Food Safety Level 1

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.

Objectives:

• Use the right protective clothing effectively,
• Correctly wash your hands to prevent the spread of bacteria,
• Understand the importance of effective and regular waste disposal,
• Identify what contamination and cross-contamination is,
• Recognise the basic rules for safe food storage,
• Identify how you can avoid and prevent pest infestations