2005 Minnesota Statutes - 182.656 — Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council.

     182.656 Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Council. 


    Subdivision 1.    Council creation; makeup of council.  An 
 Occupational Safety and Health Advisory 
 Council consisting of 12 members appointed by the commissioner 
 of labor and industry is created to advise the department.  The 
 council members shall be chosen so that three shall represent 
 management; three shall represent labor; three shall represent 
 occupational safety and health professions; and three shall 
 represent the general public. 


    The commissioner of labor and industry shall designate one 
 of the public members as chair.  The members shall be selected 
 upon the basis of their experience and competence in the field 
 of occupational safety and health.  The commissioner of labor 
 and industry shall be an ex officio member and shall serve as 
 secretary of the council.  The council shall elect from its 
 members, by a concurring vote of not less than six members, 
 other officers as necessary to carry out the duties thereof. 


    Subd. 2.  Repealed, 1975 c 315 s 26 


    Subd. 3.    Meetings; expiration of council.  A majority of the 
 council members constitutes a 
 quorum.  The council shall meet at the call of its chair, or 
 upon request of any six members.  A tape recording of the 
 meeting with the tape being retained for a one-year period will 
 be available upon the request and payment of costs to any 
 interested party.  The council shall expire and the terms, 
 compensation, and removal of members shall be as provided in 
 section 15.059, except that the council shall not expire before 
 June 30, 2003. 


    HIST: 1973 c 732 s 7; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1975 c 315 s 14; 1977 c 
 305 s 45; 1984 c 531 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 132 s 4; 1997 c 192 
 s 30; 2001 c 161 s 36; 2003 c 38 s 2