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Kitchen ventilation regulations uk. Catering and cooking can produce significant amounts of fumes and vapours as well as large amounts of heat. This includes kitchens which need ventilation to create a safe and comfortable working environment. The building regulations approved document f 2010 considers ventilation through a combination of infiltration and purpose provided ventilation. One of the main commercial kitchen extraction regulations is the workplace health safety and welfare regulations 1992.
This information is to aid the user to correctly operate and maintain the system. Isbn 978 1 85946 679 7 pdf 683kb. If a bathroom or kitchen is to be provided in a room where there wasn t one before or you are knocking down a wall loadbearing or not building regulations approval is likely to be required to ensure the room will have adequate ventilation and drainage and meet requirements in respect of structural stability and electrical and fire safety. Building regulations currently requires an airtightness of 5m 3 m 2 hr 50pa which is approximately half an air change per hour and as the airtightness improves so does the requirement for controlled ventilation most commonly in the form of mvhr in order to maintain a healthy environment without the needless loss of too much heat.
Regulations are constantly being reviewed with the aim to improve building standards so it is worth checking the planning portal website for any updates to building regulations. Ventilation 2010 edition incorporating 2010 and 2013 amendments ref. Regulations 1992 these regulations require that employers provide effective and suitable ventilation in every enclosed workplace. Chartered architect director and founder at vorbild architecture limited.
The regulations specify the rate at which ventilation should occur and are detailed in table 1 1a and 1 1b of the document. This makes it a legal requirement for employers to provide ventilation in every enclosed workplace including kitchens. For example the minimum intermittent extract rate in a kitchen is 60l s or 30l s if adjacent to the hob and 15l s in a bathroom with table 1 1b providing continuous ventilation rates between 13 and 29l s depending on. 2010 edition section 4 details the information that it is recommended should be left with the building owner on completion of the installation of the system.
The hse recommends mechanical extraction as a means of achieving effective kitchen ventilation. For toilets only purge ventilation an opening window door on an external wall meeting the requirements specified in appendix 2 of approved document f ventilation.