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TO ILLUSTRATE A LIST OF KITCHEN DOs and DON'Ts,
Gillette has devised a sitiiple-"before" and "after" illustra-
tion of a safe kitchen and an "accident prone" kitchen.
Due to the amount of appliances and.activity centered
around this particular room, it's essential to take special
precautionary measures to avoid fire and other hazards.
For example, a knife rack to safely store sharp cutlery,
Captain Kelly Fire Extinguisher placed not over, but next
to the stove for easy access in the event of a fire, and pot
holders hung in their place are just a few tips that could
spare you a kitchen accident.
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The dos and don'ts
of safe, kitchen
planning, upkeep .
Safety should begin at -`
home, judging from a Na-
--tional Safety Council sta-
tistic that one-third of the
persons injured each year
are either in the
home or on the home
premises,
High risk area
With greater precau-
tionary measures, this fig-
ure could be reduced—es-
pecially in particular areas
of the home-like the kitch-
en, where accident risk is
- high.
The Gillette Company,
makers of smoke detectors
and fire extinguishers de-
signed to'keep every room
in the home safe' from the
threat• of fire, has a par-
ticular concern for kitchen
safety.
Because over 65 per cent
of home fires start in the
special Care
should be taken in this,
room where there is a con-
centration of electrical ap-
pliances.
Hub of activity
To keep the room that is
usually the "hub of activ-
ity" safe from fire and
,other hazards, Gillette rec-
ommends these kitchen
DOs and DON'Ts.
• DON'T overload sock-.
ets by plugging too many
power-hungry • appliances
into one outlet. And re-
member to install outlets
high enough above the
counter so that water can't
get into them.
• DO hang a knife rack
in a convenient spot out of
children's reach to avoid
injury to curious little
hands.
• DO install a fire ex-
tinguisher—like the light-
weiglit,decorator-designed
Captain Kelly Dry Chem-
ical Fire Extinguisher—
on.a wall nextto the stove
for easy ,reach. Never in-
stall one over the stove,
where a surface lace could
Prevent you from reaching
the safety unit. •
• DO keep floor space
clean and free from haz-
ardous toys or other ob-
jects that might literally,
"trip you_up_f_.
• DON'T use an electric
mixer or another small ap-
pliance newt.. to a kitchen
sink filled with water,
where it might slip--inand
you would be apt to reach
for it.
• DO cheek plugs and
cords • often for signs of
wear.
• DO have a towel rack
placed where it should be
—by the sink—for easy ac-
cess to wipe up, dripping
slippery puddles on the
floor. ,
• DON'T toss flammable' 4
hot pads carelessly over an
electric range where they
might start a fire• on a
burner that has been
turned off but is still hot:
• DO keep a small first-
aid kit in a . drawer •in the'
--kitchen'' for-easy--reach.
• DON'T wait until af-
ter accidents' happen to
tell children the rules on
kitchen safety.
Beware of
overimproving
The National Home Im-
provement Council warns
homeowners who are
thinking about making
improvements to their
homes, to beware of over-
improving a house for its
•neighborhood.
Don't, for example, pour
$75,000 into a house in a
neighborhood of $50,006
houses, unless you truly
love your home, hope to
stay in it a long time arid
don't care about getting
your money back.
Beware also of spending
money on improvements
just to increase the resale
value of your Douse. This
selelprn pays (except, smile-
tinads, prior to selling when
a house-needs riorpaifitY:
No matter, what the• im-
provement or moderniza
tiori, it Will add tap-dollar
value -only when it is ap-
propriate for the house.
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