Course Agenda
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Registration & Course Administration
Introductions: Course, Facilitator & Delegate
Leadership, Food Safety Culture and Decision Bias (2026 update)
High reliability food safety leadership
Psychological safety vs compliance culture
Common cