Without protection a curious child can pull on a pot
or pan handle and spill hot oil or liquids onto themselves.
It takes only a second or two, but the results will
be painful and long-lasting. Don't let this happen to
your child.
The Range Safety Guard is an attractive addition to any kitchen. It's durable, double-walled, steel construction has a quality finish ensuring that it looks good as well as offering real protection against accidental range-top spills.
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Every 6 Minutes at least one child suffers a preventable scald or burn...
.... a Range Safety Guard installed on every range-top would eliminate the majority of those burns!
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Safety
While cooking, never leave your
range unattended
Children are curious and they can
move fast. They see you touching things on the range-top
and naturally want to imitate you or at least find out about
what you are doing. This curiosity is what motivates your
child to learn, but it can also lead to serious injury.
This curiosity also drives your child to move faster, reach
higher and accomplish surprising physical feats.
Safety Statistics
Scalds caused 82% of all burns to children under five.
60% of the people burned by hot beverages were under two.
It takes only two seconds for water at 150ºF to cause
a third degree burn.
46% of the tap water scald patients were under three years
old.
Almost one-fifth of the people burned by hot cooking liquids
were under five. Almost one-fifth of the cooking grease
scalds were to preschoolers.
Safety Tips
From the Office of the State Fire
Marshal (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Hot Beverages
Put the coffee down when you hold the baby. A wiggling baby
can jiggle your arm and spill the drink all over both of
you.
It's a well known fact that babies like to grab things.
Put hot foods and beverages toward the center of the table
and away from inquisitive hands.
Consider replacing tablecloths with place mats to prevent
your child from pulling everything on the table onto herself.
Hot beverages caused two-thirds of the burns to children
under five.
Tap Water
Set your hot water heater to temperatures of 125ºF
or less. (Massachusetts law states that
the temperatures must be between 110ºF and 130ºF)
Test the bath water before you put the baby in it. Water
temperature increases as the water runs. The water may be
hotter by the time you turn it off, than when you turned
it on.
Always supervise young children in the bath. Babies and
toddlers like playing with knobs and levers. They may turn
on the hot water when you turn your back.
Cooking
Establish and enforce a NO zone around the range. Do not
let children play near the range or barbecue. This protects
children from cooking liquids, grease and the hot metal.
Keep handles of pots and pans turned in towards the back
of your range so that little ones can't reach them.
Put a lid on a grease fire to smother it then turn off the
heat. Baking soda will also work. NEVER throw water on a
grease fire. Water will only spread the fire around.
Never move a burning pan. You can too easily ignite your
clothes or spill the fire onto someone or something else.
Stand by your pan! Never leave cooking unattended.
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