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N.Y. Railroad Law § 77-a: First-aid equipment on locomotives

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  1. Railroad Law
  2. Article 3. Construction, Operation and Management

§ 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.

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