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"Every person has the right to live in an environment adequate to his or her health..."
Under tortuous law, employees may be held vicarious liable for the Act of their employees.


Business always try and evade liability by way of contract to Independent contractors. Where a Business contracts an independent contractor to dispose of its waste, toxic or not, the Company will not be held liable for the acts of the independent contractor except where it is shown that the employer expressly or impliedly authorizes such unsafe work.

The knowledge of the employer about the negligent disposal of waste by its independent contractor, it may be sufficient that a reasonable man ought to know that such independent employer is unlawfully disposing waste.
Where it is shown that the waste been disposed are harzardeous waste... the employer's liability may increase.
The employer may liable where it is shown that in the employer has reasons to recognize that in the ordinary course of doing the work in the usual or prescribed manner.

So proper precaution is the watch word.
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