MNOSHA Compliance: Construction Seminars

About the seminars

Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance's free Construction Seminars feature a presentation about a specific construction safety or health topic – with time for questions, answers and input – plus an update from MNOSHA Compliance about what's currently happening regarding investigations.

Mark your calendars now and subscribe to the Construction Seminar email list to receive notice about the events.

Location, time, format

The Construction Seminars are now being offered in person, virtually or both. The in-person location is the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, 443 Lafayette Road N., St. Paul, MN (get directions, maps to free visitor parking). A link to attend virtually via Microsoft Teams will be posted with the information for each date below.

Construction Seminars are 7 to 8:30 a.m.

The Construction Seminars are set up for interaction with the audience, leading to better understanding of the topic and more practical learning, and providing a safe environment for participants to ask real worksite questions and get real worksite safety and health solutions.

2025/2026 seminar dates

All dates are Tuesdays.

May 19, 2026, 7 a.m.:  Topic being determined

March 17, 2026, 7 a.m.:  Topic being determined

Jan. 20, 2026, 7 a.m.:  Topic being determined

Nov. 18, 2025, 7 a.m.:  Heat stress can be a year-round issue

It's November, let's talk about heat! MNOSHA Compliance discussed the dangers of heat stress and how it affects workers. Attendees learned what can be done now to prepare for heat injury and illness prevention next year, what regulations exist and what resources are available for developing a heat illness prevention plan.

Presenters

• Ron Anderson, CIH – MNOSHA Compliance health director

• Otis Heymann, CIH, MPH – MNOSHA Compliance senior industrial hygienist

• Maia Mann, MPH – MNOSHA Compliance training officer

Sept. 16, 2025:  Mental health in the construction industry 

• Due to unforeseen circumstances, this seminar was canceled.

View past presentations

• Heat stress (Nov. 18, 2025; Heat stress can be a year-round issue)

• 2025 MNOSHA construction – fall protection (March 18, 2025; Fall-protection training requirements)

• AWAIR and safety committees (Jan. 21, 2025; Learn AWAIR program, safety committee requirements)

• Respirable crystalline silica (Sept. 17, 2024; Let's talk about silica ... yes, again)

• Excavations (Jan. 16, 2024; Excavations:  Let's keep talking until we get it right)

• Mental health issues in construction:  Why mental health matters (Jan. 17, 2023; Equipping your teams to destigmatize mental health)

• Minnesota OSHA partnership programs (Jan. 21, 2020; Advanced safety and health recognition opportunities with MNOSHA Compliance)

• Hazardous materials presentation (Sept. 24, 2019)