56-1-27. First-aid kits — Installation in cabooses. For the purpose of protecting the health and safety of employees of railroads, the Public Service Commission, hereinafter called the commission, shall prescribe standards of health, sanitation and safety requiring the installation and the maintenance of first-aid kits within cabooses of a type and with contents, as shall […]
56-1-28. Report made when first-aid kit opened for use. The employee of the railroad in charge of the train shall report to the office designated by the company whenever any such kit has been opened for use. Enacted by Chapter 131, 1961 General Session
Effective 5/8/2018 56-1-29. Removal or use of first-aid kit except for proper purpose — Misdemeanor. Any person or any employee of the railroad company who shall remove, carry away from its proper place or use any emergency first-aid kit provided for in this act, except for the purpose of administering first-aid in the event of […]
56-1-3. Stock subscriptions — Minimum requirements. The Division of Corporations and Commercial Code shall not issue a certificate of incorporation to any railroad corporation which proposes to construct a railroad until it shall appear by the affidavit of at least three of the incorporators that $1,000 for each mile in length of the railroad proposed […]
56-1-30. First-aid kits — Duty of railroads to comply — Inspection by commission. It shall be the duty of all persons engaged in the operation of railroads to comply with any regulation or order of the commission issued under the provisions of this act, and to furnish any information required by the commission for purposes […]
56-1-31. Agency actions. An employee may file a request for agency action with the commission charging violation of a commission rule, or the commission may initiate an action by filing a notice of agency action. Amended by Chapter 161, 1987 General Session
56-1-32. Judicial review. (1) Any party aggrieved by any order of the commission may obtain judicial review. (2) Venue for judicial review of informal adjudicative proceedings is in the district court of the county in which the place of employment is located. Amended by Chapter 161, 1987 General Session
56-1-33. First-aid kits — Failure to comply with order or regulation — Penalty. Any person failing to comply with an order or regulation of the commission authorized by this act shall be liable to a penalty of $25 for each day of noncompliance. The attorney general shall file suit on behalf of the state for […]
56-1-34. First-aid kits — Extension of time for equipping cabooses. Any common carrier railroad which is unable on or before the effective date of this act to equip its cabooses as prescribed herein may apply to the Public Service Commission for extension of time. The commission may grant additional time, not to exceed six months […]
56-1-35. Cabooses and locomotives — Safety, health, and comfort rules for — Issuance by commission. The Public Service Commission shall issue general or special orders, rules, regulations, or otherwise; establishing minimum safety, health and comfort for railroad cabooses and locomotives. Enacted by Chapter 112, 1965 General Session
56-1-36. Cabooses and locomotives — Safety, health, and comfort rules — Committee to compile and codify. The commission shall appoint a committee of equal numbers from railroad management and labor to assist in compiling and coding these rules and regulations. Enacted by Chapter 112, 1965 General Session
56-1-37. Cabooses and locomotives — Safety, health, and comfort rules — Provisions to be included. These rules and regulations should include the following provisions: (1) Drinking water facilities shall be installed and maintained so as to provide fresh and pure drinking water. When ice is used for water cooling purposes, the containers shall be so […]
56-1-38. Cabooses and locomotives — Safety, health, and comfort rules — Application of chapter — Exceptions. The provisions of Section 56-1-37 shall not apply to industrial or interplant operations and to cabooses or yard engines used in yard movements within switching limits having a one-way route mileage of 25 miles or less. The provisions of […]
56-1-4. Construction required within limited time. If a railroad corporation which proposes to construct a railroad shall not within three years after its incorporation begin the construction of its railroad and expend thereon an amount equal to at least $300 for each mile of the proposed line referred to in its articles of incorporation, or […]
56-1-5. General powers enumerated. Every railroad corporation organized under the laws of this state shall, except as otherwise provided in this title and subject to the limitations and requirements hereof, have all the rights, privileges and powers, and be subject to all the duties and obligations of corporations organized under Title 16, Chapter 10a, Utah […]
56-1-7. Purpose unaltered by amendment of articles. Amending the articles of incorporation by adding new lines of route, altering the original route, or changing the termini shall not be deemed an alteration of the original purpose of the corporation. No Change Since 1953
56-1-8. Use of local streets. No railroad shall use any road, street, alley or highway within any county, city or town except with the consent of the authorities of such county, city or town as provided by law; provided, that this section shall not be construed to prevent railroads from crossing at right angles, or […]
56-1-9. Right of way in canyons. No railroad company whose right of way or whose track or roadbed upon such right of way passes through any canyon, pass or defile shall exclude any other railroad company from the use and occupancy of such canyon, pass or defile, for the purposes of its road, in common […]
