8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1402-1-2.421

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024

Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.421 - CAMPSITES

A. Travel-trip camps must submit plans for approval by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, thirty (30) days prior to the date the trip camp begins. The travel-trip camp must maintain written evidence of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment approval.

B. The camp must conform to fire prevention and protection requirements of local fire departments in the locality of the camp. In the case of a travel-trip camp, the fire department approval is not required.

C. The camp must identify hazards and high-risk areas and develop policies they follow to prevent unauthorized access to these hazards and high-risk areas.

D. Each camp must have a telephone or means of communication to contact emergency services.

E. Emergency telephone numbers must be posted the camp health care professional, nearest clinic or hospital, ambulance service, local sheriff's office, national or state forest service office (as appropriate), fire department or lookout station, and poison control center.

F. In the case of a primitive camp or travel-trip camp, sources of emergency care and methods of communication with such facilities as hospitals, police, and forest service must be identified for each campsite on the itinerary.

G. When playground equipment is provided at a children's resident camp, the equipment and playground area must be free of obstruction and man-made or natural hazards and must be away from natural pathways of traffic.

H. Playground equipment must meet the following requirements:

1. Be in good repair, of solid and safe construction, free of rough edges, protruding bolts, and the possibility of entrapment of extremities.

2. Be securely anchored by suitable footing.

3. Swings must have seats made of a flexible material.

4. 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.

5. Metal equipment must be placed in the shade or a shade structure must be provided.

6. The maximum height of any piece of playground equipment is six (6) feet.

7. All pieces of playground equipment must be designed to guard against entrapment and strangulation.

8. All pieces of permanently installed playground equipment must be surrounded by a resilient surface of a depth of at least six (6) inches. Rubber mats manufactured for such use if safe and free from hazard may be used in place of resilient material.

9. 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 fine loose sand. Solid unitary materials include poured in place surfacing, approved rubber mats, playground tiles, and astro turf with built in resilient pad.

10. Any permanently installed outdoor climbing equipment or portable climbing equipment eighteen (18) inches or higher must have Department-approved resilient surfacing underneath and in the use zone surrounding the equipment, and installed according to manufacturer instructions.

11. Playground surfaces must be checked prior to use for the presence of dangerous or other foreign materials. Playground equipment must be checked for safety on a monthly basis and written documentation of the safety check must be maintained.

I. If the children's resident camp is located on or uses national or state lands, the director must familiarize the staff and campers with rules and ethics governing the use of such property and must be responsible for compliance.

J. An itinerary must be filed or an arrangement must be made with national or state forest service office if such land is to be used by the travel-trip camp. The director must familiarize the staff and campers with rules governing the use of such property. Should the travel-trip camp pass onto private land, an agreement must be made with the individual responsible for that land prior to access.

K. In indoor 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, an operational carbon monoxide detector must be installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. Carbon monoxide detectors must be tested at least annually with documentation available upon request. Carbon monoxide detectors that are only battery-powered must meet the following requirements:

1. Tested monthly to ensure they are operational; and

2. Batteries changed at least yearly.

8 CCR 1402-1-2.421

46 CR 22, November 25, 2023, effective 12/15/2023