The Center for Occupational Health and Safety
The mission of the MDH Center for Occupational Health and Safety is to improve worker safety and health in Minnesota. Working in collaboration with organized labor, workers, business, schools, government, academia, and other stakeholders, the Center for Occupational Health and Safety focuses on the surveillance, investigation, and reduction of preventable workplace injuries, illnesses, and hazards among Minnesota’s working population.
Center activities include efforts to:
- conduct surveillance of work-related injuries, illnesses, and exposures to identify trends and establish priorities for education and prevention efforts;
- disseminate occupational surveillance and hazard data to stakeholders to promote awareness of occupational health and safety issues and concerns;
- provide consultation in the design, implementation, and interpretation of epidemiologic studies of occupational illnesses and injuries;
- evaluate work-related hazards;
- develop, implement and evaluate worker health and safety programs;
- serve as a community resource for issues related to worker health and safety;
