2022 Summer of Safety - Besnard Insurance
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Ultragreasefiltrationforventhoods reducestheriskofhoodandduct firestomakekitchenssafer. CodeRequirements:
Inspectionsvs.Cleanings
AcordingtotheNationalFireProtectionAsociation,theauthoritywhosetsthefiresafety codeintheUSA,exhaustsystemsmustbeINSPECTEDinacordancewithtable11.4below.If uponinspectionahooddoesnotpastheGreaseCombtest,aCLEANINGmustocur. Untilnow, therehasnotbeenanefectivegreasefilterthathaskeptcommercialkitchenexhaustsystems greasefree,requiringtheneedforacleaningservice.Duetothis,manyoperatorsarenot awarethatinspectionsareanoption.
Below:GreaseCombafteruse showinganaceptabledepth.
ExcerptsfromNFPA96
Frequencyof Inspections:
GreaseComb: EnsuringFireSafety Basedoncookingvolume,andstyle ofcooking,NFPA96requiresan exhaustsysteminspectionfor greasebuilduptooccurataspe cificfrequency(seetable11.4).If aninspectionpases,thecleaning canbepost-poneduntilthenext failedinspetion. PriortotheadoptionoftheDepth GaugeGreaseComb,itwasleftto the“opionion”ofinspectorstode terminewhetherasiterequiredan exhaustsystemcleaning.Asof2011, ifthegreasecolectionintheex haustsystemislesthan.078inces thick,itdoesnotrequireacleaning.
Note:NFPA’snationalstandardsmaybesubjecttoapprovalbythelocalAuthorityHavingJurisdiction.
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