KITCHEN SAFETY

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KITCHEN SAFETY
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SAFETY TERMS

• Safety a behavior that prevents harm.
• Accident event that happens when unsafe
  behaviors occur near a hazard.
• Inspection checking to be sure hazards dont
  cause accidents.

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KITCHEN HAZARDS

• Definition
• A hazard is a situation that could be dangerous,
  like slipping and falling. Every kitchen has
  many safety hazards.
• The following are kitchen hazards we will talk
  about
• Falls
• Burns
• Cuts
• Strains
• Shocks
• Poisoning
• Choking

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FALLS

• Definition Losing your balance and hitting the
  ground.
• Prevention of Falls
• Keep floors clean and dry.
• Walk, do not run.
• Wear low-heeled shoes.
• Look where you are going.

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BURNS

• Definition Injury caused by heat of fire.
• Prevention of Burns
• Use oven mitts when you handle hot pans.
• Stay away from hot grease it burns.
• Keep handles on pans turned in, away from the
  aisle.
• Dont wear loose-fitting sleeves. They might
  catch on a pan handle and spill the pan of hot
  food.
• Pay attention to what you are doing.
• Know the fire protection rules in the kitchen.

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CUTS

• Definition Injury due to break in the skin
  caused by a knife or sharp object.
• Prevention of cuts
• Use the correct knife for the job.
• Always cut things on a cutting board.
• Always cut away from your body.
• Never put knives under things, where they cannot
  be seen.
• Never put knives in the dish water where they
  cannot be seen.
• If you drop a knife, let it fall.
• Dont search in dishwater for broken glass.

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STRAINS

• Definition to impair, injure, or weaken (a
  muscle, tendon, etc.) by stretching or
  overexertion
• Prevention of strains
• Bend at the knees when lifting something. This
  prevents back strain.
• Always use a cart to carry heavy things in the
  kitchen.

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SHOCKS

• Definition Caused by contact with an electric
  current.
• Prevention of shocks
• Pull out a cord by the plug, not the cord,
• so it does not break.
• Unplug an appliance before washing it.
• Never operate an appliance with wet hands or
  while standing in water. Keep floors dry.
• Keep appliances turned off when they are not in
  use. Do not play with any switches when you are
  cleaning an appliance, such as a mixer.

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POISONING

• Definition Poisoning Ingesting hazardous
  chemicals.

• Prevention
• 1. Keep hazardous chemicals
• locked up.
• 2. Store chemicals in original
• containers.

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CHOKING

• Definition Something lodged in your throat-
  prevents you from breathing.
• Prevention
• 1. Chew food thoroughly
• 2. Stay seated while eating

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FILL IN THE BLANK QUIZ

• One way to prevent falls is to keep floors clean
  and ________ .
• To prevent burns, use oven ________ when you
  handle hot pans.
• You can help prevent cuts if you always cut
  things on a cutting ________ .
• To prevent strains, always use a ________ to
  carry heave things in the kitchen.
• To help prevent shocks, do not play with any
  _________ when you are cleaning an appliance.