NEWS
Changes to Fire Extinguisher Requirements for Racing with Immediate Effect
Friday 26 January 2018
The MSA have recently issued a notice clarifying the requirements for fire extinguishers to be serviced once every 24 months.
In the 2018 Blue Book they have shown this starting on 1st January 2019, but this is incorrect, the regulations came into force on 1st January 2018. The servicing requirement only affects RACE meetings, all other fire extinguisher regulations remain unchanged.
This means, that when you arrive at scrutineering for any race meeting, VSCC or otherwise, your fire extinguisher must have a sticker on it with the date it was last serviced by the manufacturer or their approved agent, within the previous 24 months. If your extinguisher doesn’t have a sticker you will fail scrutineering and not be allowed to compete until you have one which is in date.
If you are thinking about buying a new fire extinguisher, please bear in mind that from 1st January 2022 the minimum size requirement is increasing to 2.4 litres.
This means, that when you arrive at scrutineering for any race meeting, VSCC or otherwise, your fire extinguisher must have a sticker on it with the date it was last serviced by the manufacturer or their approved agent, within the previous 24 months. If your extinguisher doesn’t have a sticker you will fail scrutineering and not be allowed to compete until you have one which is in date.
If you are thinking about buying a new fire extinguisher, please bear in mind that from 1st January 2022 the minimum size requirement is increasing to 2.4 litres.
