Kitchen Safety Lesson

SAFETY IN THE

KITCHEN

FA M I LY A N D C O N S U M E R S C I E N C E

G R A D E : 7

KITCHEN SAFETY
DEFINITION

•The act of avoiding accidents while working in the kitchen.

ACCIDENT DEFINITION

• An accident is an incident that happens

unexpectedly or unintentionally.

WHAT’S
GOING
ON?

FALLS

CAUSES

•Liquid spills on the floor

•Slippery floor

•Rugs without
unskid backing

FALLS

PREVENTION

• Keep toys and other

object out of the work area

• Mop up spills immediately

• Rugs should have a non-skid backing

CUTS

CAUSES

• Leaving knives laying

around

• Soaking knives in

the wash-up water

• Slicing food in your

hands

CUTS

PREVENTION

• Keep knives in a safe place

• Don’t soak knives in

wash-up water

• Don’t slice food in your

hand, use a cutting board

ELECTRIC SHOCKS

CAUSES

• Touching outlets with

wet hands

• Poor condition of

plugs

• Having a lot of

electrical cords laying
around

ELECTRIC SHOCKS

PREVENTION

• Never touch

outlets and plugs with wet hands

• Keep plugs in good

condition

CLASS
ASSIGNMENT
Instructions: State whether the statement is “safe” or “unsafe”.

For the sentences that are “unsafe”, explain why.

CLASS
ASSIGNMENT

1)Janet pulled her long hair out of her

face and up into a ponytail before she started cooking.

CLASS
ASSIGNMENT

2)Kimberley started preparing dinner

while wearing flip flops.

CLASS
ASSIGNMENT

3)Tonya’s hands were wet after washing

them, but she decided to chop some
vegetables. The knife slipped out of her hand, and she tried to catch it.

CLASS
ASSIGNMENT

4)After cooking, John cleaned the

stovetop and oven to keep any
crumbs left over from catching on fire.

CLASS
ASSIGNMENT

5)Sonya baked potato had gotten cold

even though it was still in the
aluminium foil, so she put it in the
microwave to quickly reheat it.

CLASS
ASSIGNMENT

• Lets see what you

remembered.

• You will be given a worksheet

to complete. Read through
very carefully to fill in the
blank spaces.

POISON

CAUSES

• Having poisonous

items in the reach
of children

• Putting poisonous

chemicals in other
bottles

POISON

PREVENTION

• Store poisonous items

out of the reach of
children

• Keep poisonous

chemicals in their own
bottles

BURNS AND SCALDS

CAUSES

• Fire

• Flames

• Hot objects

• Boiling water

• Steams

• Hot oil

BURNS AND SCALDS

PREVENTION

• Keep matches out of the reach of children

• Use oven mitts and pads to lift hot dishes.

• Keep pot handles turned to the back of the stove.

• Don’t leave metal spoons in a cooking pot

CLASS
ASSIGNMENT

1.Jenny is running through

the kitchen chasing after
Misha and does not see the water on the floor. What might happen to her? How could this be prevented?

2. After Rose was done

washing the dishes, she decided to unplug the blender she was using. What might happen to her? How could this be prevented?

3. George was heating up

the oil to begin frying his
chicken, but the stove’s
heat was set too high.
What might happen to
him? How could this be
prevented?

4. Vanessa was chopping up

some sweet pepper to
put in her conch salad but
did not want to use a
cutting board. What might happen to her? How could this be prevented?

5. After Celine was finished

mopping the floor, she decided
to pour the rest of the bleach
inside of a sprite bottle and left it on the countertop. Precious
decides to drink some of the
liquid in the sprite bottle. What
might happen to her?
How could
this be prevented?

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT

Draw a table that has four (4) columns and seven (7) rows. To complete
the table you will have to use your notes from class to list the:

1.

Picture of the Accident

2.

Accident Name

3.

Cause (2)

4.

Prevention (2)

Example:

Picture pf Accident

Accident Name

Cause

Prevention

Cuts

Slicing foods in hand

Always use a cutting board
to slice foods on