Kitchen Safety
Ms. Cilurzo
Objectives
Students will:
• determine and practice good safety habits.
• name and explain uses for equipment in the lab.
• develop a Time/Work Schedule for recipe
preparation.
• practice proper measuring techniques.
• understand how to change the yield of a recipe.
• identify common food borne illnesses and their
prevention in food preparation.
• identify proper placement of all tableware based
on course served.
Essential Questions
1. Why is kitchen safety essential?
2. Explain methods of accident
prevention from cuts, burns,
fires, falls, shock and poisoning.
DO NOW:
• Read Chapter 21 “Preventing Kitchen
Accidents” pages 297-303.
• Answer on page 304 under “Check Your
Knowledge” questions 1-8, 10, 12, 16 and 18
on a separate piece of paper.
General Rules
• Follow ALL instructions.
• EVERYDAY when you come into the classroom,
you must leave your backpacks at the front of the
room
• Know the location of emergency equipment (first
aid kit, fire extinguisher). Know where key
telephone numbers are located.
• Report all accidents to the teacher IMMEDIATELY.
• Know what to do if there is a fire drill during a lab
period; all equipment and appliances must be
turned OFF before leaving the room.
General Rules
• Conduct yourselves in a responsible manner at
ALL times in the lab.
• Never fool around in the lab. Horseplay, practical
jokes, and pranks are dangerous and prohibited.
You will be penalized if this occurs.
• You must stay in your labs and not wander
around the room, or distract other students
• When using knives and other sharp objects,
always carry with points pointing down and away.
• Always cut away from your body and never try to
catch a falling sharp object.
Clothing
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Dress properly during labs
No loose clothing, dangling jewelry
Roll up sleeves, tie back long hair
Wear an apron during labs
Accidents and Injuries
• Report any accident (spill, breakage, etc.) or
injury (cut, burn, etc.) to the teacher
immediately.
• If a cleaning chemical should splash in your
eye(s) or on your skin, immediately flush with
running water and notify the teacher ASAP.
Handling Glassware and Equipment
• Never handle broken glass with your bare hands.
• Use a dustpan to clean up big pieces of broken
glass and place it in the designated glass disposal
container. For small pieces, use a wet paper
towel.
• When removing an electrical plug from its socket,
grasp the plug, not the electrical cord.
• Hands must be completely DRY before touching
an electrical switch, plug, or outlet.
• Report damaged electrical equipment
IMMEDIATELY and never use it.
Heating Substances
• Use extreme caution when using an electric or
gas burner. Take care that hair, clothing, and
hands are a safe distance from the flame.
• NEVER reach over an exposed flame.
• Never leave a lit burner unattended.
• Always turn the burner off when not in use.
• Heated metals and glass remain hot for a long
period of time. They should be set aside to cool
and then can be picked up with pot holders
• Pot handles should be turned to the side
Cleanliness and Sanitation
• Wash your hands with soap and warm water before
and after ALL labs.
• Use separate towels for drying your hands and for
wiping dishes and utensils.
• Paper towels are used ONLY for hands and to clean up
spills immediately
• Sponges are ONLY used to clean kitchen
utensils/equipment
• Dish towels are ONLY used to dry utensils/equipment.
• Wash work surfaces thoroughly
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
• FIRES:
– For fires in POTS and PANS, turn off heat source
and cover the pan lid or smother with salt or
baking soda
– Use a fire extinguisher for small fires
– If clothing or hair ignites, wrap victim in fire
blanket or other heavy fabric and roll him or her
around on floor to smother flames (stop, drop,
and roll)
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
• Injuries
– For CUTS, apply pressure to the wound with a
paper towel and clean towel. If bleeding badly,
raise the bleeding part of the body.
– For minor BURNS, cool the affected area under
cold water.
– For ELECTRICAL SHOCK, do NOT touch the person
in contact with electricity or you will get shocked
as well. Break the electrical connection with a
nonconductor, such as a wooden broom handle
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
• For SEVERE INJURY, BURNS, FALLS, OR FOR
SHOCK, do NOT let the person walk
anywhere. If the person has signs of shock
(dizziness, faintness, or sweating with cold
moist skin) have the person lie down with feet
raised.
Preventing Burns
• Stand to one side when opening oven door
• Use oven mitt or pot holder when taking out
hot items. Never use a wet pot holder
• Clean up spills right away
• Open lid of a pot away from you
• Pot handles should be turned to the side
Preventing Falls
• Clean up spills right away
• Tie your shoe laces
• Never use a chair, it is not study. Always use a
step stool.
Microwave Safety
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No metal objects can be put in the microwave
No Styrofoam can be put in the microwave
No tin foil
ONLY safe microwavable glass dishes can be
put in the microwave (ex: pyrex cups)
Safe or Unsafe?
1. Use a towel to remove a pan from the oven.
2. Pour salt or baking soda over the flames of a grease fire.
3. Wipe up spills on the floor right away.
4. Pour water on a grease fire.
5. Tie back long hair.
6. Climb up on the counter to get items from the top shelf.
7. Use electric appliances with wet hands.
8. Wearing loose clothing while working in the kitchen.
9. Cut away from your body when using a sharp knife.
10. Keep cabinet doors open so everything is in easy reach.
How much do you already know about kitchen safety? For
each question below, decide whether the practice is safe or
unsafe.
UNSAFE
1. Use a towel or your apron to remove a pan from the oven.
SAFE
2. Pour salt or baking soda over the flames of a grease fire.
SAFE
3. Wipe up spills on the floor right away.
UNSAFE
SAFE
4. Pour water on a grease fire.
5. Tie back long hair.
UNSAFE
6. Climb up on the counter to get items from the top shelf.
UNSAFE
7. Use electric appliances with wet hands.
UNSAFE
8. Wearing loose clothing while working in the kitchen.
SAFE
UNSAFE
9. Cut away from your body when using a sharp knife.
10. Keep cabinet doors open so everything is in easy reach.