KITCHEN SAFETY

“There’s a lot of things happens in the kitchen”

How much you assure that your kitchen is safe?

•Accident• Injury in handling food•Food poison•Fire

Health and Hygiene

•Observing good grooming when working

Basic Guidelines In Maintaining Personal Hygiene In Kitchen

1.Maintain good overall health2. Keep hair clean & neat3. Keep fingernails short, well-

trimmed & without nail polish4. Cover your face when

coughing/ sneezing

Basic Guidelines In Maintaining Personal Hygiene In Kitchen

5. Keep hands away from hair & face when working with food

6. Avoid working barefoot in food preparation areas

7. Do not handle food when ill

Basic Guidelines In Maintaining Personal Hygiene In Kitchen

9. Attend to cuts or burns immediately

10. Do not smoke or chew gum when working

11. Do not wear jewelry

How to Work safely?

1. Clean up any spills on the floor as soon as they occur

2. Drawer, cupboards, and oven doors must not left open

3. Safe, sturdy ladders, and tools must be used when reaching object on high shelves

How to Work safely?

4. In handling knife it should be :•Kept sharp & carried by handles•Kept in safe & proper places•Washed separately from other utensil

5. The range surface must not be left turned on or unattended

6. Gas should be turned off after using and before leaving the kitchen

How to Work safely?

“Fire can destroy life”

It may start in the kitchen by:

•Overheated electric stove•Gas explosion

Working Safely for Fire Prevention

1.Defective electrical cords & appliances must be replaced repaired at once

2. Pot handles on the stoves should be turned in so they do not extend out into the passageway

Working Safely for Fire Prevention

3. Cooking utensils must be held securely by the handles when stirring food/removing from stove

4. The lid is titled away from the face when removing from a hot pot

5. Damp towels for handling hot containers must not be used

6. Fat should not allowed to overheat

7. Blanket/ rug must be kept ready to wrap around the body in distinguishing fires

• If your clothing catches fire:• STOP• DROP• ROLL

Working Safely for Fire Prevention

“There’s a lot of things happens in the kitchen”

• It may accident, injury, or fire that will destroy our life

But if we work safely and follow safe practices in food preparation

“There will be good things happens in the kitchen”