Kitchen Safety
Watch the Kitchen Safety Film and answer the questions
Directions: Join Stevie and his friends for a breakfast-dinner where some serious kitchen safety hazards
are addressed. Answer the questions as you watch the video.
1. Instead of sweeping up broken glass with your bare hands what should you do?
2. What tip did one of the girls have for Stevie when he heard a noise while cooking at the stove?
3. Name the two tips Stevie’s friends gave him about the position of pot handles.
4. Why is it a bad idea to use a wet potholder?
5. Stevie wanted to leave the oven door open to cool the oven. What safety hazard could that cause?
6. If you burn something in the oven like Stevie did, should you throw it in the trash right away?
7. Since water is not effective in putting out grease fires, what could you use to put out that kind of fire?
8. What were the two suggestions given to Stevie for keeping people from slipping on the kitchen floor?
9. When cutting fruits or vegetables, how should you remember to place the food on the cutting board?
10. True or False: If you cut yourself while working in the kitchen, it is fine to finish what you are working
on and just clean and bandage the cut later.
11. What is the reason for washing knives last?
12. What could happen if you wear baggy clothing like Stevie’s while cooking?
13. When opening lids on the stove, how should you use the lid to make sure the steam does not burn you?
14. Which safety tip that Stevie’s friends taught him do you think was the most important? Why?
15. List two things that you could remember to do in your own kitchen that would make it a safer place for
you and your family or friends
are addressed. Answer the questions as you watch the video.
1. Instead of sweeping up broken glass with your bare hands what should you do?
2. What tip did one of the girls have for Stevie when he heard a noise while cooking at the stove?
3. Name the two tips Stevie’s friends gave him about the position of pot handles.
4. Why is it a bad idea to use a wet potholder?
5. Stevie wanted to leave the oven door open to cool the oven. What safety hazard could that cause?
6. If you burn something in the oven like Stevie did, should you throw it in the trash right away?
7. Since water is not effective in putting out grease fires, what could you use to put out that kind of fire?
8. What were the two suggestions given to Stevie for keeping people from slipping on the kitchen floor?
9. When cutting fruits or vegetables, how should you remember to place the food on the cutting board?
10. True or False: If you cut yourself while working in the kitchen, it is fine to finish what you are working
on and just clean and bandage the cut later.
11. What is the reason for washing knives last?
12. What could happen if you wear baggy clothing like Stevie’s while cooking?
13. When opening lids on the stove, how should you use the lid to make sure the steam does not burn you?
14. Which safety tip that Stevie’s friends taught him do you think was the most important? Why?
15. List two things that you could remember to do in your own kitchen that would make it a safer place for
you and your family or friends
