Minnesota Administrative Code

• The administrative rules specifically regarding traffic vest laws for workers in Minnesota are duplicated in two places of the Minnesota Administrative Code: Part 5205 and 5207 for construction workers in particular.
  
  

Damaged Traffic Vests

• Damaged traffic vests must be immediately replaced under Minnesota law.
  
  

Exceptions

• Workers in high-traffic areas are not required to wear traffic vests if they are protected from oncoming traffic by barricades or other barriers.
  
  

Emergency Personnel

• Emergency personnel such as police, paramedics or firefighters are required to wear reflective traffic vests when engaged in traffic control.
  
  

Federal Laws

• In addition to these more stringent laws, Minnesota employees and employers must follow Federal OSHA standards found primarily in Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices.