© Copyright 2017 8 Rev C 1/2017
SAFE OPERATING RULES (Part 2 of 5) .
o Mop up and clean up any water in the oven, on the floor in front of the oven 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 oven, 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 oven, on the floor in front of the oven 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 clothes. Use caution when working on,
cleaning or servicing the oven and racks.
Never place any part of your body, including but not limited to hands, feet and fingers, in
the hinge side of the loading or control door. Keep hands, feet and fingers out of the path
of the loading door and control door when closing to avoid pinching.
Use caution when loading and unloading oven racks from the oven. The oven can lift up to
500 pounds of weight. Do not get fingers, hands, clothing, mitts, oven pads or any part of
your body between the oven rack and the lifting mechanism or between the oven rack and
the floor as serious injury may occur.
Use caution when rolling an oven rack in and out of the oven or when rolling an oven rack
across the floor. Fingers, toes and other parts of the body that are in the path of the oven
rack may be pinched by the oven rack wheels or may be crushed by the weight of the rack
and product on the rack.
Use caution when opening the loading door to avoid opening the door over your foot or
someone else’s foot, arms, fingers or other body parts.
Strains, Over-Extension, Over-Exertion and Lifting Hazards
WARNING
LIFTING HOT PANS MAY CAUSE YOU TO REACT TO CONTACT TO
CONTACT WITH HOT SURFACES AND RESULT IN SPILLING OR
DROPPING THE PRODUCT WHICH CAN CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM.
The oven lifts oven racks off of the floor and lowers them to the floor by the action of
push-ing a rack into the oven or pulling it out.
WARNING
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE AN OVEN RACK IF THE RACK
IS NOT LOWERED TO THE UNLOAD POSITION. TRYING TO
REMOVE A RACK FROM THE CARRIER WHEN IT IS NOT
LOWERED CAUSE INJURY OR BURNS.