Environmental Monitoring - live online, tutor-led training course (two mornings)

Dates

8-9 October 2024

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Prices

Members - £599 + VAT
Non-members - £799 + VAT

Venue

Online

Delegate Feedback (2024):

Enjoyed tutor a lot, very knowledgeable.
Very successful. The tutor had high knowledge of the topic, industry experience and could share real examples.
Tutor is very knowledgeable. He was happy to answer our questions & share lots of examples with us.
The tutor was very helpful because he was able to listen to my issues and suggest a better understanding of them.

Benefits of attending

Within the GFSI benchmarked standards, be it food or packaging, there is a requirement for an Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) to be in place, used, understood, and implemented.

This course is designed to give both technical and non-technical participants an understanding of what an EMP entails, how to go about setting one up and how to make it work for you. This includes members of the quality / technical teams, Hygiene Supervisors and Senior Hygiene Operatives, and Production Supervisors / Team Leaders. To achieve this the course has a mix of tutor presentations and discussion sessions, exercises are included to promote participant involvement.

The course will be delivered live online over the course of two mornings (0845 - 1300 hours), participants will be sent log in details for a Microsoft Teams session.

Training Course content

Aims

To give you an understanding of why EMP’s are important, what to look for, how to take and handle samples, along with what the information tells you, and what to do with it.

Why sample the food processing environment?
- What is it for
Sources and vectors of contamination
- What are we looking for?
- How do things enter?
- Barriers to entry
Sampling strategies
- What to look for
- Pinch Points
Microbiological Risk Assessment
- What?
- Where?
- Why?
Choice of sampling method
- How and with what?
Sample transport and processing
- How?
Interpretation of results
- What do the numbers mean?

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course delegates will know:

How to set up an EMP by using risk assessments
How to set acceptable limits
What to look for in your environment - they are not all the same
What types of action to take in light of your results, and what do they mean

Event Director - Nigel Blitz

Further information

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Our training team will be happy to help with any enquiry on +44(0)1386 842104 or at training@campdenbri.co.uk