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Worker Safety in Restaurants
The Worker Safety in Restaurants course offers essential training on maintaining a safe work environment in the restaurant industry. It covers safety practices for handling food, equipment, and chemicals, as well as emergency procedures to protect workers and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
What is the Worker Safety in Restaurants?
The Worker Safety in Restaurants course from the American Institute of Safety Professionals addresses the concentrated hazards that restaurant and food service workers face: burns from hot surfaces, oil, and steam (the #1 restaurant injury), cuts and lacerations from knives and food processing equipment (the #2 injury), slips and falls on wet kitchen floors, musculoskeletal injuries from prolonged standing, lifting, and repetitive motion, chemical exposure from cleaning and sanitising agents, fire hazards from cooking equipment, workplace violence from customers, and the fast-paced, high-pressure environment that increases injury risk. The curriculum covers burn prevention (hot surfaces, deep fryers, steam, ovens, microwaves), cut prevention (knife safety, food processor guarding, mandoline use, glass handling), slip/fall prevention (non-slip footwear, floor cleaning, mat management, spill response), kitchen fire prevention (hood suppression systems, extinguisher use, grease fire response), chemical safety (cleaning agents, sanitisers, SDS, PPE), ergonomics (prolonged standing, anti-fatigue mats, lifting, repetitive tasks), workplace violence awareness, young worker protections, and food safety awareness (temperature control, cross-contamination prevention) as it relates to worker safety. All training is delivered 100% online through the American Institute of Safety Professionals LMS. Upon completion, graduates receive a certificate, wallet card, and transcript, employer-verifiable at amiosp.com/student-verifications.
Who should take this course?
- Restaurant workers (cooks, servers, dishwashers, bussers)
- Restaurant managers and kitchen supervisors
- Food service workers in hotels, hospitals, schools, and catering
- Fast food workers
- Any food service employer providing safety training
What will you study?
Core Modules
- 01Introduction to Restaurant Worker Safety
- 02Hazard Identification
- 03Food Safety and Hygiene Practices to Prevent Contamination
- 04Ergonomic Safety
- 05Chemical Safety
- 06Emergency Procedures
- 07Monitoring, Reporting, and Responding to Incidents and Near Misses
- 08Creating a Culture of Safety and Compliance in Restaurant Operations
Optional / Advanced Modules
- 01Advanced Kitchen Safety Techniques and Equipment Handling
- 02Case Studies on Restaurant Incidents and Lessons Learned
- 03Implementing Safety Management Systems in Food Service Operations
- 04Health Monitoring and Risk Mitigation Strategies for Restaurant Staff
How will you be assessed?
Candidates can take this exam through an assigned portal from the American Institute of Safety Professionals. A passing score is 70% or higher, and exam results are provided right after by email to the address provided. The exam is open-book, allowing candidates to validate their answers. Any candidates who do not pass have 1 month after their exam to go through the training materials and can take the exam 3 additional times.
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