NYC mayor signs Executive Order aimed at protecting workers from heat

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an Executive Order on June 22 requiring heat illness prevention plans for city employees and contractors working in New York City. The order includes development of heat safety guidance applicable to all workers in the city.

New York — Development of heat illness prevention plans for New York City employees and contractors, as well as heat safety guidance intended for everyone who works in the city, are part of an Executive Order signed June 22 by Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). The EO also directs the Department of…

This story was originally published by Safety+Health Magazine.