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SF 1781

as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 02:23am

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underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to employment; occupational health and safety; requiring that records be
kept of the ethnicity of certain injured, sick, or deceased employees; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 182.663, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 182.663, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Statistics program.

In order to further the purposes of this
chapter, the commissioner shall develop and maintain an effective program of collection,
compilation, and analysis of occupational safety and health statistics. Such programs may
cover all employments within the scope of this chapter. The commissioner shall compile
accurate statisticsnew text begin , including the race and ethnicity of the worker, new text end on work deaths, injuries
and illnesses which shall include all deaths and all disabling, serious, or significant injuries
and illnesses, whether or not involving loss of time from work, other than minor injuries
requiring only first aid treatment and which do not involve medical treatment, loss of
consciousness, restrictions of work or motion, or transfer to another job. Such programs
shall be developed so that the state may coordinate and cooperate with a federal data
collection and record-keeping program.