Video Clip - Holiday Cooking Safety
Transcript
The picture, text and audio sequence is as follows:
- Screen reading: Holiday Cooking Tips
- Screen reading: Cooking fires are the top cause of home fires and are twice as likely to occur on Thanksgiving Day.
- Screen reading: About 4,300 occur each Thanksgiving Day causing an average of 15 deaths.
- CPSC Spokesperson Sonia Hayes-Pleasant (kitchen in background): "A cooking fire can turn a holiday feast into a family tragedy, by making safety part of the Thanksgiving dinner recipe; cooks can avoid preventable cooking fires and keep the celebration joyful." Here are some tips to keep your family safe from cooking fires":
- Screen reading: Safety Tip 1. Additional screen reading and audio from Spokesperson: "Stay in the kitchen while food is cooking."
- Spokesperson: "Most kitchen fires occur because food is left unattended. Turn off the burner if you have to leave."
- Screen reading: Safety Tip 2. Additional screen reading and audio from Spokesperson: "Keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen in case of an emergency and know how to use it."
- Screen reading: Safety Tip 3. Additional screen reading and audio from Spokesperson: "Keep smoke alarms connected while cooking."
- Spokesperson: "It can be tempting to disable smoke detectors, especially if they are triggered easily. However, smoke alarms can save lives. Make sure smoke alarms are installed and working properly."
- Screen reading: Safety Tip 4. Additional screen reading and audio from Spokesperson: "Be extremely cautious if using a turkey fryer."
- Spokesperson: "Be extremely cautious if using a turkey fryer. They can pose serious burn and fire hazards. If you decide to use a turkey fryer this Thanksgiving, be extremely cautious and read all the safety tips at cpsc.gov
- Screen reading: For more information, visit www.cpsc.gov
- Screen reading: Watch, Share, Save. Watch the video. Share with a friend. Save a life.
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