18 Tips about safety in the kitchen
1 In case of fire
- If it is an small fire we can put a lid over the pan to put out it and switch off the burner
- If it is is a bigger one you can throw baking soda or salt NEVER USE WATER OR FLOUR
- 2.-Burns
- When you get a burn inmediatly apply enough cold water in to the zone affected but not directly, the water must fall towards the burn
- Put a dressing on the affected zone, after more or less 2 hours so that the inflammation goes down
- 3.-Chemicals
- If you have been in contact with chemicals wash for hands
- Keep your cleaning chemicals away from the food
- 4.-Slips/falls/trips
- Keep the floor very clean, so we will reduce the risk of falling down
- Make we dont have anything that could make us to fall down like chairs or even something at the floor.
- 5.-Cuts/how to prevent them/treat
- If the knife will fall down we should not try to catch it is very probably we cut ourselves
- If you cut yourself press it and take a little towel to stop the hemorrhage
- 6.-Heavy lifting:
- Not make the force with your back make it with your legs
- Get near to the charge
- 7 How to prevent food poisoning
- Keep clean the fridge, because by this way the will not get bad
- Control the temperature of the fridge
- 8.-Waste management
- You should wash fruits and vegetables in a container and not under the open tap. To thaw food you can do it also
- Only switch on the dish washer when it is clean
- 9.-Personal Hygine
- Wash your hands before start cooking and dry them
- Do not sneeze over
