operating the amusement ride or any employees, agents, or servants of an operator while engaged in the duties of employment; or
(2) any owner or any employees, agents, or servants of an owner while engaged in the duties of employment.
History:
1992 c 382 s 1; 2007 c 95 s 1-4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184B — Amusement Rides › Section 184B.02 — Insurance Requirements.

184B.02 INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
No person shall operate an amusement ride unless there is an insurance policy in force, written by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state, with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, insuring all owners against liability for injury to a rider in connection with the amusement ride. Before an amusement ride is operated, an owner of the amusement ride must file with each sponsor, lessor, landowner, or other person who has contracted for the amusement ride to be offered to any riders a copy of the insurance policy or a certificate stating that the insurance required by this section is in effect.
The copy of the insurance policy, insurance certificate, or attached schedule shall identify each amusement ride included in the coverage by name, manufacturer, and serial number.
An owner of the amusement ride, or the State Agricultural Society on its behalf, must file with the commissioner a certificate stating the insurance required by this section is in effect. If the amusement ride is not operated on a continual year-round basis, an owner, or the State Agricultural Society on its behalf, must file the insurance certificate with the commissioner not later than 30 days before the first operation of the amusement ride in Minnesota in any calendar year. If the amusement ride is operated on a continual year-round basis, an owner, or the State Agricultural Society on its behalf, must file the insurance certificate with the commissioner not later than ten days after the effective date of the insurance.
History:
1992 c 382 s 2; 2007 c 95 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184B — Amusement Rides › Section 184B.021 — Ride Operator Requirements.

184B.021 RIDE OPERATOR REQUIREMENTS.
(a) The owner of an amusement ride must have a documented training policy for the operation of an amusement ride.
(b) The documented training policy must include, at a minimum:
(1) training on the amusement ride's operating procedures;
(2) specific duties of assigned positions;
(3) general safety procedures, specific procedures to follow in the event of unusual conditions or an interruption of operations; and
(4) evacuation plans for the amusement ride.
(c) The ride owner must maintain a written certification for each person controlling the physical operation of an amusement ride that the person has received the training for the ride that is required by the documented training policy.
(d) A ride operator shall not operate or load and unload passengers on more than one amusement ride at a time.
History:
2007 c 95 s 6; 2020 c 98 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184B — Amusement Rides › Section 184B.04 — Filing.

184B.04 FILING.
An operator must file with each sponsor, lessor, landowner, or other person responsible for an amusement ride being offered for use by the public:
(1) a certificate stating that the insurance required by section 184B.02 is in effect; and
(2) an affidavit attesting that the inspection required by section 184B.03 has been performed.
History:
1992 c 382 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184B — Amusement Rides › Section 184B.045 — Recording And Reporting.

184B.045 RECORDING AND REPORTING.
(a) An owner, or the State Agricultural Society on its behalf, shall maintain a first-aid incident report log for all rider injuries or illnesses resulting from the operation of an amusement ride, other than minor injuries or illnesses. The recorded information shall include the following:
(1) date the injury or illness occurred;
(2) name, address, and telephone number of the rider receiving emergency health care service or treatment;
(3) age of the rider;
(4) manufacturer's name and serial number of the amusement ride involved in the incident or illness;
(5) description of the injury or illness;
(6) description of the first-aid service or treatment administered; and
(7) any other pertinent information.
(b) An owner, or the State Agricultural Society on its behalf, shall maintain the first-aid incident report log for a period of not less than three years, and shall make the first-aid incident report log available to the commissioner upon request. An owner of an amusement ride, or the State Agricultural Society on its behalf, shall provide a report to the commissioner and a local law enforcement agency of any accident or incident arising from the use or operation of an amusement ride resulting in serious rider injury or illness. The accident involving the serious injury or illness must be investigated by the local law enforcement agency or the commissioner. A serious injury or illness is an injury or illness that results in death, dismemberment, disfigurement, compound fracture, or permanent loss of the use of a body organ, member, function, or system, or that requires hospital admission within 24 hours of the accident or incident.
History:
2007 c 95 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184B — Amusement Rides › Section 184B.05 — Commissioner Information Requests.

