Equipment

Please find listed below the current MSA minimum amount of equipment for Race Rescue, Rally Rescue and Stage Safety Units (SSU).

Note the word minimum. If you ever get time, have a word with a Crew Chief who'll no doubt advise what they carry in excess of the minimum requirements.

General

General Equipment (minimum)	Race	Rally	SSU
Beacons	Blue	Blue
Radio (Race/Speed = 169.3375 Mhz FM Rally = 81.5750 Mhz FM	*	*	*
Protective / Industrial gloves	*	*	*
Eye protection for each crew member	*	*	*
Fire resistant blanket	*	*	*
1 x 20lb (9kg) dry powder extinguisher	*	*	*
1 x 2 gallon (9 litre) light water fire extinguisher	*	*	*
2 survival blankets	*	*	*
1 warning triangle	*	*	*
Vehicle powered portable lighting and torches	*	*	*
Suitable cutters for harness, straps, etc.	*	*	*
1 gallon (4.5 litre) clean, fresh tap water	*	*	*
Suitable protective footwear	*	*	*

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Tools

Tools (minimum)	Race	Rally	SSU
1 pair side cutters	*	*
1 pair pliers	*	*	*
2 hacksaws and supply of blades	*	*	*
1 small axe	*	*
1 pair tin snips	*	*
1 one metre crowbar	*	*	*
1 pair bolt croppers	*	*
1 pair mole grips	*	*	*
1 set open ended AF spanners or combination	*	*
1 set ring AF spanners or combination	*	*
1 set open ended metric spanners or combination	*	*
1 set ring metric spanners or combination	*	*
1 set AF socket spanners	*	*
1 set metric socket spanners	*	*
1 set AF allen keys	*	*
1 set metric allen keys	*	*
1 Glass Breaker (i.e. spring centre punch)	*	*	*
1 hammer (engineers ball peen or similar)	*	*
1 2kg Club hammer	*	*	*
Selection of flat & Phillips screwdrivers	*	*	*
Equipment suitable for stabiling/securing and towing vehicles	*	*	*

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Powered Tools

General Equipment (minimum)	Race	Rally	SSU
1 impact chisel c/w selection of chisel points (zip gun)	*	R
1 Hacksaw c/w supply of blades	*	R
1 helmet cutting saw (oscillating)	*	R
1 x portable twin cylinder carrying frame fitted with 2 x 7in HP cylinders with a minimum of 1980 psi (139 bar), 2 high pressure hoses to a regulator to reduce to 100 psi (7 bar) working pressure	*	R
1 x 9 metre airline hose c/w fittings from carrying frame to tools	*	R
1 pedal cutter 3cm minimum jaw opening	*	*
1 large shear (to cut A, B, C pillars) may be combined with large spreader	*	*
1 crash rescue kit (expansion) 8/10 ton capacity/pwered hydraulic equipment	*	*
1 wedgie (small spreader) 750kg, 9cm maximum opening	*	*
1 large spreader 750kg (may be combined with large shear)	*	*
1 trolley jack 1015kg (or high lift jack)	*	*

R = recommended

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Medical

(minimum)	Race	Rally	SSU
1 Resuscitator with Oxygen and Mask	*	*	*
4 oropharyneal airways to include nos. 2,3,4	*	*	*
NOTE It is strongly recommended that some device is carried which allows the operator to perform resuscitation whilst isolated from the casualty's oral secretaions
1 laryngoscope plus spare battery and bulb	*	*	*
6 cuffed endotracheal tubes (2x7, 2x8 & 2x9) with syringes to inflate	*	*	*
1 portable suction machine 9able to contain 300mm mercury vacuum)	*	*	*
Full selection of suction catheters including yankeurs	*	*	*
1 portable entonox set (1 spare entonox cylinder)	*	*
1 portable oxygen set (size F cylinder or equivalent in volume in not more than 3 cylinders) Regulator to be capable of delivering 151/min	*	*
Supply of non re-breathing masks	*	*
2 adult sets of extrication collars (or 2 adult adjustable)	*	*	*
2 Spinal Immobilisers (e.g. KED, RED, TED)	*	*
1 chest drain kit	*	*
1 pair heavy duty scissors	*	*	*
Scalpels, blades and artery forceps	*	*
2 sphygmomanometers	*	*
1 stethoscope	*	*
6 intravenous giving sets	*	*	*
9 intavenous cannulae (three each 14, 16, 18)	*	*	*
4 x 500ml haemaccel or equivalent 2 x 500ml SSU	*	*	*
6 x 500ml hartmann's solution 2 x 500ml	*	*	*
An adequate supply of dressings including 10 large field dressings, bandages and splints	*	*	*
A supply of burn dressings which should include unused clean plastic bags	*	*	*
A sterile solution for eye irrigation	*	*
Selection of splints	*	*
2 stretchers, scoop, Folding or Long Board	*	*
Disposable surgical gloves	*	*	*
Report cards	*	*	*

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