Chapter 15 Staff Food Safety Training

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Transcript of Chapter 15 Staff Food Safety Training

Training Staff

A food safety training need: Gap between what staff needs to know

to do their job and what they actually know

Can be identified by: o Observing performance on

the jobo Testing food safety knowledgeo Identifying areas of weakness

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Training Staff

Training and monitoring: Train staff to follow food safety procedures Provide initial and ongoing training Provide all staff with general food

safety knowledge Provide job specific food safety training Retrain staff regularly Monitor staff to make sure they are following

procedures Document training

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Critical Food Safety Knowledge

Staff members should receive training in: Good personal hygiene

o How and when to wash handso Where to wash handso Other hand-care guidelines (fingernail

length, nail polish, covering wounds)o Correct work attireo Reporting illness

Critical Food Safety Knowledge

Staff members should receive training in: Controlling time and temperature

o TCS foodo How to measure the temperature of foodo Holding and storing TCS foodo How to label food for storageo Temperature requirements when thawing,

cooking, cooling, and reheating food

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Critical Food Safety Knowledge

Staff members should receive training in: Preventing cross-contamination

o Preventing cross-contamination of food during storage, preparation, and service

o Preventing cross-contamination when storing utensils and equipment

o What to do if cross-contamination happens

o What to do for people who have food allergies

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Critical Food Safety Knowledge

Staff members should receive training in: Cleaning and sanitizing

o How and when to clean and sanitizeo The correct way to wash dishes in a

three-compartment sink and in a dishwasher

o How to handle cleaning tools and supplies

o Handling garbageo Spotting pests

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Ways of Training

Methods for delivering training: On-the-job training Classroom training

o Information searcho Guided discussiono Gameso Role-playo Demonstrationso Jigsaw designo Training videos and DVDs

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Delivering Training

Methods for delivering training: Technology-based training

o Online training

Technology-based training is most appropriate when: Staff work in different locations and/or

need the same training at different times It is too costly to bring staff to the same

place Staff need to learn at their own pace

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