- Be properly trained to prepare hot items. Understand how to use the equipment you will be required to
operate safely.
- Use caution when preparing hot drinks or using machines that
dispense hot liquids. Don't stick your hands into areas where
hot coffee or hot liquids are dispensed.
- Do not remove coffee pot
until coffee is through being dispensed.
- Use trays to carry hot plates.
- Use a waiter's cloth or hot pads or oven mitts to protect your arms or hands when carrying hot plates or trays. Be
aware that plates under heat lamps are hot!
- Observe any safety
procedures or wear any protective equipment (hot pads, mitts,
aprons) provided for your use while preparing hot items.
- Do not reach over table candles while serving or removing food from tables. Do not carry lit
candles because the wax can burn.
- Do not use wet towels to
grab or hold hot items.
- Remember that items heated
in a microwave continue to cook or heat after the the
microwave turns off.
- Receive basic first aid
training for the treatment of burns.
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Protect your hands while carrying hot plates. |