Title: Demonstrate basic kitchen safety practices.
Course: Family and Consumer Sciences Exploratory I (19903-9) > Section: Understanding Nutrition and Wellness

Demonstration should include techniques to prevent

- falls
- cuts (including those from broken glass and knives)
- fire
- burns (including steam burns)
- poisoning
- choking
- electrical shock.

Teacher Resources:

- Cooking Matters
- Young Worker Safety in Restaurants eTool, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why are different tools used for different tasks?
- What can be the results of using the wrong tool for a kitchen task?
- What precautions can help avoid kitchen accidents?

Communication

- What resources are available in the classroom to inform you about kitchen safety?
- How does your behavior in the kitchen affect your safety and the safety of others?

Leadership

- How can you encourage others to be safe in the kitchen?
- How does kitchen safety contribute to a positive cooking experience?

Management

- What are the potential consequences of not using kitchen safety procedures?
- What steps should be taken if someone has an accident in the kitchen? Who should be contacted?
- Where is kitchen safety equipment located?