Safety & Sanitation Principles

Culinary Arts

Today in Class

• Review of last class

• Start Chapter 7

Learning Objectives• Define and discuss the roles of government

agencies• Describe what to wear in the workplace.• Define what personal injuries are.• List and discuss the most common types of

personal injuries in the workplace.• Describe and discuss how to prevent personal

injuries.• Explain fire safety for grease fires.• Describe first aid for burns, wounds, choking

and CPR.

Government Agencies• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

– Sets and enforces workplace health and safety rules.– Do you feel safe in restaurants today?– Lockout/ Tagout

• All necessary switches on electrical equipment are prevented from being used when they are malfunctioning.

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)– Requires foodservice operations to track how they handle

and dispose of hazardous materials.• Examples of hazardous materials?

– Why does the EPA do this?• Hazardous materials pose a danger to all forms of life.

Personal Protective Clothing

• What do you wear when working & WHY?– Uniform– Apron– Gloves– Shoes– Back Braces

• WHY???– When wearing clean & safe protective

clothing it can help control contamination.

Personal Injuries

• A personal injury occurs when a person has suffered some form of injury, either physical or psychological, as the result of an accident.

• What are the most common types of personal injuries in the workplace?– Cuts – Slips and Falls– Burns and Scalds – Back injuries & Strains

Preventing Cuts

•When you use a knife, cut away from your body.

•Never point a knife or other sharp instrument at others

•Use a knife only for its intended purpose.

•Wash sharp tools separately from other dishes.

•Keep knives sharp. Dull knives require you to apply more pressure.

Preventing Falls

• Clean up spills immediately.

• Use slip-resistant floor mats.

• Use a ladder or stepstool for climbing.

• Do not walk on wet floors.

Preventing Burns, Scalds & Fires• Always use dry pot holders or oven mitts when

handling hot items.• Remove lids by tilting them away from your body• Step aside, when opening oven doors.• Wear fitted NOT baggy clothes.• Always keep FLAMMABLE or quick to burn

materials way from cooking areas.• Learn how to use a fire extinguisher.

Grease Fires• Turn off the heat sources FIRST!• Put a lid on the pan to cut off oxygen to the

fire.• Use a large amount of baking soda to

extinguish the fire.• If the fire is uncontrollable, don’t risk getting

burned. Leave the building ASAP and call 911.

• Remember, to NEVER put water on a grease fire.

Results of Personal Injury...

First Aid

• For Burns:– Any type of burn requires

IMMEDIATE treatment!

– Remove person from heat source.

– Cool burn by applying cold water.

– NEVER apply medicine to skin, unless told to do so.

• For Wounds:– Abrasions

• Scrape or minor cut.• Example: Rug Burn

– Lacerations• Deep cuts or tears in skin.• Example: Knife Wounds

– Avulsion• Portion of skin is partially or

completely torn off.• Example: Severed Finger

– Puncture• Skin is pierced with a pointed

object leaving a deep hole in the skin.

• Example: Ice Pick

First Aid

• For Choking– Heimlich Maneuver

• Use ONLY on someone who is conscious and choking.

• Never use if the person can cough, speak, or is pregnant.

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)– Emergency-care that

is performed on people who are unresponsive or unconscious.

– Helps keep oxygen flowing to the brain and heart.