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Kitchen Exhaust Compliance Audits

Thorough pre-insurance inspection and post-clean digital certification package formatted for immediate insurance clearance.

AS 1851 Compliance Audits

Insurers and councils increasingly want proof that your kitchen exhaust system is cleaned and maintained. If a grease fire happens and you can’t show records, your claim may be at risk.

Our audit inspects the whole system from canopy to roof fan, measures grease build-up, and gives you a clear report. After cleaning, you get a dated certificate, a photo log, and a compliance sticker on the canopy.

What's included

Combi oven beneath a stainless exhaust canopy
Flame flaring from a pan in a dark kitchen

How it works

Quote

Use the instant quote tool or send us photos of your canopy and roof fan.

Book

We schedule an overnight or between-service window that suits your trade.

Clean

Our crew protects your line, cleans the system and removes all waste.

Certify

You get a dated certificate and photo report the same night.

Typical cleaning frequency

Cooking volume

Typical venue

Clean every
Heavy

Charcoal, wok, 24-hour or high-volume frying

Monthly – Quarterly
Moderate

Restaurants, pubs and clubs with daily frying or grilling

Quarterly
Light

Cafés, bakeries and low-volume kitchens

6-Monthly

Guide only. Your insurer, landlord or council may set a different schedule.

Frequently asked questions

Increasingly, yes. Many policies, landlords and councils expect proof that your kitchen exhaust is maintained, and after a fire, claim assessors will ask for your service records. No records can mean a fight over your claim.

We inspect the whole system from canopy to roof fan, measure grease build-up at key points, check whether every section can actually be accessed and cleaned, and give you a clear, prioritised list of risks.

An independent audit gives you a baseline. It’s especially worth doing if you’re changing providers, buying or leasing a venue, or your insurer has queried your records.

After cleaning, you receive a dated PDF certificate, a before and after photo log, a compliance sticker on the canopy and your next service date. We can send copies straight to your insurer, landlord or head office.

Urgent inspections and cleans can usually be booked within 24 to 48 hours across South East Queensland, so you can meet the deadline with paperwork in hand.

If you’re on a deadline, call us and we’ll lock in the earliest slot. Otherwise, get an instant estimate online. Get your instant estimate below, or call 1800 228 371 to talk to us now.

Instant estimate

Price your clean in 60 seconds

Venue type, canopy length, filters and duct run. Get a ballpark price straight away.

24/7 emergency & urgent compliance response

Every clean includes

Council notice or insurer deadline?

Urgent compliance cleans dispatched same day across South East Queensland.

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