Cleaning and disinfection - live online, tutor-led training course (two mornings)

By attending this course, you'll obtain knowledge of the principles behind cleaning and disinfection and learn how to validate and verify hygiene procedures. A highly interactive online course, experienced tutors will provide practical guidance with much emphasis on case studies and group exercises. 

The course will be delivered live online over the course of two mornings (0900 - 1330 hours approx), participants will be sent log in details for a Microsoft Teams session.

The course includes modules on:

• Types of contaminant (biological, chemical, physical and allergenic); how they enter the plant, biofilm formation and control, standards of cleaning. 
• Cleaning methods including clean in place (CIP); Clean out of place (COP); and Open plant cleaning (OPC), dry and wet cleaning management of cleaning equipment. 
• Chemical selection, detergents and disinfectants - what they are; modes of action; benefits/drawbacks; methods of application. 
• How hygiene can be designed into everything from buildings to equipment to services (supply of water and air, drains etc). 
• Schedules and procedures; how to write them; key information required in cleaning schedule and procedure, cleaning schedule evaluation.
• Validation methodologies; verification - checking and monitoring using both rapid and traditional methods. 
• Data trending and evaluation of validation and verification data, corrective action plans.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

• Effectively review and audit cleaning and disinfection programmes. 
• Differentiate between Clean in Place (CIP), Clean out of Place (COP), and Open Plant Cleaning (OPC) methods.
• Understand types of chemicals and their different applications
• Interpret and evaluate cleaning data to ensure that procedures and effective and meet required hygiene standards. 
• Determine critical areas for cleaning within the factory environment.