Safety is very important when designing a kitchen. It is one of the key elements of good kitchen design. Kitchen safety is not something that can be just ‘added on’ after the kitchen has been designed, it is an integral part of the design process. As a result, the location of the kitchen with its work zones, kitchen storage areas, flooring etc. are all taken into careful consideration by the professional kitchen designer.

The creation of a safe and efficient kitchen can be made much easier if you adhere to local and national building codes, understand kitchen standards, and follow these kitchen design guidelines.

Safety Tips

• 1. Highly polished floor tiles look fabulous but are extremely slippery when wet.
• 2. Consider having a fire extinguisher and fire blanket within easy reach in the kitchen.
• 3. Medicine, poisons and cleaning chemicals should be kept out of reach of small children. Consider a lockable storage cabinet.

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