This course is aimed at anyone working in catering or hospitality whether employed or self employed, working in restaurants, hotels, fast food outlets, takeaways, cafes, bars, kitchens, catering in hospitals, schools and colleges. It allows every catering business, regardless of size, to provide all staff with first class training at a fraction of the cost and disruption of classroom based training.
On completion of this course learners should understand:
How food becomes contaminated
The impact of food borne illness
Why food hygiene and safety is important
Their personal and legal responsibilities
How to prevent contamination through good hygiene practices
How to control contamination through safe temperatures and storage
After the course of this module learners will have an understanding of key food safety issues, including the three main types of food safety hazard, their sources and methods of control. Learners will know the correct temperatures needed for storage and food handling activities from delivery through to sale, and be aware of common food pests and how to control them, along with the principles of cleaning and disinfection and how these apply to the workplace.
The sections covered include:
Impact of Food-Borne Illness
Personal Hygiene
Learning Objectives and an introduction to Food Safety and Hygiene
Understanding Food Law
Food Safety Hazards and
Food Preservation, Storage and Temperature Control
Hygienic Premises and Equipment
Anyone handling food and drink within the catering sector must be trained in Food Safety and Hygiene and apply it to their work. This module is aimed at anyone working in a catering or hospitality environment, whether employed or self employed, who handles food and drink as part of their everyday or occasional working routines. Typically this would include people working in hotels, cafes, bars, restaurants, kitchens, fast food outlets, catering in hospitals, schools and colleges.
This food safety and hygiene module is aimed at anyone working in a role that involves contact with food, or the management of such people; regulations require that anyone involved in food handling must be appropriately trained in food safety. The module can be used either as Induction, Awareness, Refresher and Foundation Training.
Approximately 2-3 hours to complete. As an e-learning module you can complete this training in convenient stages. The system will record your progress throughout.
You want to be a food handler?, or taking over a food business, you must register your premises get a permit with the environmental health service at your local authority at least one month before opening.
This applies to most types of food business, including catering businesses run from home, and mobile or temporary premises such as stalls and vans. Contact your local authority for information on how to get a permit to operate. If you use two or more premises, you will need a permit for all of them.
You might also need to register as self-employed and/or register for VAT. These registration processes are completely separate from registering your food premises.
If you want to make changes to your premises, remember that you should tell the environmental health service at your local authority and you might need planning permission.
You will need to pay business rates on most premises. Contact your local authority for information.
You will need a permit if you want to do the following things:
> sell or supply alcohol
> sell hot food and drinks
> provide entertainment, such as theatre, cinema or some live music performances
> sell food from a stall or van on the street
You should contact your authority for information on all of these Permit.
When you choose the premises for your business, it is very important to make sure that they:
> comply with the necessary regulations
> are suitable for the purpose of your business
> allow you to prepare food safely
You must keep your premises clean and maintained in good repair and condition. Your premises must allow you to follow good food hygiene practices, including protection against contamination and, in particular, pest control.
The following rules apply to your whole premises, not just the areas used for preparing food.
Handwash tubs and rest room – You must have enough washbasins for staff to wash their hands, with hot and cold running water, and materials for cleaning hands and drying them hygienically.
Separate tubs must be provided, for washing food and cleaning equipment.
There must also be enough toilets and these must not lead directly into food areas.
Changing room – You must provide adequate rooms for staff to change their clothes. Other requirements Your premises must also have adequate ventilation, lighting and drainage.
Kitchen area – The following rules apply to rooms where food is prepared.
Floors and walls must be maintained in a ‘sound condition’. They must be easy to clean and, where necessary, to disinfect.
Ceilings must be constructed and finished in a way that prevents dirt from building up and reduces condensation, mould and shedding of particles.
Windows and any other openings must be constructed in a way that prevents dirt from building up. Windows and any other openings (such as doors) that can be opened to the outside must be fitted, where necessary, with insect-proof screens that can be easily removed for cleaning.
Doors must be easy to clean and, where necessary, to disinfect.
