NRS705.370. Emergency first-aid kits: Contents prescribed by Commission; reports when used or missing; penalties.

      1.  Each railroad company or corporation or its receiver, owning or operating any railroad within this state, shall equip and maintain in each of its passenger trains, cabooses, locomotives, motors or diesel engines used in the propelling of trains or switching of cars an emergency first-aid kit whose contents must be those prescribed by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. Each passenger train and each caboose must be equipped with at least one stretcher. All of the contents of the emergency first-aid kits, except the stretchers, must be stored on each passenger train, caboose, locomotive, motor or diesel engine, in a clean, sanitary and sterile container and in an accessible place at all times, which places, including the storage places of stretchers, must be plainly designated.

      2.  The employee of any railroad company or corporation or its receiver, having charge of any passenger train, caboose, locomotive, motor or diesel engine, shall as soon as possible report in writing to the office or officer designated by the company, corporation or receiver for the purpose, whenever any of the emergency first-aid kit has been used or has been found missing. The emergency first-aid kit must only be used to render first medical or surgical aid to injured passengers, employees or other injured persons requiring first aid.

      3.  Any railroad company or corporation or its receiver, which refuses, neglects or fails to comply with the provisions of this section is liable for a penalty to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada of $25 for each failure to equip a passenger train, caboose, locomotive or motor or diesel engine with the emergency first-aid kit specified in subsection 1.

      4.  Any person who removes, carries away from its proper place or uses any emergency first-aid kit provided in this section, except for the purpose of administering first aid in the event of injury to any passenger, employee or other person shall be fined not more than $500.

      [1:139:1949; 1943 NCL § 6326.01] + [2:139:1949; 1943 NCL § 6326.02] + [3:139:1949; 1943 NCL § 6326.03] + [4:139:1949; 1943 NCL § 6326.04] + [5:139:1949; 1943 NCL § 6326.05]—(NRS A 1965, 544; 1967, 660; 1979, 200; 1981, 1680; 1985, 318; 1997, 1922)