Does OSHA 30 expire? NYC, NJ and replacement cards
Short answer
No. OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 construction cards have no expiration date under federal rules. The catch is local: in New York City an OSHA card counts toward a new SST card only if it is less than 5 years old, and any employer or general contractor can ask for newer training.
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Does OSHA 30 expire in NYC?
The OSHA card itself does not. But to get a new NYC SST card, your OSHA 30 or OSHA 10 must be less than 5 years old. If it is older, DOB lets you use an 8-hour OSHA refresher option instead of retaking the whole course: 4-Hour Fall Prevention plus either the 4-Hour Supported Scaffold User and Refresher, or 2-Hour Tool Box Talks and 2-Hour Pre-Task Meeting.
Once you hold an SST card, the date that matters is the SST card’s own 5-year expiration, not the age of your OSHA card.
See also: SST card expired or expiring? How renewal works in 2026
Does OSHA 30 expire in New Jersey?
No. OSHA cards are federal, and New Jersey does not put an expiration date on them. Whether a New Jersey site needs OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 is usually set by the general contractor or the contract. If a company asks for a card from the last 3 or 5 years, that is the company’s policy, not an OSHA rule.
Is OSHA training required in New York?
In New York City the legal requirement is the SST card on sites covered by Local Law 196; OSHA 30 or OSHA 10 is part of how you earn it. New York State Labor Law 220-h also requires every worker on public work contracts of $250,000 or more to have completed an OSHA construction course of at least 10 hours.
Lost your OSHA card?
- Contact the trainer who taught your class. The trainer asks the authorizing OSHA training organization for a replacement.
- Replacements are issued only for training completed in the last 5 years. Older than that, you take the course again.
Watch out for fake cards
Only OSHA-authorized trainers may teach the 10- and 30-hour classes, and OSHA keeps a public watch list of trainers whose authorization was suspended or revoked. In 2026 NYC DOB stopped accepting OSHA cards from Redcode’s instructor for SST, and those workers had to retake the training. Before you pay, ask to see the trainer’s authorization card.
More questions
Do I need to retake OSHA 30 every 5 years?
Not under federal rules. You need newer training only if you apply for a new NYC SST card with an OSHA card over 5 years old (DOB’s 8-hour OSHA refresher option covers that) or if your employer requires it.
Does OSHA 10 expire?
No. The same rules apply as for OSHA 30.
Can my company make me retake OSHA?
Yes. OSHA says the employer decides whether a card meets its own standard, so a company can set its own retraining rules.
Training for this
Our NYC DOB courses are taught by a Trade Progress Center instructor registered with the NYC DOB as a trainer, OSHA classes by an OSHA-authorized trainer, and FDNY courses are exam preparation. Classes in English, Russian or Spanish, in person or online.
Official sources
- OSHA: Card hierarchy and FAQs
- OSHA: Outreach Training Program overview
- NYC DOB: SST Frequently Asked Questions
- NYC DOB: SST Information
- New York State DOL: Provisions of Law (Labor Law 220-h)
This page explains the rules in plain words. The agencies’ own pages and rules decide, and they change: check the source links before you act.