BRCGS APPROVED COURSE

Environmental Monitoring

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Who should attend

Auditors/ Consultants and Technical and quality personnel.

Course content

This course will provide participants with an understanding of the key components of an environmental monitoring programme to identify potential microbiological risks in production and open product areas; in addition to explaining different sampling methods and key elements of a corrective action procedure. This is particularly useful when implementing an environmental monitoring programme based on the Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 8 requirements and industry best practices.
This training course is particularly aimed at technical and quality personnel; auditors and consultants.
Section 1: Environmental monitoring overview
Section 2: Designing the program
Section 3: Implementing the program
Section 4: Improving the program and the food safety management system
Section 5: Workplace assessment (take home assignment)
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand Issue 8 requirements and key components of an environmental monitoring programme, including risk assessment, sampling location, target organisms, test methods, sample frequency, establishing control limits, appropriate corrective action, validation/ verification of the program.
• Describe appropriate target organisms and identify suitable sampling locations.
• Explain different sampling methods.
• Explain appropriate corrective action for environmental monitoring failures.
• Develop an environmental monitoring programme based on Issue 8 requirements and industry best practices.
Course assignment – workplace assessment; Pass mark 75%.
Environmental Monitoring

This course will provide participants with an understanding of the key components of an environmental monitoring program.

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