Commercial Kitchen Gas Safety Systems

The elements of a compliant kitchen

• ✓Extract canopy with correct capture velocity and accessible grease filters
• ✓Make-up air supply balanced against extract volume
• ✓Interlock control panel proving extract and input air
• ✓Gas pressure proving where appliance taps are accessible to staff
• ✓Normally closed solenoid valve on the catering gas line
• ✓Emergency gas shut-off buttons on escape routes
• ✓Gas detection and CO detection where flueing or layout requires it

CP42 and compliance records

The CP42 is the commercial catering inspection record. Alongside it keep the interlock commissioning certificate, ventilation air volume readings, detection calibration certificates and a maintenance log for filters and fans.

• ✓Annual gas safety inspection by a Gas Safe commercial engineer
• ✓Documented interlock functional test with trip times
• ✓Ventilation air volumes measured and recorded
• ✓Detection calibration certificates within 12 months
• ✓Staff trained on start-up, e-stops and reset procedure

Who is responsible

The duty holder — usually the operator, landlord or facilities manager — must ensure the system is maintained and records are available. Schools, care homes and multi-site restaurant groups typically carry this in a planned maintenance contract.