The Minnesota STAR (MNSTAR) Program is a Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MNOSHA) program that recognizes companies where managers and employees work together to develop safety and health management systems that go beyond basic compliance with all applicable OSHA standards and result in immediate and long-term prevention of job-related injuries and illnesses. Key elements of this comprehensive program include: management leadership and employee involvement; an allocation of resources to address safety issues; systems that identify and control workplace hazards; and a plan for employee safety training and education.
View/print the MNSTAR Program application
View/print the MNSTAR Program application supplement A for sites subject to the process safety management (PSM) standard
The MNSTAR Program, which began in Minnesota in January 1999, is modeled after the federal OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), which began in 1982. There are currently more than 2,000 companies nationwide that have met the program requirements.
For information about the federal OSHA VPP, view the Voluntary Protection Program policies and procedures manual, OSHA directive CSP 03-01-003, effective April 18, 2008.
CF Industries, Inc. -- Glenwood
Minnesota Power, Inc. -- Duluth
Marvin Windows and Doors -- Warroad
Potlatch Corporation -- Bemidji
IBM -- Rochester
New Ulm Medical Center -- New Ulm
Alexandria Extrusion Company -- Alexandria
International Paper -- White Bear Lake
Specialty Minerals, Inc. -- International Falls
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation -- Two Harbors
Midwest Electric Products, Inc., GE -- Mankato
Flint Hills Resources, Pine Bend Refinery -- Inver Grove Heights
CBI Services, Inc. -- Rosemount
Honeywell Aerospace Minneapolis Operations -- Minneapolis
iLEVEL by Weyerhaeuser ISC -- St. Paul
USG Interiors -- Red Wing
Valmont Industries, Inc. -- Farmington
Monsanto Company Soybean Research -- Redwood Falls
Honeywell Defense and Space -- Plymouth
Liberty Paper, Inc. -- Becker
Monsanto Company Soybean Production -- Redwood Falls
HB Fuller Company -- Fridley
Aveda Corporation, Manufacturing Site -- Blaine
Aveda Corporation, Midwest Distribution Center -- Blaine
Trident Seafood Corporation -- Motley
Corval Group, Inc. -- Rosemount
Pioneer Hi-Bred -- Jackson
Sauer Danfoss -- Plymouth
Monsanto Corn Research -- Olivia
Monsanto -- Owatonna
Monsanto -- Stanton