613 Worker Safety in Restaurants

Workers can be at risk for cuts while performing various tasks, including:

Workers can be at risk for cuts while performing a variety of restaurant tasks.

Here are some ways to decrease the chance of cuts:

Use any personal protective equipment your employer provides, including special gloves for clean-up duties.
Use a broom and dustpan to clean up broken glass; do not use your hands.
Do not store knives and other sharp objects in sinks because an unsuspecting person could reach in and get cut.

Your employer should implement some of the following safe work practices to help prevent cuts:

Train all employees to respond to any situation where used needles are discovered by avoiding contact and calling their supervisor.
Consider providing needle disposable containers in restaurant bathrooms for guests who self-administer injectable medications.
Send any employee who sustains a needlestick injury from a sharp that has human blood for emergency medical evaluation.

2-9. Why should you avoid storing knives and other sharp objects in a sink?

It can make it harder to stay organized

Someone can reach in and get cut

You can break or dull the knives

They are harder to clean when sitting in a sink

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