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DirectionsDo you perform septic system work?
Contractors who install subsurface sewage treatment systems (SSTS) are licensed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).
Contractors licensed by MPCA don't need to file a pipe-laying bond with us. They will file their bond with MPCA only.
If you are licensed by MPCA, do not renew your bond with us. Submit your $25,000 SSTS bond to MPCA.
What if I don't do septic system work?
Categories: bond renewal, pip-laying bond, bond issues, contractors
Protect yourself. Don't let an unlicensed contractor ruin a great project.
Do your research before you hire a contractor:
Do they have a Minnesota state license?
Have they been involved in lawsuits or criminal charges?
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Categories: prevailing wages, prevailing wage, prevailing wage law in Minnesota
To perform water and sewer pipe‐laying work, Minnesota law requires individuals to obtain a plumbing bond or be an employee of a person in compliance with the bond and insurance requirements of Minn. Stat. §326B.46, subd. 2. Individuals performing building sewer or water service installation are not required to hold a plumbers license if they have completed pipe‐laying training.
Best practices
The following are best practices for water and sewer pipe‐laying training:
The Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board, which was created in law during the 2023 legislative session to set minimum standards necessary to protect the health and welfare of nursing home workers, will conduct its first meeting at 2 p.m., Sept. 14, at the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI).
The board will be led by an executive director and will have equal representation between workers and employers to level standards, improve working conditions and better serve the vulnerable Minnesotans being cared for in these facilities.
Six organizations across Minnesota will receive funding to facilitate the participation and retention of people of color, Indigenous people and women in registered apprenticeship through the Labor Education Advancement Program (LEAP) grant.
Everyday, our agency's boiler inspectors are charged with making sure that if any of the nearly 80,000 boilers and pressure vessels scattered across Minnesota are deemed unsafe, that the units are repaired or removed from service.
Because of its deteriorated and dangerous condition, a low pressure steam boiler in an apartment building was recently removed from service (red tagged) by state inspectors until repairs were made.
Categories: boilers, unsafe, boiler inspectors, red tag, licensed individual.
The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) participated with the National Association of State Contractors Licensing Agencies (NASCLA) in a national coordinated enforcement effort the weeks of June 7 through 25, which included eight NASCLA state members that took part in this event across the country.