Railroad training program
N.D. Cent. Code § 49-10.1-22
in effect49-10.1-22. 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.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t49c10-1.pdf#nameddest=49-10p1-22Fetched: 10/16/2026
