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NFPA 96 Standards
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The National Fire Protection Association is widely recognized by state and local government as the authority on fire, electrical, and building safety. The NFPA develops and publishes the codes and standards those local and state govenments use to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks. The NFPA has influenced almost every building and service standard that we know of today.
The NFPA has developed the standards used for kitchen exhaust cleaning. The most updated version of those standards was published in 2008, known as the NFPA 96 2008 11.6 standards. The training/testing that our hood technicians must pass involves learning and demonstrating the competency to clean exhaust hood systems according to current NFPA standards.
We are a proud member of the NFPA which allows us to vote on the codes and standards adopted by the NFPA. For more information on the NFPA please click on the link to the left. We have included the NFPA 96 2008 11.6 standards below.*
Accountable Cleaning is setting new standards in the industry by providing the best service available.
11.6.1 Upon inspection, if the exhaust system is found to be contaminated with deposits from grease-laden vapors, the contaminated portions of the exhaust system shall be cleaned by a properly trained, qualified, and certified company or person(s) acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.
11.6.2* Hoods, grease removal devices, fans, ducts, and other appurtenances shall be cleaned to remove combustible contaminants prior to surfaces becoming heavily contaminated with grease or oily sludge.
11.6.3 At the start of the cleaning process, electrical switches that could be activated accidentally shall be locked out.
11.6.4 Components of the fire suppression system shall not be rendered inoperable during the cleaning process.
11.6.5 Fire-extinguishing systems shall be permitted to be rendered inoperable during the cleaning process where serviced by properly trained and qualified persons.
11.6.6 Flammable solvents or other flammable cleaning aids shall not be used.
11.6.7 Cleaning chemicals shall not be applied on fusible links or other detection devices of the automatic extinguishing system.
11.6.8 After the exhaust system is cleaned, it shall not be coated with powder or other substance.
11.6.9 When cleaning procedures are completed, all access panels (doors) and cover plates shall be restored to their normal operational condition.
11.6.10 When an access panel is removed, a service company label or tag preprinted with the name of the company and giving the date of inspection or cleaning shall be affixed near the affected access panels.
11.6.11 Dampers and diffusers shall be positioned for proper airflow.
11.6.12 When cleaning procedures are completed, all electrical switches and system components shall be returned to an operable state.
11.6.13 When an exhaust cleaning service is used, a certificate showing the name of the servicing company, the name of the person performing the work, and the date of inspection or cleaning shall be maintained on the premises.
11.6.14 After cleaning or inspection is completed, the exhaust cleaning company and the person performing the work at the location shall provide the owner of the system with a written report that also specifies areas that were inaccessible or not cleaned.
11.6.15 Where required, certificates of inspection and cleaning and reports of areas not cleaned shall be submitted to the authority having jurisdiction.
11.6 Cleaning of Exhaust Systems.
*Reprinted with permission from NFPA 96 Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations ©2007, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA 02269. The reprinted material is not the complete and official position of the National Fire Protection Association, on the referenced subject which is represented only by the standard in its entirety.