Page | 4 Proofer Operators Manual 1-2022 (English)
Copyright 2022 LBC Bakery Equipment Inc. Tulalip WA
Safe Operating Rules:
You must read and understand this section before you operate this
appliance.
Hot surfaces
• The appliance may be hot. Do not enter the appliance and remain for more than 30 seconds if
the appliance is hot. Do not contact hot surface in the appliance interior without proper
protection. Contact with hot surfaces can cause serious burns and loss of skin and hair and the
use of limbs.
• Always check to see if racks are too hot to handle without mitts.
• The appliance door may not stay open and may close on its own.
• Oven racks that are used in the process of cooking or baking may be hot. Avoid contact with hot
racks. Use appliance mitts or protective pads to handle racks or baking pans. Alert others to the
hazard of hot racks.
Hot Water and Steam
• This appliance produces steam and hot water in the process of proofing. Do not contact or stand
in the area where steam or hot water are or may be produced. Steam and hot water are very hot
and will cause serious burns and loss of skin hair and the use of limbs, serious injury to eyes and
internal organs. Excessive contact with steam or hot water can even result in loss of life.
• Steam produced by the appliance and vented out the bottom of the door can cause the floor to
become wet. If the floor becomes wet, wipe up or mop up the water and alert other employees of
the hazard.
• Steam and/or hot water may be expelled through the appliance drain. This should be connected
to a proper air/gap drain during installation to allow excess water to be evacuated from the work
area. Steam and hot water from the drain are very hot and will cause serious burns and loss of
skin and hair and the use of limbs, serious injury to eyes and internal organs. Spills, spillage and
slipping
• Use caution to avoid slipping when operating this appliance or when around the appliance. This
appliance is intended to be connected to a sanitary air-gap drain. If the drain becomes clogged,
continued use of the appliance may result in water spilling onto the floor in the appliance and in
front of the appliance or in the general work area around the appliance. If the drain becomes
clogged and water spills on the floor:
o Stop using the appliance to prevent more water spillage.
o Mop up and clean up any water in the appliance, on the floor in front of the appliance or
in the surrounding work area.
o Alert other personnel, employees, customers, or observers of the hazard.
o Notify supervisor, servicer or maintenance persons and have the drain unclogged.
• In the normal operation of the appliance, product intended for baking or cooking may spill onto
the floor. If product spills onto the floor:
o Mop up and clean up any product in the appliance, on the floor in front of the appliance or
in the surrounding work area.
o Alert other personnel, employees, customers, or observers of the hazard.
Sharp Edges and Pinch Hazards
• Use caution to avoid contact with sharp edges. Doors, covers, air shutters and tray slides all may
have edges that can cut or snag skin and cloths. Use caution when working on, cleaning, or
servicing the appliance and racks.
• Never place any part of your body, including but not limited to hands feet and fingers in the hinge
side of the door. Keep hands feet and fingers out of the path of the loading door when closing, to
avoid pinching.
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