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  • Health, Safety, and Risk Management
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    • HSRM Departments
      • Biosafety & Occupational Health
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          • Biosafety & Occupational Health
          • BOHD Services
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          • BOHD Services
      • Building Code Department
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      • Mission, Purpose, Values, and Goals
    • SafetyStratus Support
      • SafetyStratus Support
      • SafetyStratus Support for General Users
      • SafetyStratus Support for Area Managers
      • SafetyStratus Support for Administrators & Inspectors
      • MSafe Chemical Inventory System
        • MSafe Information
    • UMN campus major event policies and procedures
  • Building Code
    • Building Code Department
    • BCD: About Us
    • BCD: Our Team
    • BCD: Our Mission, Purpose, Values, and Goals
    • Regulatory and Pre-Permitting Information
      • Regulatory and Pre-Permitting Information
      • Alternate Materials
      • Energy Code
      • Code Analysis
      • Hazardous Material Inventory Requirements
      • Current Codes, Rules, and Regulations
      • Code Compliance Reviews
      • Other Regulatory Requirements
      • Permit Application Information
      • Project Phasing
      • Sewer Availability Charge (SAC)
      • Special Inspection Forms
      • Unlisted Electrical Equipment
    • Permit Application Information
      • Permit Application Information
      • Application Requirements for Building Permits
      • Application Requirements for Demolition Permits
      • Application Requirements for Electrical Permits
      • Application Requirements for Fire Permits
      • Application Requirements for Food Construction Permits
      • Application Requirements for Grading Permits
      • Application Requirements for Mechanical Permits
      • Application Requirements for Mobile Food Unit Use Permits
      • Application Requirements for Plumbing Permits
      • Application Requirements for Septic Permits
      • Application Requirements for Utility Permits
      • Permit Fee Calculator
      • Permit Refunds
    • Inspections
      • Inspections
      • Re-Inspection Fees
    • Campus Operations
      • Campus Operations
      • Drinking Water Quality
      • Food Events, Licensing, and Safety Resources
      • Housing Sanitation
      • Pest Sanitation
      • Swimming Pool Water Quality
    • Careers in BCD
  • Emergency Management
    • Department of Emergency Management
      • Department of Emergency Management
      • About Us
      • Contact DEM
      • AEDs
      • Clery Act Notice
      • Emergency Plans
      • Programs & Services
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