Highfield Level 4 Award in HACCP for Management (CODEX Principles) (RQF) 603-2731-5

Highfield Level 4 Award in HACCP for Management (CODEX Principles) (RQF) 9 Indicative content 1.1 Explain the HACCP approach to food safety management procedures • The HACCP approach to food safety management procedures including: o overview of HACCP and background o advantages and limitations of HACCP systems o logical preliminary steps to HACCP o the 7 HACCP principles o HACCP terminology and definitions (as stated in CODEX Alimentarius) o importance of HACCP and the specific system developed being relevant to a specific operation 1.2 Interpret legislation relating to HACCP • Specific legislation relating to HACCP: o main provisions of relevant legislation regarding HACCP, including training requirements 2.1 Describe the development requirements of the HACCP team • The development requirements of the HACCP team: o Composition of the HACCP team o Identification of relevant team members from within the workforce o Identification of areas where knowledge or experience is lacking and identification of relevant external expertise, where necessary, and use of ad hoc team members o Knowledge, experience, training and competence required by a HACCP team o Allocation of roles such as team roles and responsibilities and levels of authority within a team • Resources required by the team for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of the HACCP study • Importance of development and maintenance of supporting resources such as: o food safety policy o prerequisites o supplier specifications and information o document development and resources required for their development 2.2 Explain the importance of effective communication • The importance of effective communication • The need for communication to both senior management and the workforce with regards to: o the importance of the HACCP study o the importance of HACCP training o commitment to food Safety o procedures o standards o roles and responsibilities of staff and management o reporting procedures and methods