Safe work practices

Question 1

Kitchen attire

Answer 1

Wear leather shoes, possibly gloves, hair nets, aprons and clean clothes.

Question 2

Cleaning and sanitisation

Answer 2

Keep every part of your body near or in contact with food clean and sanitised to prevent contamination and proper hygiene.

Question 3

Keep kitchen clean

Answer 3

Keep the workplace clean to prevent contamination and better organisation for better performance and decreased risk/hazards.

Question 4

Proper food storage

Answer 4

Proper food storage should be employed to ensure all food is suitable for cooking and serving.

Question 5

Safe knife use

Answer 5

Safe knife use includes never pointing at someone, passing the handle first, proper knife form when cutting and storage.

Question 6

Communication

Answer 6

Properly communicate intentions and if you are moving to prevent risks/hazards and to ensure the kitchen is in sync.

Question 7

Prevention of cross contamination

Answer 7

Store certain foods apart from each other to make sure there is no cross contamination between foods and clean tools after use to also prevent cross contamination.

Question 8

Use of proper tools

Answer 8

Use the right tools for the job and use them safely in order to prevent risks/hazard.

Question 9

Be aware of surroundings

Answer 9

Always be aware of surroundings, whether it be cooking appliances, where everything is, people around you, ingredients and what you are doing to ensure risks are minimised and no hazards are available.

Question 10

Check ingredients and make sure it is good

Answer 10

Check ingredients before use to make sure they are right for cooking and serving (make sure it is not off, contaminated, dirty and so on).