SITXFSA008 — Develop and implement a food safety program

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101 assessable components: 5 elements (30 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 61 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Evaluate organisational requirements for food safety program.

1.1Evaluate organisational characteristics that impact on food safety.
1.2Examine food handling operations and processes and identify potential or existing food hazards.
1.3Identify critical control points in food preparation system where food hazards and contaminants must be controlled.
1.4Identify product suppliers and determine quality assurance specifications for foodstuffs supplied.
1.5Evaluate existing product specifications for food items prepared and sold.
1.6Evaluate existing policies and procedures and monitoring practices, including record keeping, and assess need for change.

2 Develop food safety program to control hazards.

2.1Identify and consult with stakeholders in program development.
2.2Integrate regulatory requirements and standards into policies and procedures.
2.3Establish and document critical control points and control methods for each point.
2.4Develop procedures for systematic monitoring of controls and associated record keeping.
2.5Develop corrective action procedures for uncontrolled hazards.
2.6Develop or modify and record product specifications covering food items prepared and sold.
2.7Identify training needs and develop training program.
2.8Develop schedule for regular review of food safety program.
2.9Document food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.

3 Implement food safety program.

3.1Communicate food safety programs, policies, procedures and product specifications to colleagues and ensure display of appropriate signage and access to information.
3.2Organise appropriate training and mentoring.
3.3Monitor operational activities to ensure that policies and procedures are followed.
3.4Manage response to incidents of uncontrolled food hazards and oversee implementation of corrective action procedures.
3.5Make changes to practices that led to the food safety breach, and document, communicate and implement changes.
3.6Maintain food safety management documents.

4 Participate in food safety audit.

4.1Ensure food safety program is audited as required by legislation.
4.2Participate in food safety program audits and provide assistance to inspectors.
4.3Retain records of food audits according to legislative requirements.

5 Evaluate and revise food safety program.

5.1Conduct scheduled review of food safety program in consultation with colleagues.
5.2Validate required food safety controls.
5.3Review policies, procedures, product specifications, monitoring systems and record keeping methods, and revise as required.
5.4Prepare and document amended food safety program and provide to regulatory authorities as required.
5.5Communicate changes and monitor inclusion in production processes.
5.6Identify and respond to additional training needs based on changes to food safety practices.

Performance evidence

develop and implement a complete food safety program for a food preparation organisation in line with regulatory requirements, including policies and procedures
develop and implement a complete food safety program for a food preparation organisation in line with regulatory requirements, including product specifications
develop and implement a complete food safety program for a food preparation organisation in line with regulatory requirements, including monitoring documentation
develop and implement a complete food safety program for a food preparation organisation in line with regulatory requirements, including providing suitable food safety systems and options for the organisation for which it has been prepared
monitor, evaluate and identify improvements to the above food safety program

Knowledge evidence

options for the structure and implementation of a food safety program, using the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) method as the basis
consultative and communication mechanisms used by organisations to develop and implement food safety programs
role of different stakeholders in the development of a food safety plan: food safety team
role of different stakeholders in the development of a food safety plan: department heads
role of different stakeholders in the development of a food safety plan: procurement team
key features of commonwealth, state or territory and local food safety compliance requirements as they impact food safety program development: contents of national codes and standards that underpin regulatory requirements
key features of commonwealth, state or territory and local food safety compliance requirements as they impact food safety program development: components of a food safety program, especially procedures and monitoring documents
key features of commonwealth, state or territory and local food safety compliance requirements as they impact food safety program development: local government food safety regulations and audit frequencies
key features of commonwealth, state or territory and local food safety compliance requirements as they impact food safety program development: ramifications of failure to observe food safety law and organisational policies and procedures
key features of commonwealth, state or territory and local food safety compliance requirements as they impact food safety program development: meaning of contaminant, contamination and potentially hazardous foods as defined by the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: audit
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: cleaning and sanitation
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: communication
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: contingency management
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: corrective actions
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: equipment maintenance
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: evaluation
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: critical control points for the specific food production system and the predetermined methods of control, especially time and temperature controls used in the receiving, storing, preparing, processing, displaying, serving, packaging, transporting and disposing of food
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: hazards: control methods for each critical point
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: hazards: corrective actions
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: hazards: systematic monitoring of hazard controls and record keeping
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: personal considerations: dress
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: personal considerations: hygiene
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: personal considerations: personal protective equipment
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: pest control
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: record maintenance
contents of organisational food safety program, including policies and procedures for: training
food safety monitoring techniques: bacterial swabs and counts
food safety monitoring techniques: checking and recording that food is stored in appropriate timeframes
food safety monitoring techniques: chemical tests
food safety monitoring techniques: monitoring and recording food temperatures using a temperature measuring device accurate to plus or minus one degree Celsius
food safety monitoring techniques: monitoring and recording temperature of cold and hot storage equipment
food safety monitoring techniques: visually examining food for quality review
food safety management documents: audit reports
food safety management documents: audit tables
food safety management documents: customer complaint forms
food safety management documents: food flow diagrams
food safety management documents: food production records
food safety management documents: hazard analysis table
food safety management documents: incident reports where food hazards are found not to be under control
food safety management documents: policies, procedures and product specifications
food safety management documents: records of the monitoring of hazard controls: any record required by local legislation
food safety management documents: records of the monitoring of hazard controls: illness register
food safety management documents: records of the monitoring of hazard controls: list of suppliers
food safety management documents: records of the monitoring of hazard controls: temperature control data
food safety management documents: records of the monitoring of hazard controls: training logs
food safety management documents: records of the monitoring of hazard controls: verification records
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: critical control points for the specific food production system and the predetermined methods of control, especially time and temperature controls used in the storage, preparation, display, service and cooking, cooling and transporting of food
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: methods of food storage, production, display, service and cooking, cooling and transporting, including appropriate temperature levels for each of these processes
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: main types of safety hazards and contamination
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: conditions for development of microbiological contamination
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: environmental conditions and temperature controls, for storage
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: temperature danger zone and the two-hour and four-hour rule
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: temperature control for cooling and storing of processed food
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: choice and application of cleaning, sanitising and pest control equipment and materials
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: high risk customer groups: children or babies
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: high risk customer groups: pregnant women
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: high risk customer groups: aged persons
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: high risk customer groups: people with immune deficiencies
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: high risk customer groups: people with allergies
HACCP or other food safety system principles, procedures and processes as they apply to particular operations and different food types: high risk customer groups: people with medical conditions

Foundation skills

Reading skills: Reading skills to: interpret sometimes complex materials describing regulatory requirements relating to food safety.
Oral communication skills: Oral communication skills to: provide information on food safety program to colleagues.
Numeracy skills: Numeracy skills to: work with the concepts of measurement.
Problem-solving skills: Problem-solving skills to: evaluate and respond to strategic and operational factors that influence the food safety program; identify and respond to systemic operational issues.
Planning and organising skills: Planning and organising skills to: coordinate and respond to multiple and interrelated operational challenges.

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