Surfaces (including surfaces of equipment) in areas where food is handled, particularly those that are touched by food, must be maintained in a sound condition and be easy to clean and, where necessary, to disinfect.
Your premises must have adequate facilities, where necessary, for cleaning, disinfecting and storing utensils and equipment. The facilities must have an adequate supply of hot and cold water.
Facilities for washing food You must have adequate facilities, where necessary, for washing food. Every sink (or other facilities) for washing food must have an adequate supply of hot and/or cold water. The water must be drinking quality. These facilities must be kept clean and, where necessary, disinfected.
All items, fittings and equipment that food touches must be:
> kept in good order, repair and condition in a way that enables them to be kept clean and, where necessary, to be disinfected
> cleaned effectively and, where necessary, disinfected frequently enough to avoid any risk of contamination
You must remove food waste and other rubbish from rooms containing food as quickly as possible, to avoid it building up.
You must work in a way that protects the health and safety of your employees and other people who might be affected by what you do. If you have five or more employees, you must have a written health and safety policy, which describes your health and safety arrangements.
You must carry out a fire risk assessment at your premises and take fire safety precautions to help protect you, your staff and customers. The type of precautions you must have will depend on a number of things, such as the size of your premises. For advice, contact your local fire authority.
Asbestos hazards have been well-documented in the press, and although many historic instances of exposure go back several decades, some recent cases of younger victims have also been reported.
This shows the ever-present dangers of a substance widely used in the construction and shipbuilding industries from the 1950s. Its use was only banned at the turn of this century, and the fact remains that if disturbed, asbestos presents a serious risk to the health of those in the vicinity.
The number of deaths from Mesothelioma, an aggressive form of lung cancer attributed to asbestos exposure, rose to 2,535 in 2012, with Asbestosis thought to have claimed 464 lives in the same year. This is the reason why Asbestos Awareness should be learned well.
A legal requirement exists in this country for employers to provide asbestos training courses to employees likely to come into contact with the substance in their everyday work. The Health and Safety Executive are responsible for worker safety in this respect, and dictate the category of course each worker must complete in order to remain compliant with legislation.
An HSE asbestos certificate can be used as evidence of a worker’s ongoing career development, and demonstrates a strong commitment to health and safety.
The objectives for Aegis4training online training include being conscious of the health risks should asbestos be disturbed, what the substance looks like in all its forms, and its likely locations inside residential and commercial buildings.
Learning what to do if asbestos is encountered, and the reasons why it should be left undisturbed, also form a major part of this training.
The objective of the asbestos awareness training is to improve knowledge of the risks of asbestos containing materials. The course should also outline how employees can prevent any asbestos-related risk.
Asbestos awareness training is for anyone who is likely to encounter asbestos during their working day.
Supervisors and trades personnel
General maintenance staff
Electricians
Gas fitters
Joiners
Plasterers
Roofers
Plumbers
Demolition workers
Construction workers
Painters and decorators
Computer installers
Architects
Building surveyors
Heating and ventilation engineers
Shopfitters
Telecommunication engineers
Fire and burglar alarm installers
On successful completion of any asbestos awareness training course, delegates should:
Be familiar with types, uses and likely occurrences of asbestos in buildings
Have an awareness of the general legislation in relation to health and safety and asbestos in particular.
Have an increased awareness of the nature and properties of asbestos and its effects on health, including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke
Know how to avoid the risks from asbestos.
Procedures to be followed when coming into unintentional contact with asbestos containing materials and an understanding of the appropriate emergency arrangements.
Aegis 4 Training Fire safety training for staff is a legal requirement in the UK and at UK Fire Training we offer bespoke fire training courses which have been recognised by the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE). All of our training programmes are tailored to meet the needs of your staff and your company.
By booking one of our fire safety courses, your staff will benefit from the years of fire training experience that we and each of our trainers have. All of our courses are delivered on-site at your company’s premises to minimise your cost and inconvenience, and enable us to deliver fire training courses which are specific to your workplace. Our fire safety training courses include fire marshal training, fire extinguisher training, and many others.
