Colorado Revised Statutes Title 40. Utilities § 40-20-310. Training--rules

(a) Address the general hazards of hazardous materials, techniques to assess risks posed to the environment and to the safety of emergency responders and the public, factors an incident commander must consider in determining whether to attempt to suppress a fire or to evacuate the public and emergency responders from an area, public notification processes, environmental contamination response, resource coordination, and other strategies for initial response by emergency responders; and

(b) Include safety drills that implement suggested protocols or practices for emergency responders to use to safely accomplish the tasks described in subsection (2)(a) of this section. Each railroad operating trains in Colorado shall conduct at least one oil containment, recovery, and sensitive area protection walk-through; tabletop exercise; or functional exercise involving oil or hazardous substances every year, and at least one full-scale exercise every five years, in coordination with local emergency management organizations and local fire chiefs.

(a) Entering into an agreement with a class I railroad to be a partner with the class I railroad in its program; or

(b) Adopting the training programs provided by the Short Line Safety Institute.