It took a change in Senate leadership to get the bill to Walz’s desk, but Minnesota’s oil refineries will soon be subject to stricter safety training standards.
In Senate, new DFL majority puts refinery safety atop to-do list
February 1, 2023 by
Refinery safety is back on the agenda at the Minnesota Capitol. Union tradespeople helped pack the Senate Labor Committee’s hearing Jan. 12, when members heard public testimony on a bill that would require registered apprenticeship training for workers performing certain jobs in the state’s two petroleum refineries. “In my career it was easy to spot […]
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