Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, 2014 Edition

NFPA 96 provides state-of-the-art safety guidelines for designing, installing, operating, inspecting, and maintaining the full spectrum of:

• Cooking equipment
• Stove exhaust hoods
• Grease-removal devices
• Cooking exhaust systems
• Fans
• Fire-suppression systems
• Clearance to combustibles

The new NFPA 96 requirements increase safety for building occupants, equipment installers, hood cleaners, and inspectors with additions such as:

• Updated information for installing grease filters, exhaust duct drains, duct enclosures, ductwork slope, and portable fire extinguishers
• New requirements for factory-built grease ducts, duct-leakage testing, exhaust fan discharge, and solid-fuel installations used as flavor enhancements
• New deadlines for removal and replacement of obsolete fire-protection systems
• New annex material for duct-cleaning personnel, equipment, and recommendations

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