182.676 SAFETY COMMITTEES. (a) Every public or private employer of more than 25 employees shall establish and administer a joint labor-management safety committee. (b) Every public or private employer of 25 or fewer employees shall establish and administer a safety committee if it is subject to the requirements of section 182.653, subdivision 8. (c) A safety committee must hold regularly scheduled meetings unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement. (d) Employee safety committee members must be selected by employees. An employer that fails to establish or administer a safety committee as required by this section may be cited by the commissioner. A citation is punishable as a serious violation under section 182.666. The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section. History: 1995 c 231 art 2 s 101; 1997 c 7 art 5 s 18; 2023 c 53 art 11 s 43
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