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1 <br />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