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SISTEM Food Defense
Unit: Food Defense Training
Basic Facts about Microorganisms – Upon successful completion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
- Define microorganism and how they may cause food borne illness.
- Describe how to control conditions related to microorganism growth (food, temperature and time).
- Identify steps that employee can take to help control harmful microorganisms in food.
Safety and Security in Food Operations – Upon successful completion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
- Understand the eight steps of foodservice operations and how food safety can apply to each step.
- Demonstrate how to evaluate various categories of meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products.
- Exhibit a basic understanding of temperature control and cross contamination.
Basic Food Facility Security – Upon successful completion of this lesson, participants will be able to:
- Understand how a Food Security Plan can help you better protect your plant.
- Understand the basic ways to secure a plant from outside tampering.
- Understand the general guidelines for inside security.
- Know the basic principles for securing various areas of your facility against inside tampering.
Overview of Training Competencies Available
- Industry Safety: Bloodborne Pathogens, Fire Prevention and Protection, Electrical Safety, Personal Protective Equipment, Walking/Working Surfaces, Back Injury Prevention, Basic First Air, Lock Out/Tag Out Procedures
- Basic Supervision: Communication Confidence and Trust, Motivation Discipline and Goal Setting, Patience Consistency and Getting the Job Done
- Mandated Training: FMLA, ADA, Sexual Harrassment, Hazard Communication, Preventing Violence in the Workplace, an ideal combination to help attain corporate compliance through training
- Job Success Training: Social Skills in the Workplace, Appropriate Behavior in the Workplace, Anger Management, Transportation, Housing, Nutrition and Physical Fitness, Avoiding Destructive Behavior, Communication Skills, Problem Solving, Leadership, Budgeting, Problems with Credit, Money Management
- Vegetable Packing: Food Safety, Preventing Food Borne Illness, Basic Facts about Microorganisms, Clean and Sanitary Food Processor, Hand Washing Techniques
- Food Processing: Overview of HACCP, Food Safety, Preventing Food Borne Illness, Clean and Sanitary Food Processor, Hand Washing Techniques
- Food Defense: Basic Facts about Microorganisms, Safety and Security in Food Operaitons, Basic Food Facility Security
