Home Safety Zone - Kitchen Appliances

Kitchen Appliances

Most of us have quite a few kitchen appliances, some that are used on a dialy basis and others thta are used only when the mood strikes. Either way they have been known to cause fires as well as electic shock, mostly because people get careless. Don't let these kinds of things happen to you or your family and use common sense and a lot of kitchen safety when dealing with kitchen appliances.

Safety tips for kitchen appliances

Don't put any appliance into water to clean or for any other reason. Being submerged in water will most likely ruin the electrical components of the appliance and could put subsequent users at risk for electric shock.
When you leave home, make sure all of the appliances have been turned off, and unplugged. It never hurts to take extra precautions.
Make sure that the appliance has cooled off before you touch it. Many people have been burned because they tried to pick up an appliance while it was still hot.
When using cleaners that emit very powerful fumes (i.e. oven cleaner) make sure that the room has plenty of good ventilation and that children and pets are far away from the area.
Maintain all electrical cords on a regular basis by checking them for any damage. A cord that has been damaged can easily start a fire.
Don't try to fix anything if you are not qualified to do so. This will only increase your chances of that appliance causing damage or hurting anyone else who uses it.
Don't mess around with any appliance large or small without first unplugging it. No matter what kind of basic maintenance you are doing you run the risk of coming into contact with some of the electrical components.
Refer to a few of our other pages for detailed oven safety tips as well as some regarding stove safety.
Do not use kitchen outlets if you have wet hands.

We don't need to be scared, we just have to be diligent about using our common sense and not take short-cuts. Take the kitchen safety tips and put them into practice!

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