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    Minnesota OSHA Compliance: “Best of the Worst” Photos [Photo Gallery]

    Aug. 27, 2015
    Minnesota OSHA inspectors are always on the lookout for hazardous work practices.

    The Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry employs approximately 430 workers throughout the state and oversees the state's programs for apprenticeship, construction codes and licensing, occupational safety and health, wage and hour standards and workers' compensation.

    When they are out in the field, Minnesota OSHA inspectors are always on the lookout for hazardous work practices. Some of the work “techniques” they capture on camera have to be seen to be believed.

    All photos used with permission from the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry.

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    Sandy Smith

    Sandy Smith is the former content director of EHS Today, and is currently the EHSQ content & community lead at Intelex Technologies Inc. She has written about occupational safety and health and environmental issues since 1990.

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