Section 575IAC1-9-7. Belt cutter

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   (a) All buses must be equipped with a seat belt cutter.

  (b) The seat belt cutter must have a full-width handgrip, designed with a protective blade to minimize risk to the operator or others during use.

  (c) The seat belt cutter must be located and secured in the driver's compartment, within the driver's reach at all times while the driver is seated in the driver's seat.

  (d) The seat belt cutter may not be located in the first-aid kit.

  (e) If a seat belt cutter is located in a compartment, the compartment must be labeled with the words "Seat Belt Cutter" or similar description.

  (f) On a bus equipped with a lift, a seat belt cutter must be placed as near as possible to the lift location in such manner as to be nonaccessible to children. (State School Bus Committee; 575 IAC 1-9-7; filed Aug 15, 2014, 10:20 a.m.: 20140910-IR-575130244FRA)

                    
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