Special Technical Committees
Commercial Kitchen Exhaust
Commercial kitchen exhaust systems provide the perfect storm or fire triangle when poorly designed, installed, or maintained – ignition, fuel, and air.
Various stakeholders have identified that there are issues with the approach to commercial kitchen exhaust systems in Australia.
About this topic
In Australia the installation of commercial kitchen exhaust systems is covered by AS1668 and the maintenance by AS1851.
These systems play an important role in any commercial kitchen, including:
- Extraction of grease, oil, and vapours from cooking operations
- Ventilation to maintain air quality
- Odour control
- Compliance and risk management to prevent building fire
- Integration into a well-functioning HVAC system.
Purpose and aims
The priority of AIRAH’s Commercial Kitchen Exhaust STG is to study how to minimise the fire risk of commercial kitchen exhaust systems through a range of interventions targeted at designers, installers, owners, and users. The focus is on:
- The design and installation requirements for accessibility to service and maintain equipment and systems
- The service and cleaning of installed equipment and systems
The committee aims to provide:
- Best practice guidelines
- Best practice training
- Recommendations for changes to Australian Standards