Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, March 25, 2025
A. The resident camp must conform to fire prevention and protection requirements of local fire departments in the locality of the camp.
B. The resident camp must identify hazards and high-risk areas accessible to campers and prevent unauthorized access to these hazards and high-risk areas. These areas must be monitored to reduce the possibility of injury and accidents.
D. Each resident camp must have a telephone or means of communication to contact emergency services.
E. Emergency telephone numbers must be posted at each permanent site and taken on all trips away from the resident camp. The emergency numbers must include at a minimum, 911, or a rescue unit if 911 is not available, the telephone numbers for the camp health care worker, a hospital or emergency medical clinic nearest to the resident camp or activity location, police, the national or state forest service office (as appropriate), the local fire department, and Rocky Mountain Poison control center.
F. First Aid supplies must be located near food service operations, program areas, maintenance areas, and in the headquarters of the health care worker.
G. A playground located at a children's resident camp must meet the following requirements:
1. Equipment must not exceed six (6) feet in height for any surface area intended for camper's play unless equipped with a protective barrier to prevent children from falling.
2. Equipment must be in good repair, of solid and safe construction, free of rough edges, and protruding bolts.
3. Equipment must be securely anchored by suitable footing.
4. Swings must have seats made of a flexible material and all "S" hooks must be secured.
5. Moving equipment must be located toward the edge or corner of a play area or be designed in such a way as to discourage children from running into the path of the moving equipment.
6. Metal equipment must be placed in the shade or a shade structure must be provided.
7. All pieces of playground equipment must be designed to guard against entrapment and strangulation.
8. Playground surfaces must be checked prior to use for the presence of dangerous or other foreign materials.
9. Resilient Surfacing.
a. All climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have Department-approved resilient surfacing of at least six (6) inches in the use zone surrounding the equipment.
b. Department-approved resilient surfacing includes loose fill materials such as wood chips, wood mulch, engineered wood fiber, pea gravel, synthetic pea gravel, shredded rubber tires, and sand. Solid unitary materials include poured in place surfacing, approved rubber mats, playground tiles, and Astroturf with built in resilient pad.
c. Loose fill resilient surface must be raked regularly to retain its resiliency and to retain a depth of at least six (6) inches.
d. Any newly installed solid unitary materials used for resilient materials must have written documentation from the manufacturer stating the material meets current federal safety standards. The documentation must be available for Department review at all times.
10. Use Zone.
a. Climbing equipment must have a six (6) foot use zone surrounding the equipment. For slides exceeding six (6) feet in height, the use zone from the base of the slide must be as long as the slide height.
b. The use zone for swings used by campers is determined by measuring the distance from the top of the swing to the ground. This measured distance must extend from both the front and the back of the swing.
11. All outdoor play areas used for resident campers' activities must be checked prior to use and kept safe and free from hazardous materials or debris by removal of debris, dilapidated structures, and broken or worn play equipment. The staff must identify hazardous, high-risk areas; those areas must be made inaccessible to campers to reduce the possibility of injuries and accidents.
H. If the resident camp is located on or uses any public land including but not limited to city, county, state, or national lands a land use agreement must be made with the appropriate office or agency. The director of the resident camp must familiarize the staff and campers with rules and ethics governing the use of such property and must be responsible for compliance.
I. A resident camp with door structures where the program uses any source of coal, wood, charcoal, oil, kerosene, propane, natural gas or any other product that can produce carbon monoxide indoors must install an operational carbon monoxide detector in working condition. The carbon monoxide detector must be installed as recommended by the manufacturer. Carbon monoxide detectors must be tested at least annually with documentation made available to the Department upon request. Carbon monoxide detectors that are only battery-powered must meet the following requirements:
1. The carbon monoxide detector must be tested monthly to ensure they are operational;
2. Batteries of the carbon monoxide detector must be changed at least yearly or as required by the manufacture instructions; and
3. The carbon monoxide detector must be replaced according to the manufacture instructions.
