Cooking Safety Tips for Older Adults

Feb. 7, 2013
The ESFI provides tips to help older adults cook safely and prevent home cooking fires.

Cooking is the leading cause of home fires and home fire injuries year after year. Adults over the age of 65 are at significantly higher risk of dying from a cooking related fire than the general population. This public service announcement from the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) provides safety tips to help older adults cook safely and prevent home cooking fires. Click here for more free safety awareness resources for older adults from ESFI.