Fire Department memo on hazardous materials filing requirements, Jan 2001

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On April 15. 1993. the Pori Authority* in order to ftfiincaln and enhance rhe safety ef Pert Authority faeilltiea,. adopted a policy providing for the lepleeestatlon of fire eafety reteaaandationa »ade by local gevernaent fire departaehte after a fire ohfety inepeeIIon of * port Authority facility end for the prior revitu by loeal/ire Ire aafety fire safety i;y*t«s!t aganeiaa of £lr« eaCeiy «g<mei«« systeat to b» ba introduced ar added to a 1 jollity. I

The purpose ef this Keecranduss of Vndarstandlng It to reiterate th* Pori Authority's ooaaiteent to this wXlcy r ' to eet * “ ' procedures forth" certaU " to feclXiiate the laplanentsnon os this Solley for bulldlAga at >ort aethoricy faellitl** located In MevhorU City* bpecificany, the Plre‘Pepartaent of the City of Mev Fork (’’SW*) and the Port Authority hereby agre* s« felleve: 1. «»!¥» acting through ats hureau of Plre Prevention (••BPP*), shall bsvs the right to conduct fire csfaty Inspection* at any Fort Authority facility located In th* City oX Nrv Terk. The** inepaction* will generally bo coordinated vith the Pon Authority's Gshorsl Henagar of Bisk hanagesant oHestlonsi but ths vp. at its option, oay conduct inepact&ons vleheot prior notice to th* Bort Authority. 2< >rP VI11 Issue a latlerhaad report of Ito fire safety fittdinga and recoaMndatlott* (er ic react Iva action vlth rtopeet to any dtlicisnclsa (araing • p^t of suth findings addressed to the Port Authority** Gansral Managar of PiaK Nanagcetnt operations. The Port Authority vlli proepcXy vadartaba the laplaaMtati^ of such findings Cinoludlng undertaking wraetlva sat ion vikh reapoot to may dafieiencits} and aha11 notify »Pf of th* actions takra to[ iaplawmt such findings. BFP say at at^ ti»* eenduct vith foUer-up Ifiapactionk vf to any tat respect lo th reepee tern reconaenda^ asttero to the Port recoKBsondwi te Authority (or eerrettiva action. 3. Prior t® the Introd^tion of a new tire safety systea or the Introduction of aodifietilons to an existing fir* safety systaa at any building located ^ny huililns at a Port Aathority fsoUliy ______ in- the- City - of Nev Torh* Pott Authority the Poet ___ , Jte shall provide gyp whh th ooplas drivings and epu_:2: the tiravl^f ooplea of the _ :_____ •oeelfleatlona ar __ other apptoprietedesfripnoft of swoh ays tea or aedifiBatioJi for roviov sod approval. Th* PortiAuthority policy is and will coBtinue to be to assure that suck neu or aodified fir* safety systaa* art in conpllancs vith looal codas and regulaiiuhs. dhen eirouastaeeas or condition* .aro unuevaX, Us Port Authority shall have the right to petition the Bureau of Fira ( . Pfovention tor a varitne* In specific caH*.

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