North Dakota Code 49-10.1-22 – Railroad training program
All railroads shall make training available to all fire departments having jurisdiction along routes traversed by unit oil trains. Training must be made available by June 30, 2016, with refresher training made available at least every three years thereafter. Training must address the general hazards of oil and hazardous substances, techniques to assess hazards to the environment and to the safety of 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 the area, and other strategies for initial response by local emergency responders. Training must include suggested protocol or practices for local responders to safely accomplish these tasks.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 49-10.1-22
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.