ADVICE ON:

Register Your Camping and Caravan Site on the Carbon Monoxide Aware Register Following the recent carbon monoxide (CO) incidents involving campers 1, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service are working on a CO safety campaign, that will help enhance the safe reputation of Cornwalls caravanning and camp sites. To become a CO aware site, sign up to the register using the online form or by phone on 01208 72312. Once registered, your campsite will be provided with a starter pack containing a window sticker, poster to display in your reception area and a small supply of CO Aware flyers for all new holidaymakers informing them of the dangers of CO and how to prevent being poisoned. If you require anymore information then please contact the prevention team on 01208 72312 or email us at prevention@fire.cornwall.gov.uk CLICK HERE TO VISIT CORNWALL COUNCIL PAGES FOR MORE DETAILS

PAT Testing Services

As the owner/manager of holiday accomodation you have a duty to ensure that all your employees and especially your customers are safe from the electrical appliances in your buildings.

Cornwall PAT Testing is a professional electrical safety testing business offering a low cost, quick and reliable PAT testing service.

15% Discount for Cornwall Online / Devon Online Customers!!!

Based in Callington, Cornwall, we provide a competitvely priced service to fit into your schedule, including an out of hours service. You choose a convenient time and we turn up and test.

We supply you with a printed test result and a test certificate instantly plus we can also provide you with an electronic copy via e-mail. We will also remind you when your test is due next year!

Please Contact us in the office to discuss your needs -
call 01579 384 778 or for further details visit
www.cornwall-pat-testing.co.uk

www.devon-pat-testing.co.uk
for a free on online estimate.

Energy Performance Certificates
for holiday homes; England and Wales: June 2011 onwards

We are currently researching this issue, but at the moment we understand that the situation is as follows;

From June 2011 Holiday lets that are let out for a combined total of 4 months or more in any year, will require an Energy Performance Certificate. We believe that under the requirement, Caravans, Tents and Mobile Homes will be exempt.

The Department of Communities and Local Government is publishing guidance on the requirement of holiday home owners to have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC).

Until now, properties used for short term lets were not obliged to have one, but the new government guidelines will be enforced from 30 June 2011. They were initially set to be in place by April, but the start has been pushed back in order to give people more time to prepare. They will apply for all homes that are let out for a combined total of four months in any 12 month period.

Surveys are "supposed" to start at £29.99 and vary depending on the size of the property and the surveyor used.

PLEASE let the Internet Trading Office know of any cost effective surveyor, so that we can pass this information onto other users.

Click here to Find a Domestic Energy Assessor, SAP Domestic Energy Assessor or Home Inspector near you.

The system is supposed to work in the following manner.

• The DEA will rate your property on how energy efficient it is.
• Properties are given a rating from ‘A’ to ‘G’ (‘A’ being for the most energy efficient homes). Currently, the average rating for homes is ‘D’.
• If don’t have one? You could face a penalty of up to £200 per day, so it is vitally important to make sure you have yours.

Most EPCs last for 10 years. All EPC's are stored on a central register.

Fire Safety Laws and Regulations

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (FSO) replaced over 70 pieces of the fire safety law when it came into effect in October 2006.

The order applies to all non-domestic premises in England and Wales. This will include all common parts of blocks of flats and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs).

The Fire safety order applies to you if you are:

• responsible for business premises
• an employer or self-employed with business premises
• responsible for a part of a dwelling where that part is solely used for business purposes
• providing accommodation for paying guests

The responsible person must carry out a fire safety risk assessment, implement and maintain a fire management plan as under the FSO. A simple 5 step fire risk assessment check list, will offer you further information. Click here for the checklist.

There are also a series of guidance documents available, which include more detailed advice and guidance on the implementation of a fire risk management plan. Click here to download the plan.

For more information and guidelines click here to visit
www.communities.gov.uk/firesafety

Cornwall-Online working with Cornwall Fire & Rescue Service
Making Cornwall a safer place in which to Live, Work and Visit.
www.cornwall.gov.uk/fire

Domain Name Registration - Internet Trading Systems Ltd will register Domain Names on your behalf (on the understanding that you have read and agree to be bound by the Nominet Terms and Conditions document). Please contact the office for details.

Before we register a Domain Name on your behalf, we require that you read the NOMINET Terms and Conditions, and email Internet Trading Systems Ltd a confirmation. CLICK HERE

Internet Trading Systems Ltd, charges £25 + VAT per year or part of a year for each domain registered (please note that this service is for Cornwall Online & Devon Online customers only). The Domain is pointed at your advert on Cornwall/Devon Online, or at an IP address of your choosing. We can also offer e-mail forwarding and Virtual Server facilities. Please contact the office for details.

Internet Trading Systems Ltd
Unit B6 Florence Road Business Park
Kelly Bray
Callington
Cornwall PL17 8EX

Tel/Fax: 01579 384778
Email: info@internet-trading.com