1. Safety Hazards Identify safety hazards in the kitchen
DO NOW
List as many ways you can that how accidents happen in the kitchen

2. Identify safety hazards
Kitchen are warm, inviting places where tasty foods are prepared. However, many dangers lurk there. In fact, more accidents occur in the kitchen than in any other room.
Thousands of people are hurt in kitchen accidents every year
Types of accidents
Cuts
Falls
Burns
Fires
Electric Shock
Poisonings
Choking
Accidents are caused when people don’t know the safe way to work

3. Safety tips when using a knife
Cuts
Cuts can be caused by many things. Sharp kitchen tools, such as knives, graters, and the blades in the blenders, are the most common cause.
Safety tips when using a knife
Always pick up a knife by its handle
Keep knives sharp
Cut away from your body and other
Use kitchen knives only to cut food
Wash knives one by one
When loading a dishwasher, place the tips of knives and other sharp tools pointing down in the basket

4. Falls They are the most common cause of accidental death in the home
Safety tips
Keep floors clean and dry
Be sure all rugs have a nonskid backing
Use a sturdy stepladder to reach high shelves

5. Burns Can be caused by hot appliances, hot dishes, and hot food
Safety Tips
Avoid wearing loose-fitting clothes or long sleeves when you cook
Avoid reaching across a hot surface unit.
Turn the handles of pans toward the back of the range
Open a pan lid by tilting the lid up from the back of the pan
Use a pot holder when picking up hot pots

6. Fire every year, fires and smoke kill many people
For a fire to start, you must have fuel, heat, and air
Safety Tips
Store matches and lighters in a secure place
Don’t use aerosol sprays near a hot cooktop or oven
If you smell gas, turn off the range
Install smoke alarms and keep a fire extinguisher handy.

7. Electric shock
When electricity passes through you body, it creates heat that causes burns inside your body.
Safety tips
Worn or damaged plugs and cords can cause shock
Arrange the cord so others won’t trip over it
Don’t overload circuits
Do not place appliances near water

8. Poisonings
Household cleaning products such as dish washing detergent, ammonia, window cleaner, and bleach are poisons
Poisons can enter your body through 3 routes
Nose or lungs
Mouth
Skin
Safety tips
Use spray products only in well ventilated area
Never mix cleaning products together
Store cleaning products in the containers in which they came.
MR YUK Symbol > a sticker that helps young children recognize poisons

9. How do accidents happen?
Many accidents are caused by a chain of events. The first links in the chain lead up to the accidents
Link 1
The Setting
Link 2
Careless habit
Link 3
Unsafe action
Link 4
Accident
Link 5
The outcome

10. Recap Many accidents can be prevented
By Learning safe methods for working in the kitchen, you can avoid most cuts, falls, burns, fires, electrical shocks, poisonings, choking incidents, and other hazards
A fire action plan can help to respond quickly and calmly when a fire starts

11. Check your knowledge
Describe three types of kitchen accidents and explain how to prevent them
Which is not a safety hazard
An electrical appliance set beside a sink
Damp, padded pot holders
Knives stored in a rack
Dull knives
Explain how to prevent a steam burn when lifting a lid from a pot
List 3 ways poisons can enter your body
Name 3 factors a fire requires to start and burn
Describe how to put out a fire that occurs on the cooktop
T/F ___ You should run chords under rugs so people won’t trip over the cords
Explain why you should not touch a victim of electrical shock with metal or your bare hands
T/F _____ never mix household cleaning products together because they can produce deadly fumes.
T/F_____A dull knife is safer to use than a sharp one.