Chapter 3: Workplace safety Flashcards
What is a hazard?
Anything or anybody that can potentially cause harm
What is a risk?
Likelihood of a hazard causing harm
What does a risk assessment involve?
Identify all hazards
identify who is at risk
Evaluate the risks
Implement control measures
Document assesment
Review all steps
How can you minimize risks?
- Removing hazards
- Eliminating hazards
- Monitoring hazards
- Managing hazards
How do you eliminate hazards by removing, eliminating, monitoring, managing hazards?
- Separating or isolating workers
- Developing and using safe systems
- Providing ppe
- Training staff in policies and procedures
- Supervising that policies are adhered to
- Instructing visitors in policies and procedures
List 8 common potential hazards?
- Floors (spillages can cause slips, uneven floors)
- Machinery (broken / faulty equipment causes injuries)
- Electricity (overloading can cause shock, burns)
- Gas (incorrect storage can cause explosions)
- Chemical (incorrect storage and use can cause cross contamination)
- Hot oil (heat can cause burns)
- Tools/utensils (sharp objects can cause injury)
- Personal hazards (incorrect ppe can cause injury)
List 6 consequences of an unsafe environment
- Trips, slips, sprains, falls
- Loss of earning for employee
- Medical expenses, financial compensation
- Time lost, loss of productivity
- Damage to the image of establishment
- Damage to equipment
What are the main hazards in a kitchen
- Trips
- Falls
- Cuts
- Burns
Other hazards include?
- Electrical equipment with flaws
- Overloading of plugs
- Worn out wires
- Faulty installation of electrical equipment
- Faulty usage of equipment
- Incorrect gas handling
- Leaking gas pipes
- Chemicals
- Blocked drains and extractors
- Badly fitting clothes
Explain how to identify and control slips, trips and falls hazards
- Keep floors swept, mopped and clean
- Keep floors dry
- Signage should be visible and clear
- Improve the design of the building
- Distraction and lack of attention
- Wearing incorrect ppe
Explain how to identify and control cuts hazard
- Keep knifes sharp and use correct knife
- Keep fingers away from the blade
- Keep shield on sharp edges
- Always cut away from your body
- Put damp cloth under cutting board to avoid slipping
- Never catch a falling knife
- Pass knife with handle towards another person
- Store knives properly
- Do not leave sinks in sinks of water
Explain how to identify and control burn hazards
Be aware of:
1. Naked flames near clothes
2. Electrical heat near an part of your body
3. Leave fat fryer on too long
4. Boiling water too close to the top of saucepan
5. Cooking over an open naked flame
Explain how to identify and control machinery hazards
- Follow manufacture’s instructions
- Use safety guards and safety features provided
- Do not over use the machine
- Check the machine is in good order
- Report any sign of wear of damage
Which design features of a work place impacts food safety?
- Work area layout
- Walls. floors, ceilings, windows, doors
- Work surfaces
- Lighting, ventilation
- Design of storage areas
- Design of waste areas
- Hand washing facilities
- Toilets and staff areas
- Ease of access to services
Explain the features of work area layout
- Sufficient space for equipment to be operated safely
- Sufficient space for staff to operate safely
- Task workflows need to be organized
Explain the features of walls, floors ceilings and windows
- Non-porous and constructed with correct materials
Explain the features of work surfaces
Should be non porous, inert non toxic
Explain of design of storage areas
1.Kept separate from production and preparation areas
2. Items needs to stored off the floors
Explain of design of waste areas
Needs to be separate from other areas in kitchen
Explain hand washing facilities
Handwash basins needs to be separate
Explain toilet and staff changing areas
Needs to be located outside kitchen area
Explain ease of access to service
Must be accessible for both maintenance
Why is safety signs used?
- alert
- instruct
- prohibit
- inform
Which safety signs is used?
