Sec.14-275c-30. Equipment of vehicles

Each motor vehicle used by or on behalf of a regional or local board of education to transport special education children shall have the following equipment:

(a) Interior lighting. Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with overhead lighting located either in the ceiling area or above the mid height at each side and the light source shall be of sufficient intensity and configuration to produce a minimum incident light reading of four (4) foot candles measured at any interior location one (1) foot from each light source using a photoelectric photometer or equivalent light intensity meter having an accuracy of plus or minus two (±2) foot candles.

(b) Fire extinguisher. Each motor vehicle shall be equipped with one pressurized, dry chemical-type extinguisher, readily accessible to the driver. The fire extinguisher shall be of a type approved by the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., with a rating of not less than 10-B.C. The operating mechanism shall be sealed with a type of seal that will not interfere with the use of the extinguisher. It shall be equipped with a readily visible pressure gauge having a dial face not less than one (1) inch in diameter or equivalent area indicating:

(1) The actual pressure in pounds per square inch (psi) within the extinguisher case; and

(2) The fully charged safe operating pressure range for the extinguisher as established by the manufacturer.

(c) First aid kit. Each motor vehicle shall carry a first aid kit, removable and readily identifiable, mounted in full view, the contents of which shall include but not be limited to the following:

(1) Four-inch bandage compress – four (4) each;

(2) Two-inch bandage compress – six (6) each;

(3) One-inch adhesive bandage – thirty-two (32);

(4) Forty-inch (40″) triangular bandage with two (2) safety pins - one (1) package;

(5) Wire splint - one package;

(6) Tourniquet - one package;

(7) Burn ointment;

(8) A recognized fluid skin antiseptic except preparations containing iodine or phenol (carbolic acid); and

(9) A flashlight.

(d) Warning devices. Each motor vehicle shall carry at least three (3) red emergency reflectors which comply with 49 CFR 571.125.

(e) Flashlight. Each motor vehicle shall carry a flashlight

(f) Seatbelt cutter. Each motor vehicle shall carry a seatbelt cutter.

(Effective February 26, 1982; Amended June 28, 2010)