Overview
Students should be able to: handle kitchen equipment properlyand carefully to avoid accidents. explain the importance of safety in the kitchen. explain the content and use of a simple first Aid box. use some first aid items to treat some kitchen accidents. List the rules of personal hygiene. Discuss the dangers of kitchen pests and how to prevent them. Mention some acceptable food handling practices. Discuss the diseases transmitted through poor food handling. Mention the food sanitation laws
What you'll learn
- Methods of handling kitchen equipment properly.
- reasons for maintaining safety in the kitchen.
- Content and use of first Aid box.
- simple first Aid treatments e.g. cuts, burns and scalds etc.
- Rules of personal hygiene.
- Kitchen pests preventive measures e.g. fumigation, door/window netting, regular cleaning etc
- Kitchen waste disposal measures
- Food handling practices.
- Food borne diseases.
- Food sanitation laws e.g. NAFDAC, SON(Standard Organisation of Nigeria)