SAFETY

ELECTRICITY HAZARD

-Cleaning electrical appliances & equipment with water while electric current is flowing

-using equipment with wet hands

-badly wired or damaged wires or plugs

-Exposed or faulty wiring

-Overloaded plugs

-Electrical cords near hot objects

PREVENTION

-switching off the equipment &disconnect plugs when cleaning

-avoid overloading plugs

-never use wet hands on electrical appliances to avoid shocks

-report any damage plugs

-do not run electrical cords near hot objects

 HEAT HAZARDS

-Incorrect handling of hot items being removed on the burners or ovens

-careless handling of hot pans or pots full of hot soup

-using damp clothes or inadequate oven cloths

-handles of hot pans protruding over the edges of the stoves

PREVENTION

-Carry pots or pans which are full of hot soup correctly

-correctly handling of hot items that are being removed from the burners or ovens

-always use dry clothes which must also be thick.ie ovengloves

-keep handles of the stoves away from the edges of the stove.

4) OBSTACLE HAZARDS

-This can be caused by mob bucket left lying on the main traffic routes

-working units doors left open

-unmaintained and chipped services