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Update on MGAPs Training Programs Sergio Nieto-Montenegro, Ph.D. Hispanic Workoforce Management, LLC Mushroom Industry Conference June 14, 2010. State College, PA
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Update on MGAPs
Training Programs
Sergio Nieto-Montenegro, Ph.D.
Hispanic Workoforce Management, LLC
Mushroom Industry Conference
June 14, 2010. State College, PA
Area #14 – Employee Training
Guidelines
• Train each worker upon hiring of their responsibility
in protecting food from microbial, chemical, and
physical hazards and the importance of good
personal hygiene practices.
• Periodic refresher course at least once per year
• In depth food safety training for supervisors/
managers
A signature is NOT training.
In-house or outside.
Tailgate/breezeway refresher meetings.
USDA Audit
Area 14 Employee Training
KEY WORDS: Training based on their job description
Three Levels of Training Based on the
Job Description
Owners / Managers
Supervisors
Pickers, waterers, spawners, hourly
employees, etc.
1. Owners / Managers
MGAPs training sessions offered by AMI
Basic food safety training
Good idea: PSU Sanitation Short Course,
Meetings such as MIC.
Packing:
HACCP accredited course
Basic microbiology training
Food defense
SQF, etc.
2. Supervisors
Why supervisors need a more
comprehensive training?
MGAPs supervisory training sessions
offered by AMI (2.5 – 3.5 hours training
Available in English and Spanish
Basic food safety training
3. Harvesters, Waterers, Spawners,
and other Hourly Employees
Basic food safety training
Several training areas for employees who
handle mushrooms are required in the
audit. www.mgap.org
How do I accomplish that?
The Mushroom Industry
Food Safety Training Kit
A training program in box/binder that matches the audit.
A comprehensive and uniform food safety training
program tailored for the mushroom industry.
One day at……D’Sergio Mushrooms, Inc.
I need PICKERS!!!!!!
Basic Food Safety Training for
New Employees “ The One Pager”
Basic Food Safety Training for
New Employees “ The One Pager”
The “One Pager” is
TEMPORARY TRAINING
General Info About
Employee Training
Do not hold the training until you are ready.
Follow up and enforcement of the rules by your
supervisors is key. Role modeling.
Provide incentives/rewards after training and be blunt
about the new rules.
Documenting your Training
RECORDS:
• Food Safety Training Materials
• Food Safety Training Log
TIP: If you did
not use a log
training has
never happened.
Coming Soon…….
The Breezeway Food Safety Training Kit
Good low tech option
Coming Soon…….
The Breezeway Food Safety Training Kit
Coming Soon…….
The Breezeway Food Safety Training Kit
¿QUESTIONS?
Sergio Nieto-Montenegro, Ph.D.
Hispanic Workoforce Management, LLC
864-633-6325
