• Be properly trained to prepare hot items. Understand how to safely use the equipment you will be required to operate.
• Handle, use, and store knives and other sharp utensils safely.
• Cut in the direction away from your body.
• Keep your fingers and thumbs out of the way of the cutting line.
• Use any protective clothing provided by your employer such as steel mesh or Kevlar gloves.

Additional information

• Teen Worker Safety in Restaurants. OSHA eTool.
  • Serving - Burns and Scalds
  • Clean-up - Burns and Scalds
  • Cooking - Burns
  • General - Fire Safety