Safety in the Kitchen Worksheet
1. Why Do accidents happen? Give two reasons.
Accidents happen as a result of human error. Examples include: improper storage of equipment (leaving knives out where they don’t belong), workers not paying attention and/or acting unprofessionally.
2. List two ways to prevent accidents from happening in the kitchen.
Keep floors clean- Remove boxes and debris from floors.
Always practice safe knife handling.
3. What should you do if a knife falls?
Step away and allow the knife to drop on the floor. Never try to catch the knife.
4. List three ways to prevent cuts.
Never leave a knife in the sink.
Carry a knife by the handle with your arm extended at your side and the tip facing down.
Never pace a knife from person to person. Put the knife down first .
Make sure that knives are kept sharp.
Act professionally at all times.
5. Why should you always make sure that pot holders and oven mitts are dry when toughing a hot item?
Oven mitts and pot holders that are wet produce steam which could burn the person using them.
6. Why is it important that you are careful when spraying quat cleaner on the counter and to NEVER spray it at another person? (2 reasons)
Cleaners are chemicals. If mishandled, they could cause injury to a person (blinding them, causing skin reactions etc). Spray could come in contact with food and contaminate it.
7. How do you remove a lid from a pot that is on the stove?
Using oven mitts, firmly grip the lid and lift it so that the steam escapes away from you.
8. What are two things you should never do when responding to a grease fire?
Never panic and never try to extinguish with water as oil and water don’t mix and could cause injury.
Safety in the Kitchen 9. What are two things you can do to extinguish a small grease fire on the stovetop?
Cover the fire with a lid to smother.
Smother using baking soda.
10. List two things you can do to prevent a slip or fall?
Clean up spills immediately.
Wear the appropriate footwear.
11. What phrase should you say out loud if you are coming up behind somebody in the kitchen or restaurant?
Behind You!
12. You have to move a 50 Lb bag of flour in the kitchen but are unsure if you can handle it yourself. What should you do?
Ask for assistance from your instructor.
Find a friend to help you lift it.
Open the bag and place the contents into smaller, more manageable sizes.
Accidents happen as a result of human error. Examples include: improper storage of equipment (leaving knives out where they don’t belong), workers not paying attention and/or acting unprofessionally.
2. List two ways to prevent accidents from happening in the kitchen.
Keep floors clean- Remove boxes and debris from floors.
Always practice safe knife handling.
3. What should you do if a knife falls?
Step away and allow the knife to drop on the floor. Never try to catch the knife.
4. List three ways to prevent cuts.
Never leave a knife in the sink.
Carry a knife by the handle with your arm extended at your side and the tip facing down.
Never pace a knife from person to person. Put the knife down first .
Make sure that knives are kept sharp.
Act professionally at all times.
5. Why should you always make sure that pot holders and oven mitts are dry when toughing a hot item?
Oven mitts and pot holders that are wet produce steam which could burn the person using them.
6. Why is it important that you are careful when spraying quat cleaner on the counter and to NEVER spray it at another person? (2 reasons)
Cleaners are chemicals. If mishandled, they could cause injury to a person (blinding them, causing skin reactions etc). Spray could come in contact with food and contaminate it.
7. How do you remove a lid from a pot that is on the stove?
Using oven mitts, firmly grip the lid and lift it so that the steam escapes away from you.
8. What are two things you should never do when responding to a grease fire?
Never panic and never try to extinguish with water as oil and water don’t mix and could cause injury.
Safety in the Kitchen 9. What are two things you can do to extinguish a small grease fire on the stovetop?
Cover the fire with a lid to smother.
Smother using baking soda.
10. List two things you can do to prevent a slip or fall?
Clean up spills immediately.
Wear the appropriate footwear.
11. What phrase should you say out loud if you are coming up behind somebody in the kitchen or restaurant?
Behind You!
12. You have to move a 50 Lb bag of flour in the kitchen but are unsure if you can handle it yourself. What should you do?
Ask for assistance from your instructor.
Find a friend to help you lift it.
Open the bag and place the contents into smaller, more manageable sizes.