[Ord. 479, 1/22/1990, § 1]
As used in this Part 1, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BUSINESS
Any person or persons, corporations, partnerships, or other
entities engaged in the buying, selling, storing, transferring, transporting
or manufacturing of any item or items for a fee, price or charge,
whether or not for gain or profit.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNITS
All Township departments and personnel, as well as all independent
entities and personnel, authorized to provide emergency services in
Warminster Township, including police, fire, rescue, ambulance, and
medical services.
INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT
Any incident that occurs from the storage, transportation,
use or manufacture of any substance which is dangerous or potentially
dangerous to the public health, safety or welfare for which intervention
by Warminster Township or any of its emergency response units or Warminster
Township Municipal Authority is deemed necessary or which requires
cleanup, abatement, or other action by Township employees or personnel
of emergency response units or the Municipal Authority which results
in expense to the Township or the Municipal Authority.
PUBLIC THOROUGHFARE
All bridges, state highways, Township streets, or any other
roadway or watercourse owned by, dedicated to, or intended to be dedicated
to a governmental unit.
[Ord. 479, 1/22/1990, § 2]
The owner, tenant or processor of any property on which a business
is conducted shall bear all costs that occur as a direct or consequential
result of an industrial accident on the business property. In the
event an industrial accident occurs on a public thoroughfare or on
private property other than that of a business, the entity which owns
or has custody and control of the vehicle or substance involved in
the industrial accident shall bear all costs that occur as a direct
or consequential result of the industrial accident.
[Ord. 479, 1/22/1990, § 3]
The person or entity which is required to bear all costs that
occur as a direct or consequential result of an industrial accident
shall pay to Warminster Township or Warminster Township Municipal
Authority, upon demand, all reasonable costs incurred by Warminster
Township and its emergency response units and Warminster Municipal
Authority. All costs shall be itemized and set forth on a statement,
which statement shall be provided to the person or entity required
to bear the cost.
[Ord. 479, 1/22/1990, § 4]
The costs of an industrial accident shall include, but are not
limited to, expenses incurred by police, fire, rescue, ambulance,
medical or other emergency response units; direct and indirect labor
costs of Township and Municipal Authority personnel; cost of consultants
and others to prepare reports concerning industrial accidents; cost
of equipment operation; cost of material; cost of any contractual
labor and/or materials for cleanup and/or abatement; and cost of the
Township and Municipal Authority Solicitor and Engineer.