What really makes us stand out as the UK’s leading fire safety training provider is our lifelong focus on quality. We’ve maintained the same exceptional standards for over 10 years and we pride ourselves on the positive feedback we receive from our delegates who attend our fire training courses and health and safety courses each year.
We have a unique ISO Quality Management System that ensures that all of our processes are driven by the needs of our clients.
Fire Risk Assessment and Consultancy ServicesÂ
In addition to our renowned fire safety courses we can also provide any business, or other institution, with a comprehensive fire risk assessment.
Our fire risk assessment leaves no stone unturned and fully takes advantage of our expertise in fire training. In order to provide you with the highest quality service possible we take the time to go through your fire risk assessment report with you to discuss our findings and the opportunities for improvement we have found.
As is the case with everything we do at UK Fire Training, all the advice and documentation we give as part of this service completely adheres to the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.
The following list summarises the range of health and safety related courses we provide.
Abrasive Wheels Training
This course is for people who use or employ people who use abrasive wheels for their machines.
An abrasive wheel is commonly defined as any wheel, disc, cylinder, or cone consisting of abrasive particles bonded together with various substances. Misuse and mishandling of this material can result to injuries and can even be life-threatening. The perils that come with the use of this material include wheel breakage/bursting, contact or entanglement with running wheel, physical injury from component being ground, noise and dust inhalation. The danger of breakage is intrinsic in every abrasive wheel. According to statistics, nearly half of all accidents which involved this material are due to an unsafe system of work or operator error.
Asbestos Awareness
Asbestos products are found in many areas in the home and other structures. This material is used in the production of roofs, gutters, downpipes, barge caps, gable ends, imitation brick and exterior sheeting on the walls. Like any heavily advantageous and profitable substances and elements, Asbestos also has its dark side.
Asbestos Awareness for Architects
Asbestos is one of the most dangerous materials to be used in building houses and structures as it may harm or even kill a person exposed to it. Every year, from the day that it was used to year 2000, thousands of people were recorded to be harmed by Asbestos.
Assessing Display Screen Equipment
Employers should take the responsibility in minimizing the health risks brought up by postural stresses as it is impossible to eradicate the long-term use of computers. Taking actions to solve this dilemma in the workplace can increase the work efficiency of the employees and reduce their absences.
Basic Fire Safety Awareness
If there is smoke, there is fire. This course covers the nuts and bolts of fire and how to prevent it.
This training course caters for the needs of all employees to help them mitigate the risks around where fire may start in their workplace.
Basic Legionella Management
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and updated code of practice L8 in 2001 states that buildings and company owners are obliged to manage Legionella.
But what is Legionella and why should we take control of it?
Legionella is a bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease that is usually found on air-conditioners and heating systems which might complicate the people’s health on the workplace. This disease can be treated by antibiotics and yet in some cases, it poses a great risk to health and may lead to death. Although, the bacteria cannot be transmitted from one person to another.
Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Training
Hazardous substances are present in nearly all work environments. Exposure to these chemicals poses a huge threat to people’s health, especially to the workers’. Employers and workers must put in action precautionary measures to prevent risks, and observing regulations and laws implemented to reduce and even eliminate such perils in the workplace must be taken seriously.
Display Screen Equipment Awareness
Reportedly, absences at work are most commonly due to back problems and repetitive strain injuries. Most of the office works now involves sitting on a chair in front of the computer screen for hours, such routine can cause muscular skeletal diseases. These postural stresses may be prevented through observing and organizing the elements that make up the working station.
Emergency First Aid at Work – Refresher
Invariably, first aids save lives. In any emergency situations, professional help is not always immediately accessible. There is always a time interval wherein a person still has to wait for the ambulance or professional healers to come to rescue, may it be minutes or seconds. In the life of a person, every drop of the clock’s second hand counts. The poison may spread in seconds, blood loss may become heavier in minutes, and a heart attack may be so appalling that a single mishandling can end one’s life.
