N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 17 § 720.7

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 50, December 11, 2024

Section 720.7 - Emergency equipment

(a) General requirements (all vehicles).

(1) Fire extinguisher. Every vehicle operated upon the public highways of the state having a carrying capacity of 10 or more passengers shall be equipped with at least one portable fire extinguisher containing not less than four pounds of carbon dioxide or two pounds of dry chemical shall be provided. Such extinguishers shall be:

(i) a type approved by a recognized Underwriter's Laboratory or Factory Mutual Laboratories under classification 4B:C;

(ii) properly filled and serviceable; and

(iii) mounted so as to be properly identified and readily accessible for use.

(2) Road reflectors. All buses shall be equipped with bi-directional emergency reflective triangles that will conform to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's FMVSS No. 125. These triangles will also be mandatory equipment for buses manufactured on or after January 1, 1974.

(3) Reflective triangles. Effective January 1, 1974 as warning device equipment is replaced, each vehicle must be equipped with bi-directional emergency reflective triangles that will conform to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's FMVSS No. 125.

(b) School buses (Type A, B, C, D).

(1) Fire extinguisher. At least one all purpose fire extinguisher dry chemical or CO(2) type rated at least 10-B:C, equipped with calibrated or marked gauge shall be mounted in an automotive bracket located in driver's compartment in full view and easily accessible, which may be in a compartment if readily accessible and properly identified. If the compartment is locked, it must be interlocked to the starting circuit.

(2) First aid kit. Every bus shall be equipped with a first aid kit properly identified and readily accessible. The case and cover of such first aid kit shall be substantially constructed of durable material. Due to the many different needs of student transportation, the appropriate contents of the first aid kit shall be determined and supplied by the vehicle operator. The National School Bus Standards contain a suggested list of contents.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 17 § 720.7