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Legal Issues in Emergency Response to Terrorism Incidents Involving Hazardous Materials
Author            : William C. Nicholson
Designation    : Adjunct Professor of Law
Company        : Widener University School of Law
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This piece explores the legal underpinnings for use of the incident command system, mutual aid agreements, and standard operating procedures in the context of a terrorism event involving hazardous materials. It emphasizes the need for these three elements to be considered as part of a single system in responding to disasters. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) embraces this approach. The article also explores potential liabilities under OSHA, negligence, and other legal theories that may result from failure to properly utilize these management tools. This law review article was published in 2003 as part of The American Bar Association’s 30th National Spring Conference on the Environment - Combating Terrorism in the Environmental Trenches Widener Symposium Law Journal, Vol. 9, No. 2, 295.

NOTE: This is a long article, of approximately 11,000 words. Its high relevance and great interest in its subject matter render it appropriate for inclusion.

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