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

Help Prevent Property Damage Caused by Commercial Kitchen Fires.

Thousands of fires happen each year in commercial kitchens around the world, causing significant financial and life loss. NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations, provides broad-based preventive and operative fire safety requirements for the design, installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of commercial cooking equipment.

The standard covers requirements for all types of cooking equipment in public and private kitchens, including fans, stove exhaust hoods, grease removal devices, cooking exhaust systems, fire-suppression systems, and clearance to combustibles.