NAC705.120. General requirements.

     1. If glass or alternate glazing materials are used in any caboose used to carry train crews, the glass or alternate glazing materials must be of the safety glass type and must be so constructed, treated or combined with other materials as to comply with the specifications or requirements established by the American National Standards Institute Safety Code Z26.1. Broken glass must be replaced and glass which has cracks more than 1 foot in length, intersecting cracks or cracks which distort vision must be replaced.

     2. All doors must be equipped with latches or otherwise secured to prevent them from swinging under normal operating conditions.

     3. Seats on chairs and benches in cabooses must be padded or provided with cushioning of at least 3 inches in thickness.

     4. Stanchions, grab handles or bars must be installed at entrances and exits and at other locations within the convenient reach of employees moving about the caboose while a train is in motion. A bar, commonly known as a “monkey bar,” must be installed in a horizontal position in the cupolas of cabooses where possible.

     [Pub. Service Comm’n, Railroad Gen. Order 11 § 19, eff. 6-21-76]—(NAC A by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R051-01, 12-17-2001)