N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-50C.15

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:20-50C.15 - Support equipment and accessories

(a) Portable student support equipment or special accessory items including, but not limited to, crutches, walkers, canes, other ambulating devices, oxygen bottles, and ventilators, shall be securely fastened at a mounting location able to withstand a pulling force of five times the weight of the item, or shall be stored in an enclosed, latched compartment. If the school bus is equipped with a storage compartment, it shall be capable of withstanding forces applied to its interior equal to five times the weight of its contents without failure of the compartment's integrity and securement to the school bus. The storage compartment shall be securely fastened to the floor of the school bus in either the driver's compartment in front of the restraining barrier or the rearmost part of the school bus. The storage compartment shall not block access to the school bus emergency door, any other emergency exit, the service door, or the power lift door. The storage compartment shall be equipped with a cover that can be securely fastened and with rounded corners that are padded so as to prevent injury.

(b) The school bus shall be equipped with an evacuation blanket that is fireproof or is made of flameproof material.