The kitchen is the room in the house where you are most likely to be electrocuted. This article looks at ways you can improve kitchen safety by reducing the chances of getting electrocuted. We’ll look at wiring, plugs, safe use of appliances, and what to do if you drop a live appliance in your kitchen sink. By following this tip, you should be able to significantly reduce the chances of electrocuting yourself in the kitchen.

If you have flickering oven lights, a food mixer that slows down when you turn something else on, or bristling outlets overloaded with extension plugs, then your electrical wiring needs to be checked. You should call an electrician to check the wiring and, if necessary, install additional sockets. If possible, additional sockets installed should have a circuit breaker.

One of the reasons the kitchen is a high risk area for electrocution in the home is that it is an area that contains both electricity and water. Using electrical appliances such as electric hand mixers and blenders should be done as far away from the kitchen sink as possible. If an appliance were to fall into the sink you could be electrocuted, even if it is turned off at the time. This could produce fatal results. But what do you do if it happens?

If an electrical appliance falls into water, the first thing to do is make sure your hands are dry and turn off the device in your hands. Unplug the appliance from the wall outlet before attempting to remove it from the water. By no means think that because it is off or off in the socket it is safe. Always turn it off and unplug it from the wall before touching it.

In closing, I hope you have found this article helpful and have increased your awareness of electrocution hazards in the kitchen and ways you can help reduce them.