NFPA 96, 2017 Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations

Help Prevent Property Damage Caused by Commercial Kitchen Fires. Thousands of fires happen each year in commercial kitchens around the world, causing significant financial and life loss. NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, provides broad-based preventive and operative fire safety requirements for the design, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of commercial cooking equipment. The standard covers requirements for all types of cooking equipment in public and private kitchens, including fans, stove exhaust hoods, grease removal devices, cooking exhaust systems, fire-suppression systems, and clearance to combustibles. 

Changes to the 2017 edition of NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, include:

• Shading within sections to make it easy to spot revisions in the 2017 edition
• “N” icons that flag new text, tables, and figures; and bullets that show where paragraphs were deleted
• Clarification in the body of the standard that NFPA 96 covers both fixed and mobile cooking equipment
• The term solid fuel now used in lieu of charcoal to cover the different types of solid fuel, not just one type
• Update that a device installed in a duct, such as a pollution control device, now must be protected by its own fire extinguishing system
• New annex to help users and authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) ensure safety protocols are met
• New normative annex on mobile and temporary cooking operations, which is written in mandatory language but is not intended to be enforced unless specifically adopted by a jurisdiction or is applied voluntarily (This annex includes requirements not limited to clearance, hoods, ducts, terminations, fire extinguishing systems, carbon monoxide detectors, location, training, generators, LP-gas, as well as procedures for the use, inspection, testing, and maintenance of equipment.)

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Other Works:

•  NFPA 72: National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2022 Edition 
• NFPA 90A: Standard for the Installation of Air-Conditioning and Ventilating Systems, 2012 Edition  
• NFPA 101, Life Safety Code 2024