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Posted By Decimomal
I am looking for details/statistics of fires as a result of unattended deep fat fryers in industrial as opposed to domestic circumstances. I would be grateful if somebody could point me in the right direction.
Many thanks.
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Posted By Crim
I understand the pier fire at Weston Super Mare was the result of a deep fat fryer unattended? If correct you can start with that one?
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Posted By Decimomal
Thanks Crim,
I spotted that one but can't find any more than the fire may have been caused by fryers.
Regulation 12 of PUWER (Protection Against Specified Hazards), states that every employer shall take measures to ensure that the exposure of a person using work equipment to any risk to his health or safety from any hazard specified in Paragraph 3 etc etc etc..... (Bear with me)
Paragraph 3 includes work equipment catching fire or overheating. Would that be a good enough reason to say dep fat fryers must not ne left unattended?
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Posted By LMR
Try looking for Beefeater; Stratford upon Avon that was destroyed by a fat fryer left unattended.
I also believe that other companies have issued instuctions on not leaving them unattended.
Your local fire service may be able to offer advice as they too do not like the practice of fryers being left on and unattended.
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Posted By Decimomal
Thanks LMR but I can't find details of the Beefeater fire. Have you got a link I could follow?
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Posted By jervis
Have you spoke to the Fire Brigade !
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Posted By Fred Pratley
I believe all commercial deep fat fryers are fitted with a cooking thermostat of some kind and a secondary overheating cutout and should be subject to regular servicing and inspection.
And they still catch light - with or with anyone in attendance!
A deep fat fryer should only be switched on for the time it takes to heat up ready for use.
When they catch fire, it is normally quite spectacular, so they always need to be atteneded and ensure everyone knows how to use the fire blanket to put it out.
Also ensure that the grease traps and filters in the kitchen extraction is regularly cleaned and professionally deep cleaned.
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Posted By Seamus O Sullivan
Hi
yes Fred they are fitted with at least two control devices,
1... an adjustable stat
2.... a high limit stat, ( usually resetable by pushing a button), and some have an additional cutoutstat
The heating elements are sometimes fed via a contactor which sometimes does jam, sometimes due to lots of work, sometimes due to grease getting on to it,
ok some have gas as their heating source.they still have stats
I have seen the adjustable stats shorted out,
I have encountered service guys with no thermometers, and they then have no way on knowing the temp, and ensuring the stats are working,Sometimes they come to reset the high limit and then go again, without looking to see if the adjustable stat is out of calibration
while they are suppose to be experts, i have found delivery men sent to service things, they had no knowledge of safety.
It is never any harm to look at the fryer after the service guy goes,
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