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Title: 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.

3
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.

7
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.

8
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.
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