Fire Extinguisher
Different types of material require different types or levels of heat in order to combust. One must be knowledgeable regarding the different kinds of fire for him to be able to successfully extinguish it, to prevent it from spreading or to avoid electrocution. Nonetheless, there are also different classifications special of fire extinguishers; for paper, textiles, wood, plastics and rubber, for flammable liquids, for combustible gases, for electrically energized equipment, and for cooking oils or fats. As each has different functions, it is important for a fire marshal or any civilian to be properly oriented about it to avoid further damage.
Fire Marshal
A fire marshal possesses the basic knowledge and the extent of fire, fire prevention, and fire safety. They know how to handle emergent situations that are related to fire outbreaks. As a fire marshal, one has to have the competency, ability, and initiative when such emergency takes place.
Level 1 Food Safety for Catering
Abiding to food safety rules, no doubt, saves lives. Employers and employees of any food services must keep in mind that cleanliness is key, from preparation, production, and manufacturing to delivering and catering. Not only the cleanliness of the food itself needs to be ensured but also that of the environment in which the food is processed, prepared and delivered. Also, the people in charge in the tasks must be competent and knowledgeable.
Level 1 Food Safety for Manufacturing
This course focuses on the importance of safety in manufacturing food which will provide food manufacturers with the knowledge on how can they assure their product’s safety.  This course will be suitable for any kind of food manufacturer may it be high-risk or low-risk, as long as the handle food, then this course is essential for them.
Level 1 Food Safety for Retail
Retailers, which are the distributor of the products, must also know that goods might still perish if not handled well because of the lack of knowledge. This course will provide retailers knowledge in food safety in the retail environment. This will aim retailers who supply both open and packaged food.
Level 2 Food Safety for Catering
Promoting a food safety culture is vital. Over the decades, more than 200 foodborne diseases have taken the lives of people from different walks of life across the globe. Truth be told, in the course of one’s life, a person will fall ill due to a foodborne disease. It affects everyone in the production chain, from producer to consumer, and everyone else in between. Involved in these outbreaks are mishandling food production, food processing, and lack of keen observation on food safety from farm to plate.
Level 2 Food Safety for Manufacturing
Promoting a food safety culture is vital. Over the decades, more than 200 foodborne diseases have taken the lives of people from different walks of life across the globe. Truth be told, in the course of one’s life, a person will fall ill due to a foodborne disease. It affects everyone in the production chain, from producer to consumer, and everyone else in between. Involved in these outbreaks are mishandling food production, food processing, and lack of keen observation on food safety from farm to plate.
Level 2 Food Safety for Retail
Promoting a food safety culture is vital. Over the decades, more than 200 foodborne diseases have taken the lives of people from different walks of life across the globe. Truth be told, in the course of one’s life, a person will fall ill due to a foodborne disease. It affects everyone in the production chain, from producer to consumer, and everyone else in between. Involved in these outbreaks are mishandling food production, food processing, and lack of keen observation on food safety from farm to plate.
Manual Handling
Incorrect manual handling is the most common causes of injury at any workplace. Manual handling is any activity that involves lifting, moving, pushing, pulling, carrying, restraining, or holding any object or equipment, may it be heavy or fragile. If such works becomes faulty, it may lead to injury, fatality, or costly damage. Manual handling is a task that needs planning, proper orientation, and adequate instructions.
Safeguarding Adults
Adults from different walks of life have different dilemmas and needs. They may be deprived from their human right to physical care, emotional stability, or spiritual welfare. Everyone, notwithstanding their social status, has their own heavy burden to carry. As we walk this earth with them, it is our responsibility to help them to carry on for it is only humane to do
This course is aimed at anyone who has a chosen a profession that involves taking care of children. Since children are still vulnerable physically, mentally, and emotionally, they need and they deserve special care from adults. As they are yet to be able to look after themselves, it is the adults’ responsibility to keep them safe, protect their rights, and provide them with their basic needs.
Working at Height Training
This course is for anyone who undertakes work at height or employers who have employees that work at height regularly. This includes people working on platforms, scaffolds, stages, or ladders, and even alongside deep trenches. The risk to working at height is not just the distance of your fall, but also of your equipment that might harm anyone else below.
