Electric oven and induction hob

Hazard

• • Electric oven and induction hob

Who or what could be harmed?

• • Fire damage to property

  • Customers

  • Employees

  • Visitors

How could harm occur?

• • Burns & scalds

  • Fire

Risk evaluation

• • Hazard B

  • Risk 3

Existing safety measures

• • Always use a dry oven cloth or oven gloves when handling anything in an oven

  • Adjacent surfaces may also be very hot

  • Do not over fill pans to prevent pans boiling over

  • Do not lean over hot pans

  • Never heat oil in a pan on the hobs

  • Check that oven temperature is not set too high and always use a timer for the items in the oven

  • Appliances checked as part of Quarterly H&S Checks 

PPE required

• • Oven gloves

Relevant documents, records & notes. Relevant section(s) of H&S File

• • Quarterly H&S Checks / Machinery & equipment section

  • H&S Manual / Work Equipment

  • H&S Manual / Electricity

Recommended new controls to further reduce risk

• • None

Created/refreshed

• • RB 20/02/2020

Next review date

• • 06/02/2026

Reviewed

• • RB CB 03/11/2008

  • CB 01/09/2010

  • CB 01/08/2012

  • CB 29/09/2014

  • NR 11/08/2016

  • RB 17/01/2017

  • RB 16/04/2019

  • RB 13/02/2020

  • RB 20/12/2021

  • LK 19/01/2025

  • RB 06/02/2025