3.5 Hazards and Safety Measures During Operation
Safety hazard: heat – hot surfaces
Risk / hazard Where and in which situations will
the risk/hazard exist?
What to do
Risk of burns posed by
hot surfaces
On the outside of the appliance door Do not touch the surfaces for
extended periods of time
Inside the entire cooking
compartment. This includes all parts
that are or have been inside the
compartment during cooking, such
as:
Racks
Suction panel
Core temperature probe
Bakeware, sheet pans, shelf
grills, etc.
Loading trolley
On the inside of the appliance door
Wear the required personal
protective equipment, especially
protective gloves
On top of electrical appliances:
Exhaust vents
Ventilation port
On top of gas appliances:
Exhaust vents
Exhaust outlet
Ventilation port
Safety hazard: heat – hot steam
Risk / hazard Where and in which situations will
the risk/hazard exist?
What to do
Risk of scalding posed
by hot steam
In front of the appliance if the
appliance door is not intact
Check the appliance door’s
condition
In front of the appliance when the
cooking compartment is cooled
down with the “Cool down” function
Step away from the appliance, as
hot steam will come out through
the open appliance door
Do not put your head inside the
cooking compartment
When the appliance door is opened Open the appliance door all the
way to the cracked-open position
and wait for a second
Slowly and carefully open the
appliance door further
Do not put your head inside the
cooking compartment
For electrical appliances:
Above the exhaust vent
Do not move any body parts close to
the exhaust vent
In gas appliances:
Above air vents and exhaust
outlets
Do not move any body parts close to
air vents or exhaust outlets
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