Highfield Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Catering (RQF) 603-4937-2

Highfield Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Catering (RQF) 8 Indicative content LO1 Understand the importance of food handlers keeping themselves and work areas clean and hygienic 1.1 Recognise the importance of personal hygiene in food safety including their role in reducing the risk of contamination o How good personal hygiene in a catering environment can reduce microbial, chemical, physical and allergenic contamination 1.2 Identify key legal responsibilities of food handlers o Requirement for: − Food safety training & supervision in the kitchen − Reporting of illness − Following rules and procedures implemented for food safety 1.3 Identify effective personal hygiene practices relating to protective clothing, hand washing, personal illness, cuts, wounds, food handling practices o Practices in a catering environment regarding: − Clean, suitable protective clothing − Jewellery and personal effects − Effective hand wash − Times to wash hands − Recognising illness which may cause food contamination − When to come to work and when to call in sick − Covering wounds − Personal habits to avoid 1.4 Identify how to keep the work area and equipment clean and tidy, by following procedures relating to cleaning methods, safe use of chemicals, storage of cleaning chemicals o Reasons for cleaning o Cleaning and disinfection techniques, including order of cleaning o Cleaning chemicals, including purpose of detergent, disinfectant and sanitiser and following manufacturer’s instructions and safe storage o Clear and clean as you go 1.5 Recognise the importance of safe waste disposal o Internal and external controls within catering businesses, including regular removal of waste, clean areas, secure and lidded externally, cleaned regularly 1.6 Recognise the importance of pest control o Hazards from pests o Common food pests and signs of pests o Reporting of signs o Basic environmental control (which they are responsible for) such as clearing food spillages, keeping doors and windows closed, lids on bins