Health & Safety for Food Workers 25.00+ VAT

Health and Safety for Food Workers

Our Health and Safety for Food Workers course will help learners understand the hazards associted with food production and food retail. This course will also help you with due diligence if an accident was to occur.

The food industry is one of the UK’s most hazardous industries. Accidents in work are often traced to labour intensive production methods involving hot ovens, oils, complex machinery and tiredness due to shift working and the poultry processing industry has been highlighted as the most hazardous.

This important course focuses specifically on the hazards encountered throughout the food industry, and will help to meet due diligence requirements for health and safety training.

Course aim

This Health and Safety for Food Workers course is written specifically to cover those hazards associated with food production and food retail. It will help with due diligence should an accident occur, but it is important in your accident prevention planning. It will help you meet the demands of audit and inspection and is written to National Occupational Standards.

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Online Health and Safety for Food Workers course content

This online course is divided into the following 2 modules:

Module 1 - Hazards Associated with the Food Industry

Types of Dangers and Hazards
Food Legislation
Responsibilities
RIDDOR
Statistics
Risk Assessments
Company Policies
Emergency Procedures
Fire Hazards
Terrorism Threats

Module 2 - Minimising Risks in the Food Industry

Types of Accidents and Injuries
Types of Prevention
Regulations
Employees Duties
Safe Use of Chemicals
Safety Signs
Types of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
Maintenance and House-keeping

Course duration

The average time required to complete the learning is approximately 1.5 - 2 hours, however the course is designed to go at the pace of the learner and can be completed in more time if needed.

Assessment

The online assessment for the course consists of 30 multiple choice questions. In order to be successful, candidates must achieve a 75% pass mark (23 or above) to obtain the certificate.