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Mandatory Guidelines for Construction During COVID-19 Pandemic for Contractors Working During the Moratorium

City of Cambridge Commissioners of Inspectional Services' and Public Works' Mandatory Guidelines for Construction During COVID-19 Pandemic... for Contractors Working During the Moratorium, Dated April 2, 2020

Commissioners of Inspectional Services (Ranjit Singanayagam) and Public Works (Owen O'Riordan), City of Cambridge · City of Cambridge (Middlesex County), Massachusetts (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Cambridge (Middlesex County), Massachusetts · Boston · Massachusetts
Level
City
Authority
Temporary Emergency Construction Moratorium Order of March 18, 2020 (Commissioner of Public Health and City Manager); permitting authority
Issued
2020-04-02 Apr. 2, 2020
Effective
2020-04-02 (Safety Report due within five business days or before any work) (read as 2020-04-02)
End
Superseded by Amended Temporary Emergency Construction Order Amendment No. 1 (May 20, 2020) and No. 2 (June 22, 2020) (Ex. 022) (read as 2020-05-20)
In force
Apr. 2, 2020 to May 20, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • contractors approved to work during the Moratorium
  • all personnel on site, including contract workers and subcontractors
Functions reached
  • JS job sites (moratorium; conditions on exempt work)
  • SB subcontractors
  • SC materials
Collection
Boston MET-BOS

Operative words

The City's Temporary Emergency Construction Moratorium Order of March 18, 2020 ('Moratorium') allows limited construction to continue.... Contractors shall submit a Safety Report within five (5) business days of the issuance of this Guideline or before conducting work permitted under the Moratorium.... IF SOCIAL DISTANCING IS NOT POSSIBLE AND APPROPRIATE PPE IS NOT AVAILABLE, THE WORK CANNOT PROCEED.... Inspectional Services or Public Works Departments may shut down jobsites that are found to be in violation of the City's COVID-19 Construction Guidelines.

Enforcement

Jobsite shut-down by ISD or DPW; spot checks; Safety Report attached to the permit

Notes

Requires a Work Plan, cleaning procedures, no-congregation policy, hand-wash stations, daily reports of worker self-certification including commuting mode.

Retrieval note

Its existence, date and effect are recited here and in Ex. 022.

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