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Kitchen Do's & Dont's

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Holiday Safety Tips

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Kitchen Safety DOs and DON'Ts

 

DOs	DON'Ts
Do have an adult with you if you are cooking in the kitchen.	Don't put towels, potholders, or dishrags near a stove burner.
Do keep long hair tied back when you are cooking.	Don't wear loose-fitting clothes when you cook, and don't reach across the top of the stove when you are cooking.
Do make sure that, if you have a window near the stove, the curtains are tied back and will not blow near a flame or burner.	Don't put cookies, candy, or other treats in the cabinets above the stove. Young children may try to reach them and accidentally start the burners, start a fire, or have their clothes catch on fire.
Do make sure that the knobs on the stove are difficult for a child to turn.	Don't store spray cans near the stove.
Do check to make sure that the "on" signal light for the burners is working.	Don't let small children near an open oven door. They can be burned by the heat or by falling onto the door or into the oven.
Do turn pan handles to the center of the stove so that children cannot reach them and in order to keep them from being knocked off the stove.	Don't lean against the stove to keep warm.
Do put a non-slip mat in front of the stove to keep you from slipping and falling into a burner.	Don't use towels as potholders. They may catch on fire.
Do check the cords on all appliances regularly for fraying. Exposed wires could cause sparks, short circuits, or electrocution.	Don't overload an electrical outlet with several appliances or extension cords. The cords or plugs may overheat and cause a fire.
Do keep matches out of the reach of children and in covered metal containers.	Don't use water to put a grease fire. Only use baking soda, salt, a tight lid, or a fire extinguisher. Always keep an extinguisher in the kitchen.
Do call 911 immediately if your kitchen catches fire, or if you smell a gas odor coming from your stove.	Don't use radios or other small appliances (mixers, blenders) near the sink.
Do keep the oven door closed and turn heat off if food inside the oven catches on fire.	Don't move a pan on fire. Keep it on the stove, put a lid on it and turn heat off.