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.
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.
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.
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.
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