KITCHEN SAFETY TIPSFOR THE MOST DANGEROUS ROOM IN YOUR HOUSE!
FIRES  Avoiding fires in the kitchen is very important, especially since many home fires begin in the kitchen. One of the best safety tips is to keep your pot holders, oven mitts, dish towels, and other materials away from the stovetop. Don't leave the kitchen while you have burners turned on, open flames or even candles burning. Make sure you have a fire extinguisher, but store it away from the stove and have baking soda on hand in case you have a small grease fire. Grease fires should NEVER have water dumped on them!! Use a metal lid to smother the fire. A small fire under wood cabinets can turn into a raging inferno in less than a minute! Call 911 immediately! CUTS  When using a knife, cut away from your body. Another of the best kitchen safety tips is to make sure knives are sharp, clean and dry, with no soapy or greasy handles. Dull knives—believe it or not—cause more injuries. Never leave a knife in soapy water where it can't be seen, either. Don't touch the blades of a blender or any other sharp appliance blade. Be careful around broken glass.SHOCKS  Electric shock can happen quickly in a kitchen, especially since you work with water. Never touch anything that's plugged in while touching running or standing water. Another of the essential tips for the kitchen is to not retrieve toast from a toaster with a fork or other metal object. This could short out and lead to a potentially life threatening situation! By code you should have outlets installed that have ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI) which are designed to turn off the second something happens. Still, elderly people with heart conditions could be in real trouble if zapped with a half-second 110 volt shock. And always make sure you check plugs and cords on appliances to ensure they're grounded and are not frayed. Another safety tip to avoid shock is to dry your hands before unplugging any kitchen appliance. SLIPS  Clean up spills right away. In a cramped space like a kitchen, head injuries can happen in a flash! Never stand on the top-most step of any step stool to reach things.Keep child/dog toys and all other non-kitchen items out of the kitchen and off the kitchen floor. Pet bowls should be kept away from traffic patterns. KIDS  Sometimes kids and kitchens just don't mix. So, add childproof locks to all cabinets, especially those containing cleaning supplies and chemicals. Put a childproof lock on the oven as well. While cooking, keep younger children from entering the kitchen, but if you are going to allow your children in the kitchen, make sure you teach them these important kitchen safety tips!For more information, search kitchen safety, safe kitchen or kitchen safety tips using the Google Custom Search Box (upper right).
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