Business & Industry

Toronto — A new online tool from Canada’s Institute for Work and Health is intended to help people consider whether to disclose personal health information at work.

Washington — The top Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee is again calling for an oversight hearing on recent layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services, including those at NIOSH.

Los Angeles — A food processing plant operator has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor criminal counts stemming from a nitrogen gas leak that killed two workers at a facility in Vernon, CA.

Washington — OSHA has extended to Nov. 1 the deadline to comment on 20 of the 25 proposed rules the agency published on July 1.

Springfield, IL — A new Illinois law bars state agencies from changing worker safety rules to make them less stringent than federal law as it existed on Jan. 19.

Ann Arbor, MI — People who choose to work beyond the traditional retirement age report experiencing physical and mental health benefits at a higher percentage than their slightly younger counterparts.

Washington — The number of family caregivers in the United States has soared nearly 47% over the past decade, and 60% of them also have paid jobs, a new AARP report shows.

Denver — Recognizing the “value of investing in Colorado workers’ health, safety and well-being to promote health, prevent injury and enhance workforce productivity,” Gov. Jared Polis (D) has declared Aug. 14 the Day of Total Worker Health.

Washington — Generative artificial intelligence can enhance worker safety and health, but use of the rapidly evolving technology doesn’t come without concerns, according to a new report from the National Safety Council.

Washington — The ninth annual Safe + Sound Week is this week.