WARNING: CERCLA CASTS A WIDE NET

Construction contractors need to be aware of the far reaching potential for their being liable for clean-up costs and damages for injury to natural resources with regard to hazardous waste removal, exposure and/or disposal. The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) reaches back to the person(s) who generated the wastes initially, previous owners and operators of facilities where waste has been either removed or disposed, anyone who uncovers hazardous substances, anyone responsible for transporting hazardous wastes, and anyone who has authority over site activities. The broad interpretations of such terms as "facilities" and "hazardous substance" leave corporate officers open to liability with respect to the actions of employees or subcontractors. The Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) reaches forward from 1976 to ascertain liability and can also put contractors in jeopardy.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Associated General Contractors of America

  2300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Authors:
  • Rosen, H I
  • Raider, R L
  • Cohen, G B
• Publication Date: 1990-8

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 22-23
• Serial:
  • Constructor
  • Volume: 72
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
  • ISSN: 0162-6191

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction sites; Contractors; Debris removal; Hazardous materials; Landfills; Liability; Loss and damage; Waste disposal; Waste disposal facilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Debris
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497164
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM