Foodservice Worker Safety 2.0


Overview/Description
Target Audience
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level



Overview/Description

There are hazards in every workplace. For young and inexperienced workers, food preparation jobs in restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, or schools are often their first jobs. This course explains many of the general safety hazards that workers in the food services industry may be exposed to, including the following: Fire, Burns, Chemicals and Electric Shock; Equipment Hazards and Sharp Objects; Ergonomics; and potential injury due slips, trips and falls. You will learn principles and best practices for avoiding injury when exposed to these types of hazards in your workplace. This course was developed with subject matter support provided by DEKRA– Global advisors for safety testing, consulting, inspection and certification. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.



Target Audience
Employees who work in the foodservice industry

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Foodservice Worker Safety 2.0

  • Foodservice Worker Safety 2.0
  • recognize actions that may prevent fires, burns, and electrocution in the foodservice environment
  • Knowledge Check: Fire, Burns, Chemicals, and Electric Shock Hazards
  • recognize best practices for avoiding hazards from unguarded kitchen equipment
  • recognize best practices for avoiding hazards from sharp objects in the foodservice environment
  • Knowledge Check: Equipment and Sharp Object Hazards
  • recognize actions that help foodservice employees avoid ergonomic hazards
  • Knowledge Check: Ergonomic Hazards
  • recognize hazards that could cause slips, trips, or falls
  • Knowledge Check: Slips, Trips, and Falls
  • Course Number:
    ehs_hsf_e36_sh_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone