Here are some tips to keep you safe in the kitchen.

1. Fires

– do not mix water and oil around the stove because it would cause an oil fire and they get really hot fast, and I have a tendency to explode.

– If there is a fire in a pot try to cover it with a lid and close the side facing you first, then remove from the heat and turn off the stove. So, then the fire doesn’t get any bigger.

2. Burns/Scalds

– if you get a minor burn, get a cold compress, and put it on it to cool it down, then get a lotion so then the skin doesn’t tighten and cause discomfort then put a band-aid on it.

-always wear oven mitts when taking things out of the oven when it is done cooking. If you don’t you can get severely burned

3. Chemicals

– We use disinfectants more now to lower the chances of spreading covid. So, don’t keep chemicals near food, and make sure that you clearly read the labels because someone can mix them up and it can be added to food and people could get really sick.                                                                               

 

– so don’t mix chemicals because they can produce toxic fumes and you can breathe them in and get very sick or they could cause a chemical reaction and you can end up getting a burn.

4.  Slips/Trips/Falls

– don’t keep liquids by the edge of the counter because you don’t want them to get knocked off then someone slips and falls.

– clean up any spills right away, therefore no one has a chance to slip n get hurt.

 

 

 

 

5. Cuts

-when using a knife cut away from your body. So, then if something happens you don’t get stabbed and need to go to the hospital

– if you do get cut, wash the wound with water and put a band-aid on it. If it is a bigger cut put pressure on it until the bleeding stops and get help from the teacher. We wash the cut, so you don’t get infected, and we put a band-aid on, so we don’t contaminate the food. If it is a bigger cut, we put pressure on the cut so then you don’t bleed out.

 

 

6. Heavy Lifting

– left with your legs, not your back because it can cause longer-term injuries

– If it is possible always try to get someone to help you leave something having, the

before you don’t end up hurting yourself

 

 

7. How to Prevent Food Poisoning

– wash your hands before cooking, after touching raw meat or cracking eggs. Because your hands have germs on them, and you don’t want them getting in your food or you will get sick. Also, raw meats have many germs on them i.e., salmonella therefore we wash our hands, so we do not get sick. Also, to lower the risk of spreading covid.

-When cooking meat makes sure to always check the internal temperature and make sure it has hit 64* or higher therefore you don’t get any food poisoning.

8. Waste Management

– compost as much as possible then things can be reused and there is less waste on the earth.

– Clean up along the way, therefore you don’t have a huge mess to clean up at the end of the lab and there is not a chance that waste ends up in your food.

 

 

9. Personal Hygiene

– if you have long hair or a bred keep it out of the way therefore there is a smaller chance that you get hair in your food. Because that is very unhygienic and gross.

– Wash your hands before you cook, after touching meat. Therefore, you

don’t get food poisoning and lower the chances of spreading covid.