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(May 9, 2007, ST. PAUL, Minn.) - Reducing worker injury and illness, on and off the job—one of the most critical economic issues facing employers today—is the focus of the 73rd annual Minnesota Safety and Health Conference, presented by the Minnesota Safety Council, May 9-11 at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

"When employers invest in preventing unintentional injury, both on and off the job, they make an investment in lowering their workers’ comp and employee health care costs," said Carol Bufton, president of the Minnesota Safety Council. "It’s an investment that pays big bottom line dividends."

The Minnesota Safety & Health Conference attracts more than 1,300 safety and health professionals. It includes:

Local and national experts.
More than eighty breakout sessions, focused on improving safety performance.
The latest workplace safety resources and services on display in the Conference Exposition (May 9 -10).
Friday, May 11, at 1:15: Minnesota Commissioner of Labor and Industry Scott Brener will recognize employers who have achieved outstanding safety records, at the 73rd annual presentation of the Governor's Safety Awards. The awards program has been coordinated by the Minnesota Safety Council since 1934.

Data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that nearly 300 Minnesota workers are injured or become ill from work-related causes each day.

The Minnesota Safety Council, founded in 1928, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in Minnesota by preventing unintentional injuries and deaths.

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