Business & Industry

Washington — Employers can help reduce the safety risks of long COVID in the workplace through a multifaceted approach that focuses on the physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that affected employees face, according to a recent National Safety Council report.

Saint Paul, MN — Changes to Minnesota’s rest and meal break laws are set to go into effect Jan. 1.

Phoenix — The Arizona Department of Transportation will use a state grant to promote safer commercial vehicle travel by providing officers with advanced training to recognize drug and alcohol impairment.

Washington — The Department of Transportation recently released designs for a “first-of-its-kind” female crash test dummy, intended to represent women more accurately in vehicle safety testing.

Washington — In light of the recent shutdown of the federal government, OSHA is giving employers who were issued citations more time to respond.

Lowell, MA — A new toolkit from the Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace is intended to help employers put into action its version of a Total Worker Health program.

Check out the preliminary list of the agency’s most frequently cited standards for fiscal year 2025. Also: citations by industry, “serious” and “willful” violations, and more.

Springfield, IL — A 14-state coalition is calling on the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would limit OSHA’s ability to hold employers accountable for known hazards in “inherently risky professions.”

Weston, MA — The number of employees reporting that they work in a “toxic environment” is high – as are claims that employers aren’t doing enough to support mental health, according to the results of a recent survey.

Chicago — A recent study of 246 drivers killed in traffic crashes over a nearly six-year period found that over 40% had active THC – the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis – in their system.