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Kitchen Safety
The kitchen is the most dangerous area in any home, as most accidents occur here!
• Keep children out of the ‘traffic path” when preparing meals. Preferably keep young children out of the kitchen.
• Teach young children that the kitchen is not a “play area”.
• Place kettles and cords at the back of kitchen work surfaces and shorten cords if possible to reduce the risk of children pulling these appliances over.
• To reduce the risk of a hot liquid scald when carrying a pot or pan, ensure that handles are always tightly fastened.
• Children should not be allowed to use cooking or heating appliances until they are mature enough to understand safe use procedures and tall enough to safely reach cooking surfaces and handle hot items.
• Avoid using floor mats in the kitchen, especially near the stove. They can be the cause of serious falls and scalds.
• To avoid children from being burnt on hot stove plates, use rear stove elements before front ones.
• Turn pot and pan handles away from stove front to prevent children from pulling the hot pot or pan contents on themselves.
• When purchasing electrical appliances look for the following safety features:
– Stove guards
– Coiled electrical cords
– Cordless jugs
– Oven locks
– Hot water mixing valves
– Electrical outlet covers (safety plugs)
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