This module will focus on the importance of food safety, your obligation to maintain a high standard of personal hygiene and wear appropriate protective equipment. You will look at the importance of effective and regular waste disposal and what contamination and cross-contamination is as well as how to prevent contamination. You will also focus on the basic rules of safe food storage and how you can avoid and prevent pest infestations.
By the end of the training, you will be able to:
-use the right protective clothing (PPE) effectively
-wash your hands to prevent the spread of bacteria
-state the importance of effective and regular waste disposal
-describe what contamination and cross-contamination are
-list the basic rules for safe food storage
-recall how you can avoid and prevent pest infestations.