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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
It shall be unlawful to operate a locomotive outside the designated yard limits of any railroad in the state of New York unless said locomotive shall be equipped with a first-aid kit containing necessary emergency medical equipment and supplies.
Said kit shall include as minimum supplies:
1 roll of 1-inch wide gauze bandage--minimum of 10 yards.
1 roll of 1-inch wide adhesive tape--minimum of 5 yards.
1 package of absorbent gauze compresses, at least 3 inches by 3 inches--minimum of 6 in number.
At least 12-1-inch individual sanitary band aids.
Bottle of iodine or mercurochrome or tincture of methyolate, or an equivalent antiseptic, minimum of 1 ounce bottle.
Minimum of 2 ounce bottle of smelling salts or six ampoules of spirits of ammonia.
Minimum of 3 ounce bottle of a standard eye wash preparation, with necessary eye wash glass.
Jar or tube of white petroleum jelly or unguentine for burns.
All above material shall be packed in a suitable metal box or container and be sealed.
Items, as used, should be replaced within twenty-four hours by properly designated railroad personnel and such kit resealed for future use. It shall be unlawful to remove or use any such first-aid kit, or any supplies contained in any such kit, for other than first-aid purposes. Violation of said provisions shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Railroad Law - RRD § 77-a. First-aid equipment on locomotives - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/railroad-law/rrd-sect-77-a/
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