Understand how to raise food safety awareness in food and drink operations LEGACY

URN: IMPFS109KL
Business Sectors (Suites): Food Safety
Developed by: Improve
Approved on: 31 Dec 2014

Overview

This standard is about understanding how to raise food safety awareness in food and drink operations. It involves understanding best practice in terms of food safety.

You will need to know and understand how to why it is important to make all employees/workers aware of food safety regulations and how they affect working practices and procedures.

This standard is for you if you work in food and drink operations or animal feed operations and your job requires you to enter the food manufacturing or processing area. You may have supervisory responsibilities as a line manager or team leader.


Performance criteria

You must be able to:

See

IMPFS108S Raise food safety awareness in food and drink operations


Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. the organisation's requirements for personal hygiene and how these should be maintained
  2. your own role and responsibility and level of authority in respect of food handling practices
  3. the type of health conditions and symptoms and range of behaviours which may result in product contamination, cross-contamination, damage or threat to food safety
  4. the food safety procedures in the workplace
  5. how to identify and report unsafe situations and problems
  6. the reporting procedures – how, and to whom to report problems or make suggestions for improvement
  7. the food safety risk assessment procedures and why they are important
  8. the duties and responsibilities of staff and managers under current regulations
  9. why it is important to make all employees/workers and site visitors aware of food safety regulations and how they affect working practices and procedures
  10. the methods that can be used to inform staff members of their responsibility for maintaining food safety
  11. how training contributes to ensuring compliance with food safety measures
  12. how standard operating procedures are used to set measurable standards for food safety compliance
  13. where and how to obtain advice, support and assistance to ensure food safety is maintained and promoted
  14. the internal resources, including staff within other departments, that can be utilised to increase the awareness of food safey

Scope/range


Scope Performance


Scope Knowledge


Values


Behaviours


Skills


Glossary


Links To Other NOS


External Links


Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

31 Dec 2019

Validity

Legacy

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Improve ltd

Original URN

IMPFS109K

Relevant Occupations

Manufacturing Technologies, Plant and Machine Operatives, Process Operatives, Process, Plant and Machine Operatives

SOC Code


Keywords

Contamination; infestation; safety; spoilage; spillage