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Building your Food Safety Culture

Private Team Training

This course may be available for Private Team Training; for groups of six or more participants, this training option could be more cost-effective.
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Program Description

When people choose to do something because they believe it is the right thing to do – even if it takes longer or interferes with their other duties – you know you are building a strong food safety culture.

This course is only available for Private Team Training; groups of six or more participants recommended for training to be cost-effective. Please email us for a quote.

Culture starts at the top, with senior management setting the tone and determining food safety objectives and goals. Senior management’s leadership in setting expectations, and an accountability mindset and approach to food safety, is vital to achieving and sustaining a robust food safety culture.

Food safety culture is recognized as a key factor to achieving ongoing food safety success and to a better organizational culture overall. In this virtual instructor-led program, you gain an understanding of food safety culture best practices, the key elements that contribute to a robust food safety culture and how to begin the process of culture change for sustained food safety success.

What this course covers

  • Discuss approaches for gaining management commitment

  • Use a food safety culture assessment to:

  • Evaluate your current food safety culture

  • Develop a food safety culture checklist

  • Prioritize areas for improvement

  • Identify potential key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure food safety culture

  • Begin developing an action plan for your facility

An email address is required for registration and to receive the login instructions.

Upon registration, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the training course through NSF’s eLearning portal. Any additional information pertaining to the course will be sent in your confirmation email.

You will find your course material and homework/exam on the eLearning portal. You will need to access the portal in order to successfully complete the course and print your certificate. Upon successful course completion, you will gain access to print your official NSF Certificate.

Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs. Also suitable for professionals new to the industry.

Course Objective

At the end of the program, learners will be able to: 

  • Discuss the importance of organizational culture and influence on food safety  

  • Differentiate between a food safety program and food safety culture 

  • Outline methods for measuring and strengthening your company’s food safety culture  

  • Apply safety culture best practices within your organization 

 

Accreditation  

As an Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Accredited Provider, NSF Training and Education offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard. NSF Training and Education is authorized by IACET to offer the number of CEUs below for this program. 

0.65 CEU’s 

 

Accommodations 

NSF is committed to accommodating the learning requirements of all our stakeholders. If you require special assistance for any reason, please contact nsftraining.na@nsf.org one week prior to your class. 

Additional Recommended Courses

Root Cause Analysis for Corrective and Preventive Action

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Root cause analysis (RCA) is a method for problem-solving that identifies permanent practical solutions. RCA is required as part of corrective action in GFSI-benchmarked schemes. If you struggle with repeat non-conformances or problems that seem hard to solve, this instructor-led course provides you with the tools for finding effective solutions to food safety and quality issues.

What this course covers

  • Select an appropriate RCA tool based on the nature of the problem

  • Identify which issues are truly significant and prioritize efforts

  • Explore ways to identify potential factors causing problems and select the most likely cause(s)

An email address is required for registration and to receive the login instructions.

Upon registration, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the training course through NSF’s eLearning portal. Any additional information pertaining to the course will be sent in your confirmation email.

You will find your course material and homework/exam on the NSF Learner portal. You will need to access the portal in order to successfully complete the course and print your certificate. Upon successful course completion, you will gain access to print your official NSF Certificate.

Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs. Also suitable for professionals new to the industry.