Tennessee Code 58-2-601 – Report to the Tennessee emergency management agency of accidents involving hazardous materials
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 58-2-601
- Agency: means the Tennessee emergency management agency (TEMA). See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
- Emergency: means an occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural, technological, or manmade, in war or in peace, that results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population, or substantial damage to or loss of property. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
- Emergency management: means the preparation for, the mitigation of, the response to, and the recovery from emergencies and disasters. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
- Person: includes a natural person or entity organized under the laws of this state or any other state or territory of the United States or the federal government, as the case may be, and includes both the singular and plural. See Tennessee Code 58-2-101
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, in addition to any reports required by law, any person who is transporting hazardous materials and placarded as carrying such materials as required by regulations of the department of safety and/or department of transportation shall report any accident or incident in which such materials are released from the container in which such materials are being transported to the Tennessee emergency management agency as soon as practicable after such accident or incident. Any other person having knowledge of such accident or incident shall also report such accident or incident to the Tennessee emergency management agency.