Why hot water scald risk depends on both temperature and contact time, and where the tension with hygiene sits.
Hot water safety has a built-in tension, and Level 2 expects you to understand it: water must be kept hot enough to be hygienic but delivered cool enough not to scald. The key idea is that scalding depends on temperature and time together.
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