{"id":634,"date":"2018-11-30T17:37:51","date_gmt":"2018-11-30T17:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/specializedhealthandsafety.com\/?p=634"},"modified":"2018-11-30T17:37:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-30T17:37:51","slug":"be-thankful-for-safety-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/specializedhealthandsafety.com\/be-thankful-for-safety-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Thankful for Safety this Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re sitting around the Thanksgiving table. You\u2019re surrounded by friends and family with a bountiful feast in front of you. (Hopefully you\u2019re having something a bit more appetizing than buttered toast, popcorn, and pretzel sticks like in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.) You\u2019re relaxing, enjoying the festivities, and taking a moment to think about the things you\u2019re most thankful for. Was safety one of the things you listed?<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Imagine a completely different scene. Your mom dropped the turkey out of the oven and burned herself. Aunt Carrie cut herself peeling potatoes. Your young cousin Sarah is bouncing off the walls on a sugar rush, and she\u2019s made more than a few family members trip. It\u2019s a typical disaster scene straight out of National Lampoon\u2019s Christmas Vacation.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Did you know that there\u2019s no other day of the year with more reported kitchen fires than on Thanksgiving Day? Accidents are most often caused by leaving the kitchen unattended while cooking and using a deep fryer. Fires are an obvious danger and can cause painful and scarring burns, but people also hurt themselves in other ways on Thanksgiving by cutting themselves or tripping over a child and either spilling hot food or getting bumps, bruises, or sprains. Avoid these common mishaps by following these tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay in the kitchen! Keep an eye on what\u2019s cooking so you can catch anything boiling over or burning.<\/li>\n<li>Check on your turkey often.<\/li>\n<li>Keep the kids contained\u2014if they\u2019re running around, they can be distracting or cause unnecessary accidents.<\/li>\n<li>Thaw your turkey fully, especially if you\u2019re deep frying it. Putting a partially frozen turkey in a deep fryer is a recipe for danger (i.e. an explosion). Remember that a turkey should not be defrosted at room temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your deep fryer OUTSIDE, and don\u2019t overfill it with oil.<\/li>\n<li>Keep candles away from curious hands, or don\u2019t light them at all.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your smoke detectors work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s also important to pay attention to food safety on Thanksgiving. Food-borne illness cases spike in November and December every year. Reviewing proper cooking and turkey stuffing techniques should be on your to-do list before the big day. Prevent the spread of bacteria by avoiding cross contamination and undercooking food. You\u2019ll also be preventing nasty stomach bugs\u2014some of which can come on within 10 hours and can last a full day. You should also pay attention to your guests and any food allergies they may have. Be sure you avoid cross contamination of trigger foods if they\u2019re allergic to anything you\u2019re making, and let them know if allergens are present in any of the foods you prepared.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>If you know the Heimlich maneuver, it\u2019s always a good idea to review the steps before Thanksgiving, too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019re sitting around the Thanksgiving table. You\u2019re surrounded by friends and family with a bountiful feast in front of you. (Hopefully you\u2019re having something a bit more appetizing than buttered toast, popcorn, and pretzel sticks like in A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.) You\u2019re relaxing, enjoying the festivities, and taking a moment to think about the things you\u2019re most thankful for. 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