Advocacy
CDPHE Local Orders & Variances Information
Good morning HBA Members, The link below provides information that lists counties with variances from CDPHE. This may be helpful to you and your businesses. https://covid19.colorado.gov/public-health-executive-orders/local-orders-variances Best Regards and hope you all had a terrific Memorial weekend!
Read MoreCOVID ORDERS BY HBA METRO DENVER JURISDICTIONS COMPILED IN ONE PLACE
Good morning. Most of us are entering week #8 of COVID related changes to our workplace and our lives. During these last eight weeks, there have been multiple orders coming out of the Governor’s Office and, as I’ve been making sure to remind you all – multiple orders coming from the local municipalities and counties…
Read MoreCEO Advocacy Update
Good Afternoon HBA Members, Below is an update from the Governor’s Office yesterday regarding the state’s response to COVID-19 and their testing strategy. If you would like to donate any PPE, the HBA is a collection site and we are partnering with health care provider organizations for any donations. Please let me know if you’d…
Read MoreMessage to HBA Members from our CEO
Dear HBA of Metro Denver Members, It is nearing one month that most of us started experiencing changes to the term “business as usual”. Working from home, zoom meetings, re-adjusting budgets and workplans…none of us saw it coming and all of us are impacted. The HBA of Metro Denver is no exception. As a trade organization that represents…
Read MoreHBA CEO Advocacy Report : April 6, 2020 (A BIG NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT)
Good Afternoon HBA Members: I have good news…yes, good news today! The proponent behind the many state level anti-growth measures (Dan Hayes) has indicated this morning that his petition drive for 122 is over. He was quoted in the Colorado Sun. “Daniel Hayes, a Golden resident behind a ballot measure to limit housing growth in…
Read MoreOSHA Enforcement Guidance
OSHA Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection & N95 Shortage due to Coronavirus https://www.osha.gov/memos/2020-04-03/enforcement-guidance-respiratory-protection-and-n95-shortage-due-coronavirus Please see the above link just released by OSHA updating guidance on respirator shortage issues and enforcement discretion to permit the extended use and reuse of respirators (not just for healthcare personnel but for the protection of workers exposed to other respiratory…
Read MoreCFRR 2020 Leading Opposition to Initiative 122
Colorado voters in November may be asked to approve a severe growth limit in our state through Initiative 122. This statutory initiative would artificially cap annual housing growth Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Elbert, El Paso, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson, Larimer and Weld counties. Initiative 122 would also make it easier in the other 53 counties and municipalities…
Read MoreCDPHE COVID-19 Construction Guidance
CDPHE COVID-19 Construction Guidance 040120 Due to the unique issues related to supply chain, financing, contract deadlines, and public need, construction may continue under Governor Polis’ stay-at-home order as long as Social Distancing Requirements are followed on construction worksites. This is intended to allow for continuity of operations on critical infrastructure such as roads, rails,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Jobsite Safety Poster Now Available
COVID-19 Job Site Safety Poster Now Available for Download
Read MoreWhere Can Home Builders Stay on the Job?
The safety and health of all those who work in construction remains our top priority. The industry continues to adhere to all public health guidelines set forth by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Centers for Disease Control. Work on a new unfinished home site occurs primarily outdoors and does not involve going…
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