Cooking Oil & Appliances

Due to the significant risk of injury and to comply with the dwell Fire Safety Program, frying with cooking oil is strictly prohibited for use in church buildings

To ensure the care and safety of our members and our church buildings, instructions below must be adhered to when operating cooking appliances such as: stoves, ovens, electric griddles, warming ovens and coffee makers;

• Cooking appliances must only be operated by an adult
• All children within reach of cooking appliances must be under direct adult supervision.
• Never leave any cooking appliance hot enough to burn skin unattended when in use.
• Do not store any flammable objects near any cooking appliance
• At least one fire extinguisher must be in located in the same room as the cooking appliance in use
• Adults that use cooking appliances must know how to operate a fire extinguisher
• Cooking appliances not in use must be turned off immediately

This policy applies to all parties that have access to use the church.