Restaurant kitchens are mostly at a high risk of fire, so it is critical to have good preventative fire safety protection and maintenance equipment available every time. Restaurants with their hot cooking equipment, open flames, cooking oils, cleaning chemicals and electrical appliances are always at risk of starting a deleterious fire.

An out of control fire can ruin your business, which leads to lost revenues and sometimes permanent closure. Fire protection and prevention are important for all restaurants; so there is a list of a few tips you can follow to prevent fires and minimize the loss by keeping the business secured from a fire.

1.KEEP IT CLEAN

The majority of restaurant catch fires when open flames or cooking materials like grease, byproducts, oil are ignited. Oil and grease buildup is the real hazard of potential fire.When you take care of grease traps and make sure they are properly cleaned, this reduces the risk of fire. This also goes for other surfaces prone to grease buildup ( flat top grills, hood filters, and exhaust hoods) or other areas where cooking oil is stored.

2.TRAIN YOUR KITCHEN STAFF

You should train your kitchen staff to let them know where exactly fire extinguishers are setup and when and how to utilize them correctly, ask your staff members to clean up excess grease since buildup can stop air flow. Make sure to clean work surfaces, walls, as well as fyers, grills, ranges, battle filters, vents and convection ovens. Also ensure that your kitchen staff wearing appropriate clothes while cooking, long hair tied back and sleeves must be folded up.

3.INSTALL A SET OF GOOD DUCT ACCESS DOORS

A good duct system is crucial to restaurant airflow and the good release of fumes and smoke. If you don’t have duct access doors installed, you will not be able to identify and clear out blockages that lead to the fire. Install duct access doors at different points in your duct systems, and inspect them regularly.

4.KEEP A FIRE EXTINGUISHER NEAR OR IN THE KITCHEN

In case your restaurant kitchen catches accidental fires, having a fire extinguisher can make a huge difference between a kitchen immersed in flames and an easy to clean up burned utensils. Make sure you and other staff members actually know how yo use it, too.

5.CHANGE THE BATTERIES IN THE SMOKE DETECTOR

You should have a smoke detector in the kitchen or the room near to the kitchen. Remember that it is not enough to have a smoke detector, making sure that it is operating well is also important. Experts recommend changing the batteries of smoke detector after every five months.

CONCLUSION

To sum up, the above-mentioned tips are best to prevent restaurant fire. Practice these above tips every time when you are in a kitchen. Do not hesitate to call fire department even if you are the success to put out the fire.