Bonmahon Coast Guard Unit 

 

Equipment

 

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The equipment is transported in the team's Ford Transit van, which is also used to haul an ATV and trailer.

The van is used as a mobile communication base in the event of an incident.

Contained in the van are such items as basket stretcher, spinal board, first aid bags, ropes,

climbing harnesses and other cliff rescue equipment, together with hand-held VHF radios for inter-team communications. 

The ATV and trailer are used to carry equipment to areas which are inaccessible by van.

In the event of an incident, the ATV can also be used to search large areas of beach quickly.

 

Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E 

 

Each member of the team is supplied with P.P.E. - steel toe boots, high visibity orange boiler suit, helmet with work light, safety glasses, storm whistle, climbing gloves, work gloves, high visibity storm jacket, water proof trousers, ear defenders and life jacket. Each person is responsible for the upkeep of their own gear.

 

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