There are four primary categories of food safety hazards to consider: biological, chemical, physical, and allergenic. Understanding the risks associated with each can dramatically reduce the potential of a foodborne illness.

Four Steps to Food Safety: Clean, Separate, Cook, Chill.

Here are some kitchen safety do’s and don’ts to practice in your home.

• Wear shoes. Ever drop a knife?
• Learn how to extinguish a fire.
• Learn how to use knives.
• Wear safe clothing.
• Prevent burns.
• Always wash your hands.
• Always stir and lift away from you.
• Don’t set a hot glass dish on a wet or cold surface.

Read on to learn seven of them!

• Slips, Trips, and Falls. Liquids are a part of the kitchen, but they don’t belong on the floor.
• Fire Hazards.
• Chemical Hazards.
• Falling Objects.
• Machinery Accidents.
• Sprains, Strains, and Pains.
• Food Hazards.

How to Avoid Common Kitchen Hazards

• Handling Items. Too much of anything can become overwhelming.
• Tripping and Falling Hazards. Although falls can occur in any setting, there is a high risk of tripping and/or suffering a fall in the kitchen.
• Spills.
• Obstructions.
• Ladders.
• Heat and Fuel.
• Electrical Equipment.

Common risks in the kitchen are; fire, electrical issues, burns, slipping, improper handling of kitchen equipment, food poisoning, and improper storage….The measures are;

• Cleaning of hands, fruits, and vegetables.
• Washing of utensils using warm, soapy water.
• Ensure that you cook food properly.

Top 10 Common Hazards in the kitchen and how to avoid them

• Slippery And Wet Floors:
• Unattended Gas Fire:
• Knifes: Water, fire and then comes knife.
• High Shelves: We mums are not clumsy but we are sure are not ninjas!
• Germs and Bacteria: Yes, these uninvited guests can surely give you a bad day.

Slips,Trips & Falls

• Trailing cables, loose medical tubing or nurse call bells, phone cords or computer cables.
• Wet slippery surfaces e.g. due to leaking soap dispensers, water, urine or food.
• Dry slippery surfaces e.g. due to dust, taclum powder or plastic wrapping.
• Lack of sockets.
• Assisting unsteady residents.

Maintain good working condition of all doors and windows. Keep at least one smoke detector on every level of your home and inside or near all sleeping areas. Place space heaters at least three feet away from anything that can burn.

Some of the most common hazards at home include fire, poisoning and allergies. There may also be risks posed by your home’s contents, such as falls, choking, cuts and burns….It’s also worth being aware of:

• rugs or loose carpet.
• clutter, and.
• power cords.

Here is our handy bedroom safety checklist to help you make you room as safe and comfortable as possible:

1. Avoid clutter and obstructions.
2. Ensure your floor space is secure.
3. Make sure you can get comfortably in and out of your bed.
4. Make sure you are comfortable in your bed.
5. Keep your phone nearby and ready.

“The safest place in a home is the interior part of a basement,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. If you can clear out a spot under the stairs in your basement, that is likely one of the safest places in your home.

Bedroom safety for seniors is important as falls are the leading cause of injury in the elderly, resulting in over 2.8 million emergency department hospital admissions annually….Keep Aids Close to the Bed

1. Attach a foot anchor near the end of the bed.
2. Hook a bed ladder to the foot of the bed.
3. Install a bed rail.

Never add fuel to a burning fire or overfill a fuel container and never fill up a firebox fuel container that is still hot. Keep children and pets away from fireboxes and fuel. Extinguish all fires when leaving a room or before going to sleep. Always use bioethanol fireboxes and containers in a well-ventilated room.

What are Control Measures?

1. Eliminate the hazard.
2. Substitute the hazard with a lesser risk.
3. Isolate the hazard.
4. Use engineering controls.
5. Use administrative controls.
6. Use personal protective equipment.

Examples of uncertainty-based risks include: damage by fire, flood or other natural disasters. unexpected financial loss due to an economic downturn, or bankruptcy of other businesses that owe you money. loss of important suppliers or customers.