The kitchen is the heart and soul of every dining establishment. Equipped with ranges, broilers, fryers, and a variety of other high-temperature cooking appliances, no environment demands proper fire protection more than today’s modern commercial cooking facilities. Whether it’s Fine Dining or Shopping Mall Food Courts, they all share the same inherent risk of cooking appliance fires.
In November 2023, WorkSafe ACT advised that in the preceding months, they had seen a concerning trend in dangerous incidents of uncontrolled fires in commercial kitchens.
In one event a fire had been ignited by oil in the kitchen. The use of water was used to extinguish the fire. Introducing water promoted the fire to gain momentum resulting in an emergency evacuation and emergency services response. The fire caused significant damage to property, as well as posing serious health and safety risks to employees and public.
In order to protect the kitchen, the broader building asset and individuals Kidde Australia continues to supply the WHDR™ system, compliant with UL 300, the equivalent Australian standard AS 3772, and designed for the challenging demands posed by cooking applications. The WHDR™ offers automatic 24-Hour protection for all types of cooking facilities and appliance configurations.