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

NFPA 96 requirements increase fire safety for everyone around public and private commercial kitchens -- from building occupants to equipment installers, hood cleaners, and inspectors. Unique conditions in public and private commercial kitchens require special precautions for fire safety. Be prepared with the latest protocols in the 2017 edition of NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations. 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 New shading makes it easy to spot revisions in the 2017 edition. Gray shading within sections indicates technical changes, including: Clarification in the body of the Standard that NFPA 96 covers both fixed and mobile cooking equipment. The term solid fuel is used in li