1. List as many ways you can that how accidents happen in the kitchen
Safety Hazards
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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
Choking
Fire safety
Accidents are caused when people don’t know the safe 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
slipping on a wet floor or tripping over a box can result in injuries ranging from bruises to broken bones
Safety tips
Keep floors clean and dry
Be sure all rugs have a nonskid backing
No matter how busy you are, do not run or push in the kitchen
Make sure spills are promptly wiped up and wet floor sigh is displayed until the floor is dry

5. Burns Most burns are minor and heal readily, though some are serious.
Safety Tips
Never use a damp or wet towel as a hot pad
Avoid reaching across a hot surface unit.
Never place a hot pan at a dishwashing station without alerting the dishwashing staff
When carrying a hot pan or liquid through the kitchen, loudly warn others by saying “hot”
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
Excessive grease buildup on equipment
If you smell gas, turn off the range
Install smoke alarms and keep a fire extinguisher handy.

7. Fire
Consider the following scenarios. A sauté pan of oil gets too hot and suddenly catches fire. The fire spreads to another pan. A broiler full of steaks dripping fat suddenly bursts into flames. The flames shoot out the back of the broiler and into the ventilation system.
When should you call the fire department
When should you reach for the fire extinguisher?
When should you evacuate?
The first step in dealing with any fire is to quickly assess the severity of the fire.

8. Kitchen Safety Rules Use Kitchen tool correctly
Clean up after yourself
Wash hands before touching food
Walk (don’t run esp. with knives)
Be responsible with food and materials (don’t eat ingredients)
Grab knives by the handle
Keep your hair up
Make sure food is thoroughly cooked before eating
Be aware of your surroundings
Report concerns/accidents to teacher
Don’t touch the stove-top when it’s on (wear oven mitts)
Be respectful to classmates
Follow the recipe
Pay attention to what your doing
Make sure to measure things correctly
Work together (communicate)
Turn off equipment when finished
Listen and ask questions
Stay in your kitchen
Do your Best

9. Fire prevention
Fire extinguisher > is a pressurized canister filled with a substance that put out fires.
Every foodservice operation should have several fire extinguishers placed at the strategic points in the facility.
When using a fire extinguisher follow the four step pass technique.
Pull the pin at the top of the fire extinguisher.
Aim at the base of the flames
Squeeze the trigger
Sweep back and forth

10. Recap
The professional cook’s uniform is designed to promote personal safety
Kitchen injuries such as cuts, falls, and burns are not uncommon. Employers must work safely to prevent these injuries and know how to respond to accidents when they occur
Cooks use fire to prepare food every day. Foodservice professionals must know how to prevent fires and respond to a fire emergency.

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
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
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.