Program: A detailed overview of
Grease exhaust system Design, Construction,
Maintenance, and inspections along with various
recommendations and inspection training.
Presentation follows Current NFPA96, IKECA C10,
and ICC guidelines with many real world experiences,
pictures, and videos. This will also include overviews
on new technologies for grease exhaust systems.
Course outline:
Kitchen Grease Exhaust Vent Systems: Proper
installation, maintenance, and inspection.
PART 1 Maintenance and inspections (2.75 hours)
1) Cause and effect: Grease buildup causes and effects. Hidden Dangers.
a) What is all this buildup in the ductwork and what to do about it
b) What quality is for grease exhaust cleaning.
c) ICC, NFPA, and how ANSI standards work
d) IKECA- Who we are, what we do, how it can help you.
e) ANSI-IKECA C10 Cleaning standard and I10 Inspection standard update
f) Mutualistic Fire Protection from Utah State Deputy Fire Marshal Oliver Moore
g) Pictures and articles on fires that resulted from inadequate cleanings.
h) Grease Fire statistics.
15 minute Break
2) Quick look at Standard cleaning
a) Setup
b) Cleaning in progress
c) Before and after pictures of extreme buildups
d) Proper Documentations and pictures
e) Proper cleanup
f) Hood and access stickers (documentation)
3) Inspections and examples of cleaning deficiencies
a) NFPA96 Standards and ICC Codes- new changes
b IKECA C10 Standard – Changes it brings into the ICC Codes.
c) Insurance regulations
d) Permit programs
e) Looking into the systems. Why inaccessible areas cannot be allowed.
f) Measuring the grease and the grease comb
g) Checking hidden areas outside the duct.
h) Checking rooftop areas and fans.
i) Multiple examples of hidden areas found by proper inspection showing
inadequate cleanings (all examples were just completed work)
4) Photo inspections and how to use technoloigies for proper inspections.
a) Cleaning defeciencies and tricks to spotting them.
b) Tricks for taking and receiving proper photo verification/documentain
c) Drawings and pictures lists to properly match pictures
d) Access plate stickers as part of the pitures inspections(numbered)
1 hour Lunch Break
5) National Inspection program - proper inspection technics in use
a) What is the National inspection program and how you can use the concepts?
b) Example of a properly cleaned job that passes inspections
c) Examples of jobs that failed inspection with inadequate pictures showing
why.
d) How the database picture inspection program works with example work
orders and pictures and picture/inspection guidelines.
e) Examples of areas of concern outside the duct covered by the
inspection program including leaking ductwork above hoods
f) How to use and integrate lessons from the National Inspection program into
your own program or scope of work
PART 2 Construction, design, and new Technologies (2.75 Hours)
1) Type 1 systems
a) Explanation, material use, and use.
b) Issues with improper ductwork construction
c) Proper grease duct water leak testing procedures
d) Water Leaktesting vs light testing with hard data over 15 years.
e) Examples of Non-compliant sealant use on ductwork
2) Type 2 systems- Why they should never be used for grease exhaust
a) Extreme buildup in Type 2 systems
b) Where type 2 systems are found.
c) styles of Type 2 systems and how the codes apply or don’t apply
3) Recommended equipment and design guidelines for type 1 systems
a) Proper access plate layouts
b) Option for fan hinges on side wall fans
c) The virtual box method for access plates
d) Proper and improper types of access plates
e) Blocked access plates
15 Minute Break
3) Hoods
a) Water wash style hoods
b) Hood and back wall gaps and effects
c) Hood efficiencies
d) New technologies
4) Fans
a) Types of fans
b) Proper hinges and upblast fan layouts
c) Upblast fan clean out port requirement – updated 2011 NFPA96
d) Safe roof access to fans – updated 2011 NFPA96
5) Roofs
a) Rooftop grease and grease containment concepts, units, and examples
b) EPA Regulations: Where does all that cleaning solution and grease
6) PCU’s and New Technologies
a) Environmental units (PCU’s) including Electronic Precipitator
example, UV filtration systems, high efficiency hood filters, etc.
b) New technologies including demand air systems and how they affect
inspections and fire safety.
Questons
QUESTION AND COMMENTS: 30 minutes