Food Safety

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

This unit covers the core practices required to work safely in food-handling roles. In this course you will:

• Understand and apply personal hygiene standards when handling food, including correct hand-washing, clothing, dressings and reporting illness. 
•  Maintain clean, hygienic food-handling areas, identify and report pest risks, and follow procedures for cleanliness and disposal.  
• Handle, store and dispose of food and single-use items according to a food safety program and regulatory requirements. 

Target Group 

This course is ideal for those working or volunteering in settings where food is prepared, served or handled, particularly:

• Aged-care, disability and community service environments 
• Childcare and early-learning centres 
• Health Service Kitchens
• Community organisations, volunteer groups, charity food services
   

Because it focuses on the health & community sector, it is especially relevant when working with vulnerable populations such as children, older adults, or people with medical conditions.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

 This skill set reflects the skills required to prevent, recognise and address food handling hazards in a health or community services workplace. The role includes supervising other people handling food to ensure it is safe for consumption and ensuring food handling practices adhere to the organisation’s food safety program. 

Units

HLTFSE001 Follow basic food safety practices

HLTFSE005 Apply and monitor food safety requirements

HLTFSE007 Oversee the day-to-day implementation of food safety in the workplace

 Target Group 

This skill set is for workers with existing experience or qualifications in community services or health sector food services roles seeking to broaden their skills to include supervising others to ensure that food handling is carried out correctly and safely.