Working Safely
To work safely is an interest and concern to both employers and employees. Even though most of the legal duties that an employer is obliged, law for health and safety is one of the few pieces of legislation that places the employer’s duties on the employees as well.
In this course, you will learn how to take care of three factors that might affect your work safety. First factor is Moral, making sure that you cause no harm to the people you work with. Second is legislative, because the law requires it and you must make sure that you do not do something forbidden by the law. Third, financial, making sure that your money is managed well.
Aegis 4 Training offer bespoke health and safety training courses or programmes where we tailor the course content to cover the specific needs of your organisation, ultimately relieving the inevitable boredom and “switching off” that would come with having to sit through training that a person knew they would not need.
Example Bespoke Training Courses
Below are a few of our health and safety training courses which we can tailor to your exact requirements:
CoSHH Training – Virtually every worker in every industry will face a risk from some sort of substance that is hazardous to health. Ranging from minor irritants to potential killers, workers need to know about them in order to work safely. CoSHH – the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health – covers areas such as the health risks posed by various substances, safe use and proper storage of the items. Even workers in what are perceived as low-risk workplaces such as offices will face some form of CoSHH risks (e.g. cleaning products, printer ink toner etc). Due to the wide variety of substances used in different places of work, general CoSHH training courses are nowhere near as effective as a bespoke course which focuses on the specific chemicals and substances that your employees use or have the potential to encounter whilst at work.
Manual Handling Training – The incorrect moving of loads is one of the most common reasons for workplace absence, due to injuries caused to areas such as the back. By undertaking manual handling training, workers will learn how to correctly perform tasks such as lifting and moving loads, which will reduce the chances of injury occurring. This course could quickly pay for itself if it leads to a significant reduction in the time your employees have off work as a result! Like CoSHH training, manual handling courses are much more effective when run as a bespoke health and safety training course which deals with the specific loads that your workers are moving, rather than just general theory.
This course is aimed at anyone who undertakes work at height, or who employs people who regularly work at height. It covers what constitutes work at height, the safety issues, and how to assess and reduce some of the risks.
Accreditation
RoSPA(The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents), the heart of mishap aversion in the UK, UK’s driving safety organization, RoSPA’s extensive variety of word related wellbeing instructional classes mirrors our enthusiasm, ability and authority in the region. They advance safety and the counteractive action of mishaps at work, at relaxation, out and about, in the home and through safety education.
Having this association accreditation guarantees that the quality that the preparation suppliers give is honest to goodness great whether it’d be online or not. The blend of being RoSPA affirmed would mean word related danger safety guidelines being maintained and would mean having the instructing and learning techniques being powerful for the general group.
Aegis 4 training can deliver safety training through online e-Learning packages. This is ideal for clients requiring a flexible method of training that delivers high quality, affordable training without the need to gather employees together in a classroom environment. This method of training is also suitable for individual users, new starters – and is ideal as refresher training.
Benefits
Aegis 4 training, with a high level of interaction, helps staff understand the subject matter and enjoy the experience. The courses offer:
a flexible and cost-effective method of training
easy management and auditing
a consistent training approach
the ability to train consistently over a number of locations
accessible learning opportunities 24 hours a day
staff can learn at their own pace
certified learning
Workshop objectives
While each workshop has specific objectives, some are common to all:
identifying hazard correctly
increasing the awareness of hazards associated in workplace
appreciating the need for risk assessments
developing a pro-active approach to reviewing standard operating procedures
selecting the correct equipment
assessing storage facilities in line with safe working practices
recognising the hazards of incorrect manual handling techniques
introducing safe working practices into the workplace
This course is aimed at anyone working in catering or hospitality whether employed or self employed, working in restaurants, hotels, fast food outlets, takeaways, cafes, bars, kitchens, catering in hospitals, schools and colleges. It allows every catering business, regardless of size, to provide all staff with first class training at a fraction of the cost and disruption of classroom based training.
Aegis 4 training can deliver safety training through online e-Learning packages. This is ideal for clients requiring a flexible method of training that delivers high quality, affordable training without the need to gather employees together in a classroom environment. This method of training is also suitable for individual users, new starters – and is ideal as refresher training.