Permit requirement for certain nighttime construction work lifted
According to a federal decree, the permit requirement for night work at certain construction sites on national roads will be abolished for work on tunnels and bridges. However, Sunday work remains subject to authorization for all road work.
For night work on certain construction sites on national roads, the Federal Council has abolished the permit requirement. With the new article (48a ArGV 2), construction and maintenance companies are exempted from the permit requirement for the employment of their employees at night. This applies to operating, maintenance, extension and renewal work on national roads in direct connection with work on tunnels, galleries and bridges, insofar as this night work is necessary for safety reasons.
Sunday work for this work and night and Sunday work for all other road work, however, remain subject to authorization. Seco is responsible for issuing permits for permanent and regularly recurring night and Sunday work, while the cantons are responsible for temporary night and Sunday work.
Companies that are exempt from the permit requirement must now publish the deployment of employees on such construction sites in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce at least 14 days before the start of work.
The amendment to Ordinance 2 to the Labor Act (ArGV 2) will enter into force on November 1, 2021.
Source: The Federal Council
