{"id":"PA-054","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor\u0027s Office and Department of Health","authority":"Orders of the Governor and Secretary of Health Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining, as amended; the Apr. 15, 2020 Worker Safety Order","instrument":"Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020), made mandatory by the closure-order amendments of Apr. 20 and 27, 2020 (PA-110, PA-111) and by the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010)","title":"Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency","dateIssued":"2020-04-23","effective":"Construction resumed statewide May 1, 2020 under this guidance (announced Apr. 27, 2020; originally May 8)","end":"Incorporated by reference in the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010); superseded by the general mitigation orders","startDate":"2020-05-01","endDate":"2020-09-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["CLOSE","EMP"],"addressees":["all businesses in the construction industry"],"clause":"Previously, the Governor and Secretary of Health ordered most construction projects to cease unless they were supporting life-sustaining businesses or activities. Recognizing that the construction industry is vital to Pennsylvania\u0027s economy, construction activities may resume in accordance with this guidance. Businesses in the Commonwealth that have been permitted to maintain in-person operations during the disaster emergency, other than health care providers, must take several precautions... [including limits on the number of workers on residential sites, a designated Pandemic Safety Officer, and the Apr. 15 order\u0027s protocols]","enforcement":"Condition of the amended closure orders and the Worker Safety Order","functions":["JS job sites closed Mar. 19 - May 1, 2020, then conditioned","SB subcontractors","PM permits and inspections","SC materials"],"notes":"Primary recital that \u0027most construction projects\u0027 were ordered to cease from Mar. 19, 2020; the May 1, 2020 restart date rests on the Governor\u0027s Apr. 27, 2020 amendment (PA-111, verified_secondary).","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200423-Construction-Industry-Guidance.pdf","snapshot":"https://web.archive.org/web/20200425130611/https://www.governor.pa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200423-Construction-Industry-Guidance.pdf","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":130328,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"PA","url":"/library/PA-054","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/PA-054","citation":"Governor\u0027s Office and Department of Health, Guidance for Businesses in the Construction Industry Permitted to Operate During the COVID-19 Disaster Emergency (Apr. 23, 2020), made mandatory by the closure-order amendments of Apr. 20 and 27, 2020 (PA-110, PA-111) and by the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010) (Ex. PA-054)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":["PA-010","PA-111","DUT-PA-008","DUT-PA-010"]}