- Warning - yellow
- Hazchem Warning - red
- Mandatory - blue
- Prohibitory - red
- Fire - red
- General safety information - green
What is the purpose of a warning sign
Alert people to be careful
What is the purpose of a hazchem warning
Alert people to hazards
What is the purpose of a mandatory warning
Instruct people what must be done
What is the purpose of a prohibitory sign
Prohibit people carrying out certain action potentially hazardous areas
What is the purpose of a fire sign
Fire signs inform people the location of fire fighting equipment
What is the purpose of general safety info
Inform and indicate of a safe procedure
How is safety considered when using electricity in a workplace
- Being aware of the dangers of electrocution when using electrical appliances near water
- Being aware of the dangers of damaging equipment
- Examining electrical power cords for any damage
- Ensuring appliances and equipment are well maintained
How is safety considered when using gas in the workplace?
- Never leave a gas hob lit unattended
- Never continuously bend a flexible rubber pipe
- Keep gas pipes away from naked flame
- Check for gas leaks using soapy water on gas pipe and check for bubble
- Always know where main gas shut off is located
- When discovering a gas leak turn off the power supply
What are hazardous substances?
- Cooking gas
- Cooking liquids
- Gels and spirits
- Cleaning chemicals
How is chemicals safely stored?
- On sheving
- Off the floor
- In a locked cupboard
- In correct original containers
- With correct labelling
- Away from food
How is cooking gas safely stored?
- Externally in a gas cage
- Shut off valve should be in a kitchen
How is hazardous substances handled?
- Use ppe
- Reading and following the manufacturing instructions
- Using correct dilution ratios
- Use color coded different containers to avoid confusions
What does COSHH stand for?
Control of substances Hazardous to health
Name hot pieces of equipment in the kitchen that can cause harm?
- Grills
- Salamanders
- Stoves
- Ovens
- Combination steamers
- Microwaves
- Flat tops
- Fat fryers
How is tools and equipment safely stored?
- On shelving or cupboards
- Off the floor
- In correct containers
How are tools and equipment safely handled?
- Perform safety checks for faults or damage
- Report any faults to supervisor
- Use according to manufacturer instructions
- Perform routine maintenance checks
- Store tools correctly
Why should pest control be carried out frequently?
Carriers of deadly diseases and bacteria
List 7 pests?
- Rodents
- Flies
- Cockroaches
- Insects
- Ants
- Birds
- Domestic pests
How is pest infestation detected?
- Pest droppings
- Smell
- Eggs
- Holes in skirtings or brickwork
- Cracks behind equipment
- Broken fly screens
How is pest management control and pest proofing done?
- Doors should have meatal kick plates at the bottom
- Doors should be self closing
- Windows should have fly screens
- Cracks in walls should be filled regular
- Traps, bait stations should be replaced regularly
What are guidelines used during food preparation for minimizing the risk of pest infestation
- Keep unprepared foods wrapped and covered
- Keep prepared foods wrapped and covered
- Never allow waste food to lie on the counters
- Check that floors are swept and mopped at least twice a day
- Keep the bins covered to prevent flies
- Follow a strict policy of cleaning and disinfecting work surfaces
What are the most important aspects of maintaining a safe and hygienic workplace?
Cleaning and disinfecting
What is the best policy to adhere to concerning cleaning?
Clean as you go policy
What is the definition of cleaning?
- Process of removing soiling
- Designated to destroy the bacteria’s environment
Cleaning usually requires?
- Kinetic energy (sweeping, mopping and rubbing)
- Thermal energy (hot water)
- a Detergent (chemical agents)
What is a definition of disinfecting?
- Process of reducing bacteria to low and acceptable levels
- Disinfectants kill specific types of bacteria
- Raw fruit and veg should be washed
- Disinfectants do not remove oil, grease or dirt
What are considered as toxins?
- Ammonia: Chloramine gas
Causes: coughing, short of breath - Acids: Chlorine gas
Causes: Chest pains, vomiting and death - Alcohol: Chlorofom
Causes: Fatigue, dizziness