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Potential Hazard
Exposure of young restaurant workers to burns and scalds while performing clean-up tasks such as loading or unloading automatic dishwashers, continuous-feed dishwashers, and glass washers or while washing dishes and pots.
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Possible Solutions
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Employers have the primary responsibility for protecting the safety and health of their workers. Employees are responsible for following the safe work practices of their employers.
- Do not try to unload dishes or glasses until they are cooled.
- Avoid steam; it can burn.
- Open hot water faucets slowly to avoid splashes.
- Test water temperatures in sinks before sticking your hands into them.
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Employers have the primary responsibility for protecting the safety and health of their workers. Employees are responsible for following the safe work practices of their employers.
Continuous-feed dishwasher Follow OSHA Standards including:
- Provide machine guards to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards. Machine Guarding Standard [1910.212(a)(1)].
- Continuous-feed dishwashers and glass washers should be properly guarded to prevent accidental scalding of workers by steam and hot water and possible injuries from rollers and conveyors.
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