IKECA C10 Cleaning Standard Wins Approval of the International Fire Code
November 13, 2013 · Don Pfleiderer
IKECA ANSI Consensus Body Chair Bernard Besal, CECS, CESI and Vice Chair Nelson Dilg, CECS, CESI are pleased to announce that the International Code Council, at its meeting in Atlantic City, NJ, approved the inclusion of ANSI/IKECA C10-Standard for Cleaning of Commercial Kitchen Exhaust Systems in the upcoming edition of the International Fire Code. The approved language is as follows: 609.3.3.2 Grease accumulation. If during the inspection it is found that hoods, grease-removal devices, fans, ducts or other appurtenances have an accumulation of grease, such components shall be cleaned in accordance with ANSI/IKECA C-10. The ICC agreed with the proponent's reason statement that the code change provides a needed standard to assist the fire code official in determining standards of and methods for cleaning hood and duct systems. Thanks to the entire IKECA leadership and the ANSI Consensus Body for this achievement.
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