A restaurant kitchen may not seem like a dangerous place, but it is filled with knives and equipment that can do harm if not used properly.
“A mixer could cut your arm off," said James Thumhart, a manager at Social 37 restaurant in Toms River. "Or if you are preparing something with the wrong ingredients ... are we going to take a hit for that?"
He was one of a few dozen businesspeople and education representatives attending a workshop Tuesday night on employers’ rights and responsibilities should recreational marijuana use become legal in New Jersey.