MN Launches Safety Initiative for Contractors

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) launched a major safety-initiative Monday, designed to reduce the number of injuries, illnesses and fatalities at participant construction industry employers. The initiative - Construction Health and Safety Excellence (CHASE) Minnesota - has been jointly agreed to by Associated General Contractors of Minnesota and Minnesota OSHA. The specific goals of CHASE are to: - emphasize reduction of injuries and fatalities from the four hazards that are the leading causes of death on construction sites: falls, being struck-by, caught in or between...