Does at least one member of the team maintain current certification in basic first aid and CPR?
• Background information • CERCLA Commonly known as Superfund, CERCLA was enacted by Congress on December 11, 1980. This law created a tax on the chemical and petroleum industries and provided broad Federal authority to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that may endanger public health or the environment. Over five years, $1.6 billion was collected and the tax went to a trust fund for cleaning up abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. CERCLA: • Established prohibitions and requirements concerning closed and abandoned hazardous waste sites; • Provided for liability of persons responsible for releases of hazardous waste at these sites; and • Established a trust fund to provide for cleanup when no responsible part could be identified. • SARA CERCLA was amended by SARA on October 17, 1986. SARA Title I required OSHA to develop standards for the protection of employee health and safety during hazardous waste operations. OSHA published an in
