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BUILDING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS

tribution of key blanks. Uncut key blanks shall not ual appliance shall be considered as occupying not
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be permitted to leave the factory. less than 100 square feet (9.3 m ).
4. Fire service elevator keys subject to these rules shall 3. Where cooking appliances are equipped with inte-
be engraved with the words “DO NOT DUPLI- gral down-draft exhaust systems and such appli-
CATE.” ances and exhaust systems are listed and labeled for
the application in accordance with NFPA 96, a hood
606.8.2 Access to standardized fire service keys. Access shall not be required at or above them.
to standardized fire service elevator keys shall be
restricted to the following: 4. A Type I hood shall not be required for an electric
cooking appliance where an approved testing agency
1. Elevator owners or their authorized agents.
provides documentation that the appliance effluent
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2. Elevator contractors. contains 5 mg/m or less of grease when tested at an
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exhaust flow rate of 500 cfm (0.236 m /s) in accor-
3. Elevator inspectors of the jurisdiction.
dance with UL 710B.
4. Fire code officials of the jurisdiction.
607.3 Operations and maintenance. Commercial cooking
5. The fire department and other emergency response systems shall be operated and maintained in accordance with
agencies designated by the fire code official. Sections 607.3.1 through 607.3.4.
606.8.3 Duplication or distribution of keys. A person 607.3.1 Ventilation system. The ventilation system in
shall not duplicate a standardized fire service elevator key connection with hoods shall be operated at the required
or issue, give, or sell a duplicated key unless in accordance rate of air movement, and grease filters listed and labeled
with this code. in accordance with UL 1046 shall be in place where equip-
ment under a kitchen grease hood is used.
606.8.4 Responsibility to provide keys. The building
owner shall provide up to three standardized fire service 607.3.2 Grease extractors. Where grease extractors are
elevator keys where required by the fire code official, installed, they shall be operated when the commercial-type
upon installation of a standardized fire service key switch cooking equipment is used.
or switches in the building. 607.3.3 Cleaning. Hoods, grease-removal devices, fans,
* ducts and other appurtenances shall be cleaned at intervals
as required by Sections 607.3.3.1 through 607.3.3.3.
SECTION 607
COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOODS 607.3.3.1 Inspection. Hoods, grease-removal devices,
fans, ducts and other appurtenances shall be inspected
[M] 607.1 General. Commercial kitchen exhaust hoods shall at intervals specified in Table 607.3.3.1 or as approved
comply with the requirements of the International Mechani- by the fire code official. Inspections shall be completed
cal Code.
by qualified individuals.
[M] 607.2 Where required. A Type I hood shall be installed TABLE 607.3.3.1
at or above all commercial cooking appliances and domestic COMMERCIAL COOKING SYSTEM INSPECTION FREQUENCY
cooking appliances used for commercial purposes that pro-
duce grease vapors. TYPE OF COOKING OPERATIONS FREQUENCY OF
INSPECTION
Exceptions: High-volume cooking operations such as 24-
3 months
1. Factory-built commercial exhaust hoods that are hour cooking, charbroiling or wok cooking
listed and labeled in accordance with UL 710, and Low-volume cooking operations such as
installed in accordance with Section 304.1 of the places of religious worship, seasonal 12 months
International Mechanical Code, shall not be businesses and senior centers
required to comply with Sections 507.1.5, 507.2.3,
507.2.5, 507.2.8, 507.3.1, 507.3.3, 507.4 and 507.5 Cooking operations utilizing solid fuel- 1 month
burning cooking appliances
of the International Mechanical Code.
All other cooking operations 6 months
2. Factory-built commercial cooking recirculating sys-
tems that are listed and labeled in accordance with
UL 710B, and installed in accordance with Section 607.3.3.2 Grease accumulation. If during the inspec-
304.1 of the International Mechanical Code, shall tion it is found that hoods, grease-removal devices,
not be required to comply with Sections 507.1.5, fans, ducts or other appurtenances have an accumula-
507.2.3, 507.2.5, 507.2.8, 507.3.1, 507.3.3, 507.4 tion of grease, such components shall be cleaned in
and 507.5 of the International Mechanical Code. accordance with ANSI/IKECA C10.
Spaces in which such systems are located shall be 607.3.3.3 Records. Records for inspections shall state
considered to be kitchens and shall be ventilated in the individual and company performing the inspection,
accordance with Table 403.3.1.1 of the International a description of the inspection and when the inspection
Mechanical Code. For the purpose of determining took place. Records for cleanings shall state the indi-
the floor area required to be ventilated, each individ- vidual and company performing the cleaning and when

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