Safety and Workers' Compensation Division

This division oversees and administers the workers' compensation system in Minnesota and regulates occupational safety and health standards.

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration Compliance
Phone:  (651) 284-5050 or 1-877-470-OSHA (1-877-470-6742)
Fax:  (651) 284-5741
E-mail:  osha.compliance@state.mn.us
Web:  www.dli.mn.gov/MnOsha.asp

Enforces the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Act (MNOSHA) and federal standards that assure safe and healthful working conditions for all Minnesota workers through on-site inspections, issuing citations for noncompliance, interpreting standards and helping employers understand how to comply with those standards. MNOSHA drafts, revises and/or adopts new or existing federal OSHA regulations and responds to employee complaints of workplace hazards and discrimination due to safety/health issues.

Workplace Safety Consultation
Phone:  (651) 284-5060 or 1-877-470-OSHA (1-877-470-6742)
Fax:  (651) 284-5739
E-mail:  osha.consultation@state.mn.us
Web:  www.dli.mn.gov/Wsc.asp

Provides free safety and health consultation services and inspections to Minnesota private-sector employers, directed primarily toward small high-hazard industries and intended to help them understand and comply with OSHA standards. It administers programs for Safety Grants, Labor-Management Safety Committee, Violence Prevention and logger safety, and conducts educational safety and health seminars. 

Benefit Management and Resolution
Phone:  (651) 284-5030
Fax:  (651) 284-5729

Seeks early intervention and resolution of workers' compensation disputes through conference and mediation. Handles calls from the workers' compensation hotline and responds to questions from injured workers and employers. Ensures that prompt and full compliance with all benefit provisions of workers' compensation law is achieved in the workplace, including:  issuing penalties for late payments; providing educational outreach; and auditing workers' compensation claims.

Claims Services and Investigations
Phone:  (651) 284-5045
Fax:  (651) 284-5733

Administers the workers' compensation claims of injured employees who worked for employers that did not carry workers' compensation insurance or that were bankrupt. The unit also administers the asbestosis program and the supplementary benefit and second-injury reimbursement programs. It enforces the requirement that all employers carry workers' compensation insurance.

Data Management and Training
Phone:  (651) 284-5467
Fax:  (651) 284-5731

• Order free required workplace posters -- (651) 284-5042 or www.dli.mn.gov/LS/Posters.asp

Creates, maintains and manages the availability of more than 1.6 million workers’ compensation claim files and respective data. Since 1995, they have been scanned and stored electronically. Ensures that prompt and full compliance with all benefit provisions of workers' compensation law is achieved in the workplace by auditing workers' compensation claims. Certifies qualified rehabilitation counselors. Upon request, also mails the state's required workplace posters at no cost.

Vocational Rehabilitation
Phone:  (651) 284-5038
Fax:  (651) 284-5734
E-mail:  dli.vocrehab@state.mn.us
Web:  www.dli.mn.gov/WC/Vru.asp

Provides vocational rehabilitation services to help injured workers return to work. Staff consists of qualified rehabilitation consultants (QRCs), placement specialists and clerical assistants. Injured workers eligible for services include:  those whose workers' compensation claims were denied; those whose rehabilitation services were suspended; those who qualify for services paid by insurance carriers or self-insured employers; and those who are awaiting a decision on eligibility for workers' compensation benefits.