SECTION 460:15-1-12. First aid  


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  • (a)   Every mine operator shall have a well stocked first aid station on the surface near the mine portals or shaft, and at each working section and at the bottom of each regularly traveled slope or shaft if more than 1,000 feet from the portals or shaft.
    (b)   First aid equipment shall include the following:
    (1)   One stretcher
    (2)   One broken back board or a splint stretcher
    (3)   Twenty-four triangular bandages
    (4)   Eight 4-inch bandage compresses
    (5)   Eight 2-inch bandage compresses
    (6)   Twelve 1-inch adhesive compresses
    (7)   One foille
    (8)   Two cloth blankets
    (9)   One rubber or comparable blanket
    (10)   Two tourniquets
    (11)   One 1-ounce bottle of aromatic spirits or ammonia or one (i) dozen ammonia ampules
    (12)   Two inflatable plastic arm and leg splints.
    (c)   All first aid materials shall be stored in a sanitary and moisture proof container.