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NFPA 96 and ICC Standards and Codes with Regard to Commercial Kitchen Systems Comparative Matrix A Comparison of the NFPA 96 and ICC Standards and Codes with regard to Commercial Kitchen Systems Matrix © 2008 First Edition Comparative Matrix © 2008 Phil Ackland First Edition 1 This document was designed to compliment the 18-part Inspecting Commercial Kitchens Online Program by Phil Ackland This is copyrighted material DO NOT reproduce. Many of the NFPA 96 Standards are paraphrased. This document is a guide only and not a legal document. Interpretations do not reflect opinions of either the NFPA or ICC. We recommend that you purchase a current copy of both Code documents. NFPA Disclaimer Portions of this document are reprinted with permission from NFPA 96 -- 2008, Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, copyright © 2008, NFPA. This reprinted material is not the complete and official position of the NFPA on the referenced subject, which represented solely by the standard in its entirety. ICC Disclaimer Portions of this seminar/publication reproduce sections of the 2006 International Mechanical Code, International Code Council, Inc Washington, D.C. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. Acknowledgement We want to express our appreciation for this document to Scott Stookey of ICC, Steve Bradbury, Rory Wilson, Jim Roberts, Brian Ringwelski, George Zawacki, Kathy and Doug Bell and others. First Edition Issues -- If you notice any typographical error, please communicate them to the author. For more information on Commercial Kitchen Systems Contact Phil Ackland 250-494-1361 [email protected] or our website www.philackland.com Comparative Matrix © 2008 Phil Ackland First Edition 2 Please Note: The following "Conversion Table" is generally in the order that the information appears within the Power Point presentation. There is some repetition and other areas where it is best to look up the exact quote from your copy of you local Fire Code. Because jurisdictions will modify any of the Codes to suit their purposes and priorities differ, we can not claim accuracy in the following table. Where in PP NFPA 96 – 2008 Ed. IMC 2006 Ed. Administration NFPA 96, Chapter 1.1.1*: (Para) This standard provides only the 506.1 General. Commercial kitchen hood ventilation ducts and minimum fire safety requirements exhaust equipment shall comply with the requirements of this section. Commercial kitchen grease ducts shall be designed for the type of cooking appliance and hood served. IFC [M] 610.1 General. Commercial kitchen exhaust hoods shall comply with the requirements of the International Mechanical Code. IFC [M] 610.2 Where required. A Type I hood shall be installed at or above all commercial cooking appliances and domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes that produce grease vapors. Administration NFPA 96, Chapter 1.2: (Para) The purpose of this standard shall be to 509.1 Where required. – Commercial cooking appliances required by reduce the potential fire hazard of cooking operations Section 507.2.1 to have a Type I hood shall be provided with an approved automatic fire suppression system complying with the International Building Code and the International Fire Code. Administration 102.1 Scope - This code shall regulate the design, installation, maintenance, alteration and inspection of mechanical systems that are permanently installed and utilized to provide control of environmental conditions and related processes within buildings. This code shall also regulate those mechanical systems, system components, equipment and appliances specifically addressed herein. The installation of fuel gas distribution piping and equipment, fuel gas-fired appliances and fuel gas-fired appliance venting systems shall be regulated by the International Fuel Gas Code. Exception: Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories high with separate means of egress and their accessory structures shall comply with the International Residential Code. Comparative Matrix © 2008 Phil Ackland First Edition 3 Administration NFPA 96, Chapter 1.1.4: This standard shall not apply to facilities No equivalent section in the IMC. where all of the following are met: (1) Only residential equipment is being used. (2) Fire extinguishers located in all kitchen areas in accordance with NFPA 10, Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers. (3) Facility is not assembly occupancy. (4) Subject to the approval of the authority having jurisdiction. Administration NFPA 96, Chapter 1.3.1: This standard shall be applied as a united 102.8 Referenced codes and standards. The codes and standards whole. referenced herein shall be those that are listed in Chapter 15 and such codes and standards shall be considered as part of the requirements of this code to the prescribed extent of each such reference. Where differences occur between provisions of this code and the referenced standards, the provisions of this code shall apply. Administration NFPA 96, Chapter 1.3.2: (Para) The authority having jurisdiction 104.1 General. The code official shall enforce the provisions of this determines compliance and equivalence. code and shall act on any question relative to the installation, alteration, repair, maintenance or operation of mechanical systems, except as otherwise specifically provided for by statutory requirements or as provided for in Sections 104.2 through 104.8. Retroactivity NFPA 96, Chapter 1.4 Retroactivity. This standard reflects a consensus No equivalent section in the IMC of acceptable degrees of protection. Retroactivity NFPA 96, Chapter 1.4.2: In cases of unacceptable risk, the authority 102.2 Existing installations. Except as otherwise provided for in this having jurisdiction shall be permitted to apply the #96 retroactively chapter, a provision in this code shall not require the removal, alteration or abandonment of, nor prevent the continued utilization and maintenance of, a mechanical system lawfully in existence at the time of the adoption of this code. Equivalency NFPA 96, Chapter 1.5 Equivalency. This standard does not limit the 105.2 Alternative materials, methods, equipment and appliances. use of other methods or devices that satisfy the AHJ.. The provisions of this code are not intended to prevent the installation of any material or to prohibit any method of construction not specifically prescribed by this code, provided that any such alternative has been approved. An alternative material or method of construction shall be approved where the code official finds that the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the intent of the provisions of this code, and that the material, method or work offered is, for the purpose intended, at least the equivalent of that prescribed in this code in quality, strength, effectiveness, fire resistance, durability and safety. Comparative Matrix © 2008 Phil Ackland First Edition 4 Listed Components NFPA 96, Chapter 3.2.4: Listed. Equipment, materials, or services Section 202 General Definitions acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction are permitted. LISTED. Equipment, appliances or materials included in a list published by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, inspection agency or other organization concerned with product evaluation that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment, appliances or materials, and whose listing states either that the equipment, appliances or material meets nationally recognized standards or has been tested and found suitable for use in a specified manner. Not all testing laboratories, inspection agencies and other organizations concerned with product evaluation use the same means for identifying listed equipment, appliances or materials. Some do not recognize equipment, appliances or materials as listed unless they are also labeled. The authority having jurisdiction shall utilize the system employed by the listing organization to identify a listed product. General Requirements NFPA 96, Chapter 11.1.4: Instructions for manually operating the fire extinguishing system shall be posted conspicuously in the kitchen and Owner’s shall be reviewed with employees by the management. Responsibilities - Staff Training General Requirements NFPA 96, Chapter 4.1.1: Smoke or grease-laden vapor producing 507.1 General. – Commercial kitchen exhaust hoods shall comply with appliances require an exhaust system that complies with the entire the requirements of this section. Hoods shall be Type I or Type II and standard. shall be designed to capture and confine cooking vapors and residues. IFC [M] 610.1 General. – Commercial kitchen exhaust hoods shall comply with the requirements of the International Mechanical Code. IFC [M] 610.2 Where required. – A Type I hood shall be installed at or above all commercial cooking appliances and domestic cooking appliances used for commercial purposes that produce grease vapors. General Requirements 4.1.9* Cooking equipment used in fixed, mobile, or temporary No equivalent section in the IMC or IFC concessions, such as trucks, buses, trailers, pavilions, tents, or any form of roofed enclosure, shall comply with this standard. Comparative Matrix © 2008 Phil Ackland First Edition 5 General Requirements NFPA 96, Chapter 4.6 Drawings. A drawing (s) of the exhaust system IFC 901.6.2 Records. Records of all system inspections, tests and and operating instructions shall be kept on the premises. maintenance required by the referenced standards shall be maintained on the premises for a minimum of three years and shall be
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