MNOSHA Compliance: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19)

Construction industry guidance

• Preparedness Plan Requirements Guidance – Construction – English (July 22, 2020)

• Preparedness Plan Requirements Guidance – Construction – Spanish (June 25, 2020)

To assist construction businesses in finalizing their COVID-19 Preparedness Plans, the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) scheduled webinars to answer business's questions so they can be confident the plans they have developed address the risks of COVID-19 transmission at their worksites.

Presentation now available from construction webinar

• View/print the presentation:  COVID-19 Preparedness Plans – Construction

Sources for information related to COVID-19 are linked below.

Recordkeeping

• COVID-19 and recordkeeping

Printable handouts

• COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for the meatpacking industry (July 22, 2020) – English

  • (April 19, 2020 version) Amharic | Hmong | Karen | Laotian | Somali | Spanish | Swahili | Vietnamese

• COVID-19 Preparedness Plan:  Public-sector administrative facilities (July 29, 2020)

• COVID-19:  Protecting bait shop workers and customers (July 29, 2020)

• COVID-19:  Protecting golf course workers and customers (July 29, 2020)

• Fact sheet – Equipment for COVID-19, non-essential businesses (April 21, 2020)

• Minnesota worker protections related to COVID-19, including sick leave, FMLA, discrimination, reporting health concerns at work, unemployment insurance, workers' compensation – English | Hmong | Somali | Spanish

• Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operation

• Small assemblies for testing or training (July 31, 2020)

Resources

• Department of Labor and Industry updates related to COVID-19

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

  • Coronavirus disease 2019

  • Temperature screening protocols

• Minnesota Department of Health:  Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

• Federal OSHA:  Advice to help employers provide safe, healthful workplaces (OSHA publication 3990-03 2020, Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19)

  • COVID-19 guidance for the package delivery workforce – English | Spanish

• Unemployment information from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Security

More information

• MNOSHA Compliance:  If you have workplace safety or health questions or concerns, contact MNOSHA Compliance at 651-284-5050 or osha.compliance@state.mn.us.

• MNOSHA Workplace Safety Consultation:  If you would like to request workplace safety or health assistance, contact MNOSHA Workplace Safety Consultation at 651-284-5060 or osha.consultation@state.mn.us.