Section 6952 Of Chapter 3. Safety Devices From California Labor Code >> Division 5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3.
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. Every railroad company operating engines within any part of
this state shall provide each engine cab with a substantial and safe
handrail along the top on each side of the cab extending from the
front to the rear of the cab. Every engine cab other than one having
front windows of not less than 14 inches in width and 42 inches in
height shall be provided and equipped with a substantial and safe
footboard, of not less than one and one-half inches, projecting
outward from each side of the cab level with the floor and extending
from the front to the rear of the cab.
Any railroad company, or receiver thereof, which fails to comply
with any provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any railroad
company which issued in writing before July 2, 1921, and maintains in
force, an order forbidding the engine or train crew to go from the
engine cab to that portion of the engine in front of the cab while
the cab is in motion.