This regulation shall refer to all domestic and commercial kitchen facilities for having safe and comfort kitchen in Restaurants, Labour Camps, Accommodations, Hotels, Malls and Residential Buildings in Dubai Word Jurisdiction. HVAC designs, ASHARE Standards shall be considered during execution of such facilities.
An effective commercial kitchen ventilation system requires proper air balance.
The design, installation, maintenance involved in all kitchen facilities respectively cooking appliances/hood systems named light, medium, heavy and extra heavy duty shall be selected by calculating thermal plume, grease, smoke, odors, steam that are produced while cooking.
a. Sizing the hood should be based on the size of cooking range and vent out fan capacity shall meet HVI CFM rates.
b. Normal char coal filter hood systems are acceptable in residential buildings apartment kitchens only.
c. Wet chemical fire suppression system must be installed in all commercial kitchen andnecessary approvals must be taken from Trakhees - EHS departments.
d. A safely mounted hood from cook t...