OAR 837-120-0050: Regional and Limited Response Team Services

(1) Regional and limited hazardous materials emergency response team activities shall be limited to emergency responses and the evaluation and documentation functions arising from hazardous materials emergency incidents which threaten life, property, or the environment. (2) State regional or limited response teams may sample, test, analyze, treat, remove, recover, package, monitor or track the involvement of hazardous materials only if it is necessary and incidental for identifying; preventing a release, or threat of release, of a hazardous material; or to stabilize an emergency incident. (3) Regional and limited hazardous materials emergency response teams shall respond to the best of their abilities, subject to the limitations of available equipment and personnel.