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Introduction <br /> In 1990, the State of Minnesota amended the Occupational Safety and Health Act. <br /> Minnesota Statutes Chapter 182.653 subd.8 requires employers in certain industries <br /> to develop written, comprehensive workplace safety and health programs which are <br /> based on the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) system. This <br /> legislation is known as A Workplace Accident and Injury Reduction (AWAIR) Act. <br /> Programs developed to comply with the act are known as AWAIR programs. The <br /> requirements of the legislation that are addressed and complied within our program <br /> are as follows: <br /> 1. How managers, supervisors and employees are responsible for implementing <br /> the program and how continued participation of management will be <br /> established, measured and maintained; <br /> 2. The methods used to identify, analyze and control new or existing hazards, <br /> conditions and operations; <br /> 3. How the plan will be communicated to all affected employees so they are <br /> informed of work-related hazards and controls; <br /> 4. How workplace accidents will be investigated and corrective action <br /> implemented; and <br /> 5. How safe work practices and rules will be enforced <br /> MNOSHA has adopted a list of NAICS codes that we have determined to exist within <br /> our jurisdiction as a public entity. These departments are under our blanket AWAIR <br /> program. The NAICS codes for the departments under our AWAIR Program are <br /> highlighted on the listing in Appendix A. <br /> 1 <br />