184B.05 COMMISSIONER INFORMATION REQUESTS.
Each owner of an amusement ride, or the State Agricultural Society on its behalf, shall cooperate with the commissioner and shall, upon the commissioner's request, provide information to the commissioner regarding the operation of the amusement ride. When the commissioner requests information about the operation of an amusement ride, the commissioner shall identify a reasonable time limit for a response to the request.
History:
1992 c 382 s 5; 2007 c 95 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184B — Amusement Rides › Section 184B.07 — Injunctions.

184B.07 INJUNCTIONS.
A county attorney in a county in which an amusement ride is operated may obtain an injunction or other equitable relief against an actual or threatened violation of this chapter.
History:
1992 c 382 s 7; 2007 c 95 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184B — Amusement Rides › Section 184B.08 — Operator Enforcement.

184B.08 OPERATOR ENFORCEMENT.
A ride operator, owner, the State Agricultural Society, a sponsor, lessor, landowner, or other person who has contracted for the amusement ride to be offered to any riders may impose and enforce reasonable safety rules regarding the behavior of riders. An operator, owner, the State Agricultural Society, a sponsor, lessor, landowner, or other person who has contracted for the amusement ride to be offered to any riders, or its agents, may prohibit a person from riding a ride or may remove a rider from a ride for violations of those rules.
History:
2007 c 95 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 184B — Amusement Rides › Section 184B.09 — Commissioner Order.

184B.09 COMMISSIONER ORDER.
The commissioner may issue an order requiring an amusement ride operator to cease operation of a ride if the commissioner finds that a ride is unsafe to operate.
History:
2007 c 95 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 185 — Labor Disputes; Injunctions, Restraining Orders › Section 185.01 — Employees Permitted To Organize.

185.01 EMPLOYEES PERMITTED TO ORGANIZE.
It shall not be unlawful for workers to organize themselves into, or carry on, labor unions for the purpose of lessening the hours of labor or increasing the wages or bettering the conditions of the members of such organizations or carrying out their legitimate purposes as freely as they could do if acting singly.
History:
(4255) 1917 c 493 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 185 — Labor Disputes; Injunctions, Restraining Orders › Section 185.02 — Restraining Order Or Injunction, When Not Issued.

185.02 RESTRAINING ORDER OR INJUNCTION, WHEN NOT ISSUED.
No restraining order or injunction shall be granted by any court of this state, or any judge thereof, in any case between an employer and employee, or between employees, or between persons employed and persons seeking employment, involving or growing out of a dispute concerning terms or conditions of employment except after notice and a hearing in court and shown to be necessary to prevent irreparable injury to property or to a property right of the party making the application, for which injury there is no adequate remedy at law, and such property or property right must be described with particularity in the application, which must be in writing and sworn to by the applicant or by the applicant's agent or attorney; provided, that a temporary restraining order may be issued without notice and hearing upon a proper showing that violence is actually being caused or is imminently probable on the part of the person or persons sought to be restrained; and, provided, that in such restraining order all parties to the action shall be similarly restrained.
History:
(4256) 1917 c 493 s 2; 1929 c 260; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 185 — Labor Disputes; Injunctions, Restraining Orders › Section 185.03 — Not To Be Issued To Prevent Termination Of Employment.

185.03 NOT TO BE ISSUED TO PREVENT TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.
No restraining order or injunction shall prohibit any person or persons, whether singly or in concert, from terminating any relation of employment or from ceasing to perform any work or labor; or from recommending, advising, or persuading others by peaceful means so to do; or from attending at any place where any person or persons may lawfully be, for the purpose of peacefully obtaining or communicating information, or from peacefully persuading any such person to abstain from working; or from ceasing to patronize any party to such dispute; or from recommending, advising, or persuading others by peaceful and lawful means, so to do; or from paying or giving to, or withholding from, any person engaged in such dispute, any strike benefits or other moneys or things of value; or from peaceably assembling in a lawful manner and for lawful purpose; or from doing any act or thing which might lawfully be done in the absence of such dispute by a single individual; nor shall any of the acts specified in this section be considered or held to be illegal or unlawful in any court of the state.
History:
(4257) 1917 c 493 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 185 — Labor Disputes; Injunctions, Restraining Orders › Section 185.04 — Labor Not A Commodity Or Article Of Commerce.

