Food Safety Training

HEALTH & SAFETY FOR FOOD HANDLERS COURSE

The work activities and environment in a food premises can pose numerous health and safety risks to food handlers. In order to comply with the law and keep people free of ill-health or injury, these hazards must be suitably and sufficiently controlled. This is primarily the duty of the business owner, but all food handlers have a part to play in keeping the workplace safe.

This course familiarizes learners with the types of hazards that may exist in their food premises. It teaches them what to do to help uphold health and safety measures put in place by their employer, and how to carry out work activities in a way that reduces risk. With this knowledge, food handlers will be fully equipped to adopt good health and safety practices and ensure everyone’s wellbeing is upheld.

Who should take this course?

This health and safety for food handlers’ course is suitable for

Chef / Cook
Caterers
Hospitality workers
Bartender / Front of House Worker
Catering / Kitchen Assistant
Teacher
Support / Care / Charity Worker
Child Minder / Nursery Staff
Anyone directly involved in food preparation activities in their workplace.

It requires no previous knowledge so can be taken by anyone at any level – it fully explains what their duties are for reducing risks and adhering to health and safety measures as an employee and provides relevant examples to the food industry.

Aim of the course

By the end of this course learners will:

Understand what is meant by health and safety at work and what is required by law to uphold it.
Know which common work-related accidents and ill-health are caused by poor health and safety in the workplace.
Recognize how the work environment should be organized to promote wellbeing and what first aid arrangements should be in place.
Know the importance of using work equipment properly and ensuring it undergoes regular maintenance.
Be aware of the risks of overexposure to hazardous chemicals and noise, and how to reduce these risks.
Understand what fire safety procedures should be in place and how to adhere to them.
Have an awareness of the risks posed by manual handling and the correct manual handling techniques for minimizing strain.

Certificate

On successful completion of the course, you will be issued a certificate. This can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit.

This certificate does not have an expiry date. However, based on industry best practice guidelines, the recommended renewal period for this training is 1 year. We will print this recommended renewal date on your certificate.

Food Safety Training