Kitchen Safety in Hospitals: Practices and Knowledge of Food Handlers in Istanbul, Turkey

This study was designed to identify the practices and knowledge of food handlers about workplace safety in hospital kitchens (four on-premises and eight off-premises) in Istanbul. A kitchen safety knowledge questionnaire was administered and a kitchen safety checklist was completed by dietitians. Th...

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Published in:AAOHN journal 2014-10, Vol.62 (10), p.415-420
Main Authors: Ercan, Aydan, Kiziltan, Gul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident prevention
Adult
Catering
Costs
Dietitians
Education
Female
Food
Food Handling
Food Safety
Food Service, Hospital
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals
Humans
Injuries
Kitchens
Knowledge
Male
Marital status
Middle Aged
Nursing
Occupational accidents
Occupational health
Occupational safety
Questionnaires
Safety management
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey
Work environment
Workers
Young Adult
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Summary:This study was designed to identify the practices and knowledge of food handlers about workplace safety in hospital kitchens (four on-premises and eight off-premises) in Istanbul. A kitchen safety knowledge questionnaire was administered and a kitchen safety checklist was completed by dietitians. The mean total scores of the on-premise and off-premise hospital kitchens were 32.7 ± 8.73 and 37.0 ± 9.87, respectively. The mean scores for the items about machinery tools, electricity, gas, and fire were lower in off-premise than on-premise hospital kitchen workers. The kitchen safety knowledge questionnaire had five subsections; 43.7% of the food handlers achieved a perfect score. Significant differences were found in the knowledge of food handlers working in both settings about preventing slips and falls (p < .05). Significant relationships were found between marital status, education level, and kitchen safety knowledge of the food handlers (p < .05).
ISSN:2165-0799
2165-0969
DOI:10.3928/21650799-20140902-03