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 (location change)

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.

2024/2025 seminar dates

All dates are Tuesdays.

Nov. 19, 2024 – Addressing mental health, suicide in the construction industry

The construction industry has one of the highest suicide rates of any occupation. Suicide deeply impacts workers, families and communities. Fortunately, like other workplace fatalities, suicides can be prevented. Everyone in the construction industry has a role to play in suicide prevention.

Presenter:  Ray Stenglein, president and chief executive officer, Your Wings of Hope.

Sept. 17, 2024 – Let's talk about silica ... yes, again

Worker exposure to silica continues to be health hazard and an area of concern in the construction industry. At this seminar, we talked, listened and learned about silica-related exposures in the construction industry, such as using masonry saws, grinders, drills and jackhammers, and using heavy equipment for grading and excavating.

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Presenter:  MNOSHA Compliance's Otis Heymann, certified industrial hygienist, will be talking about the standard and welcoming questions and conversation from attendees.

Future Construction Seminar dates – mark your calendars

• Jan. 21, 2025 – topic to be determined

• March 18, 2025 – topic to be determined

• May 20, 2025 – topic to be determined

View past presentations

• 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)

• Effective safety programs (Nov. 15, 2022; How to build an effective safety program in construction)

• Fatalities in the construction industry (Jan. 21, 2020; Advanced safety and health recognition opportunities with MNOSHA Compliance)

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

• Hazardous materials presentation (Sept. 24, 2019)

• Excavation presentation (March 19, 2019; Excavation Safety)

• Subpart X, Stairway and ladder requirements (Nov. 20, 2018; Ladder and Stair Requirements)

• Respiratory protection programs (Sept. 18, 2017; Respiratory protection)

• Respiratory crystalline silica (May 16, 2017; OSHA's silica standard)

• Excavation and trenching safety (March 21, 2017; Excavation safety)

• Confined space in construction (March 15, 2016; Confined space in construction: The new confined-space standard, subpart AA)

• Silica and respirators (Nov. 18, 2014; Exposure to silica; respirator programs)