185.04 LABOR NOT A COMMODITY OR ARTICLE OF COMMERCE.
The labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce, and the right to enter into the relation of employer and employee, or the right to change that relation; or to assume and create a new relation for employer and employee; or to perform and carry on business with any person in any place; or to work and labor as an employee, shall be held and construed to be a personal, and not a property, right. In all cases involving the violation of the contract of employment, either by the employee or employer, where no irreparable damage is about to be committed upon the property or property right of either, no injunction shall be granted, but the parties shall be left to their remedy at law.
History:
(4258) 1917 c 493 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 185 — Labor Disputes; Injunctions, Restraining Orders › Section 185.05 — Indictment, When Not To Be Returned.

185.05 INDICTMENT, WHEN NOT TO BE RETURNED.
No person shall be indicted, prosecuted, or tried in any court of this state for entering into or carrying on any arrangement, agreement, or combination between themselves made with a view of lessening the number of hours of labor or increasing wages or bettering the condition of workers, or for any act done in pursuance thereof, unless such act is in itself forbidden by law if done by a single individual.
History:
(4259) 1917 c 493 s 5; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 185 — Labor Disputes; Injunctions, Restraining Orders › Section 185.06 — Power Of Executive Department Or Courts Not Curtailed Under Certain Conditions; Criminal Syndicalism.

185.06 POWER OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OR COURTS NOT CURTAILED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM.
Nothing in sections 185.01 to 185.06 shall hamper or curtail, or in any manner take away, the power of the executive department, or of the courts, where there is threatened any irreparable injury to business or property by reason of violence, threats, or other unlawful acts, or where criminal syndicalism, or the acts constituting the same, are involved; and criminal syndicalism is hereby defined to be the doctrine which advocates crime, sabotage, violence, or other unlawful methods of terrorism as a means of accomplishing industrial, social, or political reform.
History:
(4260) 1917 c 493 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 185 — Labor Disputes; Injunctions, Restraining Orders › Section 185.07 — Jurisdiction Of Court Limited.

185.07 JURISDICTION OF COURT LIMITED.
No court of the state shall have jurisdiction to issue any restraining order or temporary or permanent injunction in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, except in a strict conformity with the provisions of sections 185.07 to 185.19; nor shall any such restraining order, or temporary or permanent injunction, be issued contrary to the public policy declared in section 185.08.
History:
(4260-1) 1933 c 416 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 185 — Labor Disputes; Injunctions, Restraining Orders › Section 185.08 — Public Policy Declared.

185.08 PUBLIC POLICY DECLARED.
In the interpretation of the provisions of sections 185.07 to 185.19 and in determining the jurisdiction and authority of the courts of the state, as such jurisdiction and authority are therein defined and limited, the public policy of this state is hereby declared as follows.
Whereas, under prevailing economic conditions, developed with the aid of governmental authority for owners of property to organize in the corporate and other forms of ownership association, the individual unorganized worker is commonly helpless to exercise actual liberty of contract and to protect freedom of labor, and thereby obtain acceptable terms and conditions of employment, wherefore, though workers should be free to decline to associate with other workers, it is necessary that workers have full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of the workers own choosing, to negotiate the terms and conditions of employment, and that a worker shall be free from the interference, restraint, or coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, in the designation of such representatives or in self-organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection; therefore, the following definitions of, and limitations upon, the jurisdiction and authority of the courts of the state, are hereby enacted.
History:
(4260-2) 1933 c 416 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 175 - 187 — Labor, Industry › Chapter 185 — Labor Disputes; Injunctions, Restraining Orders › Section 185.09 — Certain Acts Not Enforceable.

185.09 CERTAIN ACTS NOT ENFORCEABLE.
(a) Any undertaking or promise such as is described in this section, or any other undertaking or promise in conflict with the public policy declared in section 185.08, is hereby declared to be contrary to the public policy of the state, shall not be enforceable in any court of the state, and shall not afford any basis for the granting of legal or equitable relief by any court, including specifically the following:
(b) Every undertaking or promise hereafter made, whether written or oral, express or implied, constituting or contained in any contract or agreement of hiring or employment between any individual firm, company, association, or corporation, and any employee or prospective employee of the same, whereby
(1) either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or promises not to join, become or remain a member of, any labor organization or of any employer organization; or
(2) either party to such contract or agreement undertakes or promises to withdraw from an employment relation in the event that the party joins, becomes or remains a member of, any labor organization or of any employer organization.
History:
(4260-3) 1933 c 416 s 3; 1986 c 444