2024 NFPA 96 Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations

NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations 2024 edition establishes mandatory requirements for the design, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of commercial cooking equipment and ventilation systems. Coverage spans cooking exhaust hoods, grease removal devices, exhaust fans, cooking exhaust systems, fire suppression systems, and clearance to combustibles across all types of cooking equipment in public and private kitchens. The 2024 edition expands requirements for mobile and temporary cooking operations, liquefied petroleum gas, label inspection and maintenance, and clarifies responsibility assignments for ITM and cleanliness of commercial cooking operations.

Who Uses NFPA 96

Required by fire protection engineers, mechanical engineers, commercial kitchen designers and contractors, AHJ officials, building inspectors, and facility managers responsible for the design, installation, and ITM compliance of commercial cooking ventilation and fire suppression systems in restaurants, institutional kitchens, food trucks, and other commercial cooking environments.

What's New in the 2024 Edition

The 2024 edition delivers expanded coverage for mobile cooking, LP gas, label requirements, and ITM responsibility, including:

• Expanded requirements for mobile and temporary cooking operations.
• New requirements related to liquefied petroleum gas in commercial cooking applications.
• New requirements for the use, inspection, testing, and maintenance of labels on commercial cooking equipment and systems.
• New requirements clarifying responsibility for inspection, testing, maintenance, and cleanliness of commercial cooking operations.

Stay compliant with the commercial cooking ventilation and fire protection requirements in effect for your jurisdiction.

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