Insight & Commentary on Occupational Safety & Health Issues
Employers have new federal guidance to help them recognize and respond to opioid overdoses at work. On Sept. 24, 2026, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released a fact sheet supporting the Trump Administration’s Great American Recovery Initiative.
The fact sheet, “Opioid Overdose Rescue with Reversal Medications,” encourages employers to consider keeping…
New York City has taken a significant step toward regulating workplace heat exposure. On June 22, 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an Executive Order (EO) directing city agencies to develop worker heat safety guidance, heat illness prevention plans, and recommendations for stronger construction-site protections.
The EO does not immediately impose a broad private-sector heat standard…
On March 12, 2026, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced new appointments to the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) and confirmed that the committee will hold a virtual public meeting on March 31 and April 1, 2026. For construction employers, the meeting may offer an early look at OSHA’s approach…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S5922-A/A2725-A into law on Dec. 12, 2025, expanding workplace first aid requirements to include opioid antagonists where first aid supplies are required under federal law. On Feb. 13, 2026, Assembly Bill A9453/S8770 amended this law to address several issues, as Governor Hochul had identified in her approval…
OSHA’s deadline for many employers to electronically submit their annual injury and illness data is rapidly approaching. Through OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application (ITA), covered employers must provide their OSHA Forms 300A, 300, and 301 information by March 2, 2026.
Employers must report their OSHA Form 300A annual summary data if they meet one of the…
Employers covered by OSHA’s recordkeeping rules should prepare now for the upcoming deadline to post the OSHA 300A Annual Summary of workplace injuries and illnesses. The required posting period runs from February 1 through April 30, 2026, leaving limited time to review records and complete the summary of 2025 data. A summary is required even…
New York City recently enacted a local law to address growing mental health concerns within the construction industry, reflecting increased attention on suicide prevention and substance abuse. The new law amends the New York City Building Code to broaden required site safety training (SST) to include mental health and wellness, suicide risk and prevention, and…
As temperatures rise and wildfire season intensifies across the Pacific Northwest, Washington State employers must remain alert – for the safety of their workforce and to follow state law. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has adopted specific rules that require businesses to protect employees from the dual hazards of heat-related illnesses…
Tomorrow (July 1, 2025), OSHA and MSHA will publish over 30 proposed rules, many of which request public comment, in the Federal Register. Included in OSHA’s slate of proposed rules is a Rescission of Coordinated Enforcement Regulations, and a proposed clarification of its Interpretation of the General Duty Clause.
Jackson Lewis is monitoring these…
