{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-railroad-law-77-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Railroad Law § 77-a","heading":"First-aid equipment on locomotives","body":"§ 77-a. First-aid equipment on locomotives. It shall be unlawful to\noperate a locomotive outside the designated yard limits of any railroad\nin the state of New York unless said locomotive shall be equipped with a\nfirst-aid kit containing necessary emergency medical equipment and\nsupplies.\n  Said kit shall include as minimum supplies:\n  1 roll of 1-inch wide gauze bandage -- minimum of 10 yards.\n  1 roll of 1-inch wide adhesive tape -- minimum of 5 yards.\n  1 package of absorbent gauze compresses, at least 3 inches by 3 inches\n-- minimum of 6 in number.\n  At least 12 -- 1-inch individual sanitary band aids.\n  Bottle of iodine or mercurochrome or tincture of methyolate, or an\nequivalent antiseptic, minimum of 1 ounce bottle.\n  Minimum of 2 ounce bottle of smelling salts or six ampoules of spirits\nof ammonia.\n  Minimum of 3 ounce bottle of a standard eye wash preparation, with\nnecessary eye wash glass.\n  Jar or tube of white petroleum jelly or unguentine for burns.\n  All above material shall be packed in a suitable metal box or\ncontainer and be sealed.\n  Items, as used, should be replaced within twenty-four hours by\nproperly designated railroad personnel and such kit resealed for future\nuse. It shall be unlawful to remove or use any such first-aid kit, or\nany supplies contained in any such kit, for other than first-aid\npurposes. Violation of said provisions shall be punishable by a fine of\nnot more than twenty-five dollars.","path":["Railroad Law","Article 3. Construction, Operation and Management"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/RRD/77-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"c8c884b588698231b869844b6eb57f40faeb162ba017b1840472407540b4a106","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-railroad-law-77","next":"us-ny/n.y.-railroad-law-77-b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}