Section 77-A. First-aid equipment on locomotives  


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  • 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.