Don't die in your workplace kitchen - hazards and tips for a safe kitchen

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Work health and safety

Don’t die in your workplace kitchen

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Is your workplace kitchen deadly?

Before you answer, here are a few things to think about:

• Is every employee trained in fire prevention?

• What about first aid training? Have your employees completed refresher courses at least every two years?

• Does your workplace kitchen have suitable fire blankets and extinguishers?

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Prevention is better than any cure

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O In any workplace, you have to take care of your co-workers’ safety as well as your own. A kitchen is no exception to this.

O You can make the kitchen a safer workplace by following a few simple steps.



Tips that could save a life (or a limb)

• When carrying a knife, always point the tip towards

the ground, never in front of you

• If you smell gas, check the stove. Don’t ignore it.

• Always let people know if you are moving hot foods around the area. Yes, you can shout “hot stuff, coming through!”

• Clean up any substances, especially oil or liquid soaps, before they cause a slip, trip fall and you will have an accident.

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• Keep floors clean and dry at all times

• Never plug or unplug electrical cords with wet hands

• Never take a hot glass dish and put it on a cold surface (or in cold water).

• Test and tag your equipment regularly, or at least do a visual inspection

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• Never throw broken glass in the rubbish without wrapping it up

• Always check and turn off all equipment before leaving at nights.

• Don’t overload any electrical circuits

• Document evidence that you have looked for kitchen hazards and put in place appropriate risk controls

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Stay up to date

• Regularly check that the WHS information you share with your workers is up to date.

• Conduct safety meetings or toolbox talksand share information.

• Remember: work health & safety is everybody’s job

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Don't die in your workplace kitchen - hazards and tips for a safe kitchen