Stay Safe
General safety
The best action you can take to ensure your general safety is to buy a park home built to BS3632 from an NCC member.
Separation distances
For health and safety reasons (and for privacy) a 6 meter separation distance is required between residential caravans.
Gas safety
Your BS 3632 residential park home will have been built, and the gas appliances installed in it, in accordance with the safety requirements of UK legislation, the associated Industry Codes of Practice and British/European Standards.
It is essential to maintain your park home to prevent any risk to you and your family and appliances should be serviced regularly. Work done on gas appliances must be carried out by a Gas Safe registered engineer – see the Gas Safe Register website.
Smoke alarms
Park homes come fitted with smoke alarms. They should be regularly tested.
Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide is an odourless, colourless, tasteless and highly poisonous gas so it is vital to have proper protection from this invisible killer. Since 2005, NCC member manufacturers have been fitting two Type B [audible and visual] carbon monoxide alarms that comply with BSEN50291:2001 and BSEN50292:2002 in their homes.
If your home was built before that, the NCC recommends at least one alarm that complies with the above standards (these can be purchased e.g. from DIY stores).
