Legislation
SECTION 77-A
First-aid equipment on locomotives
Railroad (RRD) CHAPTER 49, ARTICLE 3
§ 77-a. First-aid equipment on locomotives. 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.
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.