Appendix #11

 Safety Is No Accident

 Safety Precautions For School, Home and Work


Kitchen Range

1. Study handbook or get instructions before using range.

2. Turn off stove burners when not in use.

3. Turn on burners after pan has been placed on burner.

4. Turn pan handles toward center or back of range.

5. Use only thick dry pot holders for handling hot things. (Never use dish
 towels.)

 6. Pull out oven rack when placing or removing things from the oven.

 7. Fit pan size to burner size. (Small pans on small burners; large pans on
 large burners.)

 8. Avoid stacking books, purses, etc. on ranges.

 9. Keep flammable objects such as dish towels, paper towels, paper bags, cook-
 books and cleaning agents away from range burners.

10. Always prepare a place to set hot pots and pans before lifting them from the
 range.

11. Do not set very hot pots on things that would melt, break or burn from the
 heat. Hot skillet will blister a formica counter.

12. Avoid placing plastic dishes, or plastic or wooden utensils on range units
 because they may be hot without appearing to be hot.

13. Pour from the lips of pans.

14. Tilt pot covers away from you before lifting so that steam can escape without
 hitting the face.

15. Strike match before turning on gas range when the pilot light is not automatic.

16. Do not stand on wet floors to use electric ranges or any other electric
 appliance.

17. Control amount of heat being used.

18. Leave oven door open when using the broiler. Do not place fat foods too near
 the broiler heat.