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Safety in the kitchen
Morphy Richards is concerned that accidents
involving kettles or their mains lead can cause
death or serious injury through scalding. We
therefore offer the following advice in the hope
that it will prevent such tragedies occurring.
Boiling water
• Boiling water is used so often in the home; tea
and coffee making, cleaning, cooking, warming
up. This means that your kettle is a potential
mobile accident area.
• Always locate your kettle away from the edge
of a worktop. Do not let the mains lead hang
over the edge of a worktop where a child
could reach it.
• Do not let the lead run across an open space
e.g. between a low socket and table.
• Do not let the lead run across a cooker or
toaster or other hot area which might damage
the cable.
• Do not place the kettle where the mains lead
could fall into the kitchen sink.
Children
Your own and other children are vulnerable in
the kitchen particularly when unsupervised and if
appliances are being used or cooking is being
carried out. Teach children to be aware of
dangers in the kitchen, warn them of the dangers
of reaching up to areas where they cannot see
properly or should not be reaching.
Other appliances
Remember other products can cause serious
injury in the kitchen.
• Deep fat fryers or frying pans contain hot oil
at a temperature far higher than boiling water.
• Irons are very hot and can cause serious injury
if knocked by a child from an unattended
ironing board.
• Irons have long mains cables which can fray,
look after your iron cable.
• Saucepans where possible should be placed on
back cooker rings: turn the saucepan handle
away from the edge of your cooker.
Accidents
If a scald occurs run cold water over the
affected area immediately. Do not stop to
remove clothing, get medical help quickly.
