Safety Tips for Kitchen Safety

• Always wash hands with soap and warm water before you begin and after you handle raw ingredients.
• Keep a working fire extinguisher within reach.
• Use oven mitts or hot pad when cooking.
• Place pots and pans on back burners.
• Turn pot handles inward and toward the back of the stove while cooking.
• Thoroughly stir all microwaved foods and liquids
• Never heat baby bottles in a microwave.
• Establish and enforce a "No-Kids" zone in the kitchen including stove & sink areas.
• Never leave children unattended.
• Do not use deep fryers around children.
• Be cautious when using the microwave. Children under 10 years shouldn't be allowed to remove heated items.
• Do not cook, handle, eat or drink hot items while holding children
• Test heated foods and liquids before serving to children.
• Wear close-fitting clothes when cooking. (loose fabric is a fire hazard)
• Keep hot foods and liquids away from the edges of counters or tables.
• Never leave cooking food unattended (the number 1 cause of house fires).
• Consider replacing tableclothes with placemats.

 Bathroom Safety:

• For the bathroom, set the water temperature to 120 degrees.
• When filling the bathtub, run cold water first and mix in warmer water.
• Before placing a child in the tub check the water temperature by moving your hand through the water.  If the water feel hot it is too hot for a child.
• In the bathtub, face the child away from faucets.
• Use knob covers on faucets.
• Always supervise children in the bath. Do not leave them alone.