{"id":"ef210fa3-5574-48a0-86cb-1ef86852e90a","task":"Document pre-treatment (anti-icing) service to manage liability","domain":"fhwa.dot.gov","steps":["Log anti-icing/pre-treatment as its own distinct service event, separate from post-storm plowing, with its own timestamp, product, and application rate.","Record the decision basis for pre-treating (forecast data reviewed, expected precipitation type and onset) to show a proactive rationale rather than an after-the-fact justification.","Photograph treated surfaces where practical before precipitation begins, alongside the application record, to establish that treatment occurred ahead of the event.","Note in the contract whether anti-icing is an included service, since seasonal agreements more commonly bundle proactive ice management while per-push agreements often do not.","Retain pre-treatment records for the same duration as other service logs so they're available if a claim alleges no proactive measures were taken."],"gotchas":["Pre-treating ahead of the wrong precipitation type (for example, brine before rain that washes it off before a freeze) can be ineffective and hard to defend if the reasoning wasn't documented.","Performing pre-treatment that isn't specified in the contract can create an implied standard of care beyond what the client is paying for — keep contract language aligned with actual practice."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T16:27:25.349Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ef210fa3-5574-48a0-86cb-1ef86852e90a"}