The COVID Project
The record
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- State
- 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
- Issued
- 2020-04-23 Apr. 23, 2020
- Effective
- Construction resumed statewide May 1, 2020 under this guidance (announced Apr. 27, 2020; originally May 8) (read as 2020-05-01)
- End
- Incorporated by reference in the Yellow Phase Order (PA-010); superseded by the general mitigation orders (read as 2020-09-30)
- In force
- May 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q22020 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureWorkplace rules
- Addressees
- all businesses in the construction industry
- Functions reached
- JS job sites closed Mar. 19 - May 1, 2020, then conditioned
- SB subcontractors
- PM permits and inspections
- SC materials
- Collection
- Pennsylvania PA
Operative words
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's 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's protocols]
Enforcement
Condition of the amended closure orders and the Worker Safety Order
Notes
Primary recital that 'most construction projects' were ordered to cease from Mar. 19, 2020; the May 1, 2020 restart date rests on the Governor's Apr. 27, 2020 amendment (PA-111, verified_secondary).
Retrieval noteText read; bracketed summary of later sections.