UPDATED GUIDE CAN HELP PREVENT KITCHEN FIRES
B&ES warn that a poorly maintained kitchen extraction ductwork is a huge fire risk and insurance companies can refuse to pay up if a fire is traced back to grease laden ductwork. Out now is the newly updated ‘TR/19 Guide to Good Practice – Internal Cleanliness of Ventilation Systems’. Proprietors should be aware that many insurers now advise that, unless ventilation systems are cleaned to the standards set in TR/19, claims in the event of commercial kitchen fires may not be successful.4 March 2015 – There has been a number of cases in recent years where building owners have suffered huge