Preventing Kitchen Accidents
Special Needs for Accident Prevention
Sanitation
Proper Food Temperatures
Measuring Ingredients
100
Do not mix water and electricity, avoid damage to electrical cords, and use outlets properly.
What are some ways to prevent oneself from electricity?
100
Use non-breakable dishes and glassware.
What are things that can be done to make a kitchen safe for aging adults and people with disabilities?
100
Stains and spots in clothing and pots.
What items in the kitchen may have bacteria?
100
16 to 52 degrees Celsius.
What temperature do bacteria most rapidly multiply?
100
teaspoon, tablespoon, cup, fluid ounce, pint, quart, and gallon.
What are customary units of measurement for volume?
200
Untied shoes, long clothing, or wet floors.
What are things that could cause a person to fall?
200
If left alone, children may cut themselves with knives or burn themselves with the stove.
Why should children be supervised in the kitchen?
200
People can transfer bacteria to the food they are making.
Why should a person wash their hands before they start touching anything in the kitchen?
200
It will cause the outside of the food to be contaminated with bacteria.
Why should food not be thawed out at room temperature?
200
milligram, gram, and kilogram.
What is the metric unit for weight?
300
Keep chemicals away from sources of heat.
What is something that can prevent a fire in the kitchen?
300
Keep a magnifying glass in the kitchen and relabel items in larger letters.
What are things that may help people with poor vision in the kitchen?
300
Letting microorganisms from one food get into another.
What is cross-contamination?
300
Fresh vegetables, cheeses, and cooked or whole raw eggs.
What are some foods that do not freeze well?
300
50-mL, 125-mL, and 250mL.
What are the metric unit measures of a dry measuring cup.
400
Jewelry, untied hair, and loose sleeves.
What are things that can get tangled in appliances or catch on fire?
400
Keep a stool in the kitchen.
What should be done to prevent an aging adult from falling or getting tired?
400
Pre-soak dishes in hot water with a little dish detergent in it.
What is the proper way to thoroughly remove food from dishes?
400
When food is left at -18 degrees Celsius.
What is the temperature that food is kept in when bacteria is present but not many are multiplying?
400
Bend down to check the measurement at eye level.
How may a person verify that they have the right amount of liquid when measuring it?
500
Do not use water on grease fires. Instead, use baking soda or a carbon dioxide or dry chemical fire extinguisher.
What should one do in case of a fire in the kitchen?
500
Children will be able to apply what they have learned from their parents when they work in the kitchen.
Why should adults teach children safe work habits?
500
Onion skins or corn husks.
What foods may clog a food waste disposal?
500
Two hours.
How long should food be left at room temperature until it must be discarded?
500
Fill the cup then remove the excess with the straight edge of a spatula.
What is a procedure to accurately measure an ingredient in a measuring cup?
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