Kitchen Safety Tips

Kitchen Safety Tips

Kitchen Safety Tips - Keep Your Children Safe in the Kitchen
By Jorge Duvais - Ezinearticles

The kitchen is maybe the room with the most traffic every day. It is the place where the family gathers in the morning for breakfast, where the cooking is taking place, where people eat their lunch, enjoy their afternoon coffee, have their evening dinner and where children even make their homework at times. This is why kitchen safety is above all when it comes to keeping your family safe in the cooking area.

The kitchen is full of various appliances, tools, utensils and various gadgets that could under the right circumstances become dangerous for people, and above all, for the restless kids that simply cannot stay in one place. It is a sad fact that children have lost their lives in the kitchen more often than when it comes to childhood ailments. This is why it is of utmost importance to ensure their safety in the cooking area when they are around. Here are a few tips to help you make your kitchen a better and safer place for your family.

• Anything that is easily flammable should be to stored away from heat sources.
• A smoke detector should be installed in the area between the kitchen and the other rooms nearby. Also a home fire extinguisher should be installed near the exit to be easily reachable.
• The cooking area should be regularly cleaned and any extra grease buildup promptly removed. Great buildup is a great fire hazard.
• If a pan caught fire from the grease, place the lid over the pan and switch off the heat. Do not use water to put out a grease fire!
• Wear tight fitting clothes when cooking and avoid using long sleeves and being around fire with dish towels.
• If you have a leak in the gas, everyone should immediately evacuate and the utility company should be called right away. You can easily realize if there is any gas leak as nowadays natural and LP gas are scented so they are distinguishable right away.
• Anything that is dangerous to children by being sharp, heavy or poisonous should be removed from easy reach.

• The garbage bin should have a hard to open lid so small children can not easily open it to play with the lid.
• Avoid leaving any chemicals within easy reach of children.
• Pot handles should be turned inward to avoid any spills of hot liquids.
• Wall mounted racks should be placed high enough as to not be within children's reach.
• Use child resistant latches at cabinet and cupboard doors.
• Do not leave any alcoholic beverages in areas that are frequented by children. For small kids alcohol is like poison.

Kitchen Safety Tips