First-Aid Kits

PURPOSE: This rule implements the provisions of section 389.920, RSMo, which authorizes the division to prescribe requirements for first-aid kits to be provided and maintained on certain railroad equipment by owners and operators of railroads in this state. Every railroad shall provide and maintain a commercially prepared first-aid kit in a plainly marked accessible location on all passenger train cars, cabooses, each locomotive unit capable of independent operation and all motorized on-track work equipment used in railroad operations which weigh in excess of four hundred pounds (400 lbs.). A conforming first-aid kit may be assigned to the custody of a designated member of the train or work crew required to work on the equipment when the equipment is in use. The chief medical officer for each railroad shall determine the contents and the size of the kit to conform to the type of job and the specific treatment which may be needed. In addition, the kit shall adequately serve the usual number of employees needed to be treated by the kit at that location. AUTHORITY: sections 389.920 and 622.027, RSMo 2016.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 265-8.140. Original rule filed Jan. 5, 1989, effective April 27, 1989. Moved and amended: Filed March 9, 2018, effective Oct. 30, 2018. *Original authority: 389.920, RSMo 1939, amended 1988 and 622.027, RSMo 1985, amended 1993, 1995.