Construction Startup

The City of Aspen Building and Engineering Departments are working to get construction sites safely reopened. All open construction sites are required to have an approved Site Safety Plan that demonstrates how the requirements of the Public Health Order will be met. Over 180 site safety plans have been reviewed and approved by City staff. The construction startup process is going well as the City has been ramping up its enforcement efforts.
 
The response from the development community has been impressive and they are doing great work to ensure that sites are safe and to protect the health and life safety of the community. Thanks for partnering with the City to get folks back to work.
 
Site Safety Updates:

1. The Pitkin County Public Health Department now allows carpooling to job sites so long as restrictions are observed. These include:· Hand sanitizer is used by each passenger when entering the vehicle.
   
   • The number of passengers has been reduced by 50% of the vehicle’s occupancy, and passengers sit in locations to maximize the distance between one another.
     
   • Passengers will wear a non-medical, cloth face-covering when in a vehicle containing more than 1 person.
     
   • All high-contact surfaces of the vehicle, such as steering wheel, seat-belts, door handles, and console, shall be properly disinfected in between uses by different employees and at the end of each day
2. Construction crews are now allowed to leave job sites to go to local grocery stores then return to the site.
3. Employees must remain home for a minimum of 10 days after becoming symptomatic and cannot return to work until all requirements outlined in the Site Safety Plan are met.