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Technical Bulletins: Cities And The Hazardous Right To Know Law, Harold R. Yungmeyer
Technical Bulletins: Cities And The Hazardous Right To Know Law, Harold R. Yungmeyer
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 50-3-2001- 2019, the Hazardous Chemical Right-To-Know Law, became a law in 1985. The stated purpose of the law was to "provide access to information regarding hazardous chemicals to enhance the ability of manufacturing and non-manufacturing workers to minimize hazardous exposure to such chemicals; to provide information to emergency personnel to protect the public health, safety and welfare; and to provide information to citizens to enable them to make informed decisions regarding their safety, health, and welfare." This Technical Bulletin goes over the main points of the law and its implications for cities.
Technical Bulletins: Fire (And Police) Departments Liable For Negligent Response, Sid Hemsley
Technical Bulletins: Fire (And Police) Departments Liable For Negligent Response, Sid Hemsley
MTAS Publications: Technical Bulletins
Under the Tennessee Tort Liability Act municipalities are liable for the negligence of their employees, with some exceptions. One of those exceptions is "discretionary functions" (Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 29-20-205). However, the act does not define that term. The Tennessee Supreme Court recently grappled with both a definition and application of the term in Gordon, et al. v. City of Henderson, 766 S.W.2d 784 (1988). Although that case involved the delivery of municipal fire services, it contains some language that should cause Tennessee municipalities to look closely at the way they deliver all public safety services.