Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare to develop and/or review a food safety program
- Identify and/or review food safety hazards
- Processes to be covered by the food safety program are identified and steps within each process are described
- Food safety hazards that are reasonably expected to occur are identified for each process
- Handling methods, processing techniques and existing support programs used in the workplace are identified
- Establish and/or review methods to monitor and control food safety hazards
- Acceptable methods of control are established for each food safety hazard that is reasonably expected to occur
- Control methods are validated
- Procedures for taking preventative action are established
- Appropriate methods for monitoring that processes remain within control are established
- Required corrective action to respond to situations where hazards are not effectively controlled is established
- Work is conducted in accordance with workplace environmental guidelines