Post by Markanite on Nov 28, 2022 0:31:40 GMT -5
Responsible Handling Of Toxic Materials
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.
Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: All Businesses - Strong
Proposed by: Magecastle Embassy Building A5
Recognising the danger that irresponsible handling of toxic materials can pose both to public health and to the environment,
The World Assembly enacts as follows _
For the purposes of this resolution _
A material is "toxic" in an environment or quantity such that said material is likely to pose, directly or via contamination of surrounding environments, an intense risk to health or of causing significant environmental degradation.
An environment is "natural" if it exists and functions substantially independently of sapient activity.
A toxic material may not be disposed of in a manner that does not allow said material to speedily lose its toxic qualities, unless, prior to such disposal, that material is processed as to minimise the ability of said material to contaminate the surrounding environment, within the technological and economic capacity of the member nation of jurisdiction.
No toxic material may be disposed of, stored, or otherwise kept in
any natural environment or open atmosphere;
a location wherein the disposal, storage, or discharge of said material would likely cause said material to contaminate a nearby natural environment; or
any site failing Section 4 requirements.
Any site in which toxic material is disposed of, stored, or otherwise kept must
be surrounded by an effective physical barrier preventing the toxic material held from contaminating the surrounding environment; and
have its immediate surrounding areas regularly tested for toxic material originating from said site.
Any vehicle transporting toxic material must be guarded against risk of toxic material transported therein contaminating the surrounding environment. No toxic material may be transported in any vehicle violating this requirement.
Upon violation of Section 3a or 3b, or the detection of the surrounding environment being contaminated by toxic material during storage, disposal, or transportation of the same, the entity responsible for that violation or contamination (hereinafter "incident") must promptly report that incident to the WASP (WA Scientific Programme).
The member nation in which said incident occurred shall then, to the best of its ability, collaborate with the WASP to remove said toxic material from areas contaminated with that material as a result of said incident.
Should that incident threaten the natural environment of another nation, the WASP shall inform that nation of said incident, and also recommend to that nation a means for minimising or resolving harm to that nation's natural environment resulting from said incident.
Member nations need not take action against isolated, de minimis violations of Sections 2 - 6, where the quantity of toxic material involved is negligible enough to pose no cognisable hazard to the environment.
Each member nation must, to the best of its ability, provide the WASP with all public domain research and data from its jurisdiction vis-à-vis the toxicity of materials, or alternatives to toxic materials.
A member nation need not provide such information where that nation lacks practical access to such research or data; that research or data has already been received by the WASP; or the accessing, provision, or distribution of that information is demonstrably likely to compromise national security or personal privacy.
Entities possessing intellectual property rights over any research or data vis-à-vis the toxicity of materials, or alternatives to toxic materials, are strongly urged to provide such information to the WASP. Such provision shall be compensated with funds from the WAGF (WA General Fund) at a level no more or less than sufficient to reasonably procure the provision of such information, except where such information is likely to compromise national security or personal privacy.
The WASP shall provide to member nations information it has received per Section 8, where such information is likely to help said nations replace, address the dangers of, or reduce toxic materials, except where providing said information is likely to compromise national security or personal privacy.
Should a provision of this resolution contradict some past World Assembly resolution still in force, that previous resolution takes precedence.
Co-author: Heavens Reach
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