Be prepared
 | Find out what the firefighting arrangements on the camp site are |
| Make sure there is either a water or dry powder extinguisher located inside the caravan near the door |
| Keep a torch handy for emergencies, NEVER use candles. |
In the event of a fire
| Get everyone out of the caravan |
| Sound the alarm and call the Fire Service |
| Fight the fire if it is safe to do so |
| Turn off the gas cylinder valve |
Bottled gas
| Keep cylinders outside the caravan | ||||
| Turn off all appliances and the cylinder before going to bed | ||||
| When changing cylinders:
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Portable Equipment
For maximum safety all equipment must be fixed, the use of portable appliances - heaters, cookers or lighting is therefore not recommended and should be avoided. Portable appliances are likely to be knocked over as space is limited, also they may fall over if the caravan rocks in a high wind.
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Carbon
Monoxide Information
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Carbon Monoxide
is produced by the incomplete combustion of the fossil fuels – gas, oil,
coal and wood used in boilers, engines, oil burners, gas fires, water
heaters, solid fuel appliances and open fires. Dangerous amounts of CO can accumulate when as a result of poor installation, poor maintenance or failure or damage to an appliance in service, the fuel is not burned properly, or when rooms are poorly ventilated and the Carbon Monoxide is unable to escape. Having no smell, taste or colour, in today’s world of improved insulation and double glazing it has become increasingly important to have good ventilation, maintain all appliances regularly and to have absolutely reliable detector alarms installed giving both a visual and audible immediately there is a build up of CO to dangerous levels. NO SMELL and NO TASTE and NO COLOUR And it is for these reasons that CO detectors are the only way to alert you to increasingly dangerous levels of CO before tragedy strikes. What are the effects of carbon monoxide? Carbon Monoxide produces the following physiological effects on people exposed to the concentrations shown:
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