Denmark: fire safety

“Law” is a binding rule. “Official guidance” is not law, but inspectors expect it. “Chef Hygiene default” is a value the app checks against where no rule gives a number.

• Official guidanceFire extinguishers: a check every year by a competent person, with a label showing year, month and signature. A pressure test is needed every 5 years, and every 10 years for CO2 extinguishers (building regulation BR18 guide, chapter 7).
• Official guidanceKitchen: at least 1 suitable extinguisher, a fire blanket where you fry (checked every year), and a fat extinguisher of type 75 F or higher no more than 30 m away.
• LawFire inspection (brandsyn) by the municipal rescue service is free. It is every year for rooms for more than 150 people, and every 2 years for 51 to 150 people only if the municipality decides (BEK 2341/2021).
• LawElectrics: in a restaurant for more than 150 people, an authorised electrician checks the installation every 24 months. The certificate must be shown to guests (BEK 1119/2019).
• LawGas: a kitchen is class 6 (large kitchen). You need a written operation and maintenance plan that sets how often it is checked (BEK 247/2018). Gas cooking appliances may only run while the extraction runs.