70.136.060 - Written emergency assistance agreements -- Terms and conditions -- Records. - Washington Statutes

Written emergency assistance agreements — Terms and conditions — Records.

Hazardous materials emergency assistance agreements which are executed prior to a hazardous materials incident shall include the following terms and conditions:

     (1) The person or public agency requested to assist shall not be obligated to assist;

     (2) The person or public agency requested to assist may act only under the direction of the incident command agency or its representative;

     (3) The person or public agency requested to assist may withdraw its assistance if it deems the actions or directions of the incident command agency to be contrary to accepted hazardous materials response practices;

     (4) The person or public agency requested to assist shall not profit from rendering the assistance;

     (5) Any person responsible for causing the hazardous materials incident shall not be covered by the liability standard defined in RCW 70.136.050.

     It is the responsibility of both parties to ensure that mutually agreeable procedures are established for identifying the incident command agency when assistance is requested, for recording the name of the person or public agency whose assistance is requested, and the time and date of the request, which records shall be retained for three years by the incident command agency. A copy of the official incident command agency designation shall be a part of the assistance agreement specified in this section.

[1987 c 238 § 5; 1982 c 172 § 6.]