Part f building regulations.
Building regulations commercial kitchen extraction.
Noise from the extraction system and use of the kitchen is likely.
Take a look at some of the key commercial kitchen regulations you ll need to adhere to.
The guide to commercial kitchen extraction systems.
For bathrooms the extraction rate must be 15l p s.
The area varies on the type of room.
Mechanical extraction via a canopy hood installed over the cooking appliances can remove these fumes and vapour and discharge them to a safe location.
One of the main commercial kitchen extraction regulations is the workplace health safety and welfare regulations 1992.
If a kitchen fire is caused as a result of an inadequate or poorly maintained extraction system your insurance company will dispute any claim you make.
An easy way to remember these regulations is to think about the 4 cs.
The building regulations approved document f 2010 considers ventilation through a combination of infiltration and purpose provided ventilation.
The area varies on the type of room.
Gas safety installation and use regulations 1998 these regulations impose additional requirements and apply to gas appliances found in most catering premises.
Large amounts of heat.
Kitchens where a lots of frying takes place are especially vulnerable to fire risk.
For example the minimum intermittent extract rate in a kitchen is 60l s or 30l s if adjacent to the hob and 15l s in a bathroom with table 1 1b providing continuous ventilation rates between 13 and 29l s depending on number of bedrooms and occupancy levels.
Whole building this is also known as trickle ventilation which can be incorporated in to the head of the window framework or by some other means.
Regulations are constantly being reviewed with the aim to improve building standards so it is worth checking the planning portal website for any updates to building regulations.
Kitchen utility bathroom with or without wc 2 500 mm equivalent area.
If the kitchen extractor fan is not next to a hob this figure must be 60l p s.
All kitchen and utility intermittent extractor fans to show that they are extracting at least 30 litres of air per second.
Testing all continuous extraction units to make sure they.
This makes it a legal requirement for employers to provide ventilation in every enclosed workplace including kitchens.
Than that specified by building regulations approved document e.
The hse recommends mechanical extraction as a means of achieving effective kitchen ventilation.
Resistance to the passage of sound may be required.
This is to limit the eff ect of impact and airborne noise fr om the commercial premises.
Habitable room 5 000 mm equivalent area.
Kitchen utility bathroom with or without toilet 2 500 mm equivalent area.
Building regulations part f indoor air quality.
Commercial kitchen below residential flat.
