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N.Y. RRD Law § 77-A

This is the official text of N.Y. RRD Law § 77-A, part of New York’s RRD Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "RRD Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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First-aid equipment on locomotives

Official statutory text

§ 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.\n

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