Fire:

When there is a fire in the classroom or at home. Before you evacuate turn off and unplug all electrical appliances. This will make it harder for the fire to spread and cut off the heat source of the fire.

Burns:

If or when you burn yourself; make sure you run it under cool running water immediately. This is the fastest way to prevent blistering on the burn, it also makes it less painful.

Chemicals:

Chemicals that you use in the foods room should be stored separately from the food because they can get into the food and poison you. If the chemical spills or leaks into the food you might not notice and use it in a recipe or eat it. This will poison you.

Slips/ Trips/ Falls:

When working in a lab or kitchen, if you ever spill anything you have to clean it immediately or someone could slip on it. If you fall in a lab you could knock something over and spill it. You could also injure yourself.

Cuts:

If you have a cut on your hand, make sure you wrap it in a bandage before cooking. If you don’t wrap it, your cut could bleed or weep into the food you are cooking and infect it.

Heavy lifting:

Don’t lift anything that is too heavy for you. Only pick up what you can carry. You could drop it on yourself or others and injure them. You could also hurt your back trying to carry something that is too heavy. Get help with things really heavy.

How to prevent food poisoning:

Use bleach or other cleaning chemicals when cleaning supplies you used for raw meat. The chemicals will kill any bacteria left on the cutlery so it doesn’t spread to other food. If you cook and use the same materials, but you haven’t disinfected it. The bacteria will spread to your other foods and give you food poisoning.

Waste management:

During and after your lab make sure you dispose all of your waste into the proper bins. Make sure cans and bottles go into the recycling, paper towels and other food waste goes into the compost, and wrappers and other garbage goes into the garbage bins.

Personal hygiene:

Don’t cook when you are sick. If you cook while sick you will spread your disease through the food and infect anyone who eats it.