PWM-Food Services: Workplace Safety and Health for Food and Beverage Operations

This course is only for the low wage workers in the PWM-Food Services Sector.

There are five learning units (LUs). They are offered sequentially by the topic, in a linear manner. The LUs are crafted & packed according to skills, knowledge, and attitudes required for optimum performance in the job role. Each LU is topical sequenced by Job Role and Environment Skills.

The learning units are as follows:

LU 1: Workplace Safety and Health Procedures

LU 2: Compliance of WSH Systems and Procedures

LU 3 "“ Safety Signs and Hazard Symbols

LU 4 – Risk Assessment and Control Measures

LU 5 – Improve WSH Environment at Workplace

What You'll Learn

This course is meant to target the food and beverage operation sectors that are providing services or goods in their area of business. With this in mind, the target group for this module, "Workplace Safety and Health for F&B Operations" will be for:

● Existing food service sector employees including Barista / Bartender / Wine Server / Wine Waiter / Crew Leader / Baker / Cook / Serv-er / Service Crew / Kitchen Assistant, who are required to support organisational compliance to workplace safety and health (WSH)

● New hires in the food services sector

● For learners from different industry or mid-career changers who wish to embark on their career in the industry

● Individuals who wish to learn about WSH for F&B Operations personally

At the end of the course, learners are able to:

LO1. Apply the WSH Policies and Procedures

LO2. Manage WSH Roles and Responsibilities

LO3. Determine Non-Compliances, Unsafe Work Conditions and Practices at Workplace

LO4. Facilitate the Compliance Inspections in Work Area with HACCP

LO5. Understand the Importance of Safety Signs and Hazard Symbols at workplace

LO6. Explain the Importance of Risks and Control Measures to Stakeholders

LO7. Identify WSH Control Measures, Risk Assessment and PPE

LO8. Identify the Correct PPE and Safety Device for Safe Operations in Accordance with the Organisational Procedures

Minimum Entry Requirement

• Preferably Primary School Leaving Certificate (PSLE) or equivalent; or at least 3 WSQ Statements of Attainment in Workplace Literacy or Numeracy (WPLN) at Level 1 or 2 (eg under ESS, ESS)
• Participants should at the very minimum have the ability to converse, read & write in English