Pre-Op Hygiene Awareness

Course overview

The course covers the legislative requirements of the pre-op check, the rating of defects observed, corrective/ preventative actions, follow-up required and documentation to be completed.

If requested, there can also be a practical component to the course where participants are taken through an edible area and are required to identify and rate defects.

What is covered?

• The systematic approach to the preoperative hygiene check by identifying and rectifying any hygiene defects 
• The documentation requirements for a pre-operational hygiene assurance programme that is appropriate to its activities 
• The required routine checks to be carried out by using the appropriate criteria 
• Corrective actions and control measures

Who should attend? 

• Employees involved directly with pre-op hygiene 
• Supervisors of processing areas 
• Quality control and/or quality assurance staff (QA/QC) 
• Technical staff

Key benefits 

• Ensure consistency, accuracy and confidence amongst pre-op staff
• Demonstrate a systematic approach to the pre-op hygiene check by identifying and rectifying any hygiene defects
• Personnel responsible for pre-op hygiene checks develop a complete inspection technique
• Identify and score critical, major and minor defects
• Aligned to your organisation’s procedures and pre-op check sheets
• Gain an insight into current national and international food safety issues
• Train with a NZQA recognised Private Training Establishment (PTE)

Prerequisite

There is no prerequisite.