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In addition to this NIMS mandate, the following laws also require the use of ICS:
- The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 established Federal regulations for handling hazardous materials. SARA directed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to establish rules for operations at hazardous materials incidents. [13]
- OSHA rule 1910.120, effective March 6, 1990, states that "The senior emergency response official responding to an emergency shall become the individual in charge of a site-specific Incident Command System (ICS). All emergency responders and their communications shall be coordinated and controlled through the individual in charge of the ICS assisted by the senior official present for each employer." [14]
Note that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires States to use ICS at hazardous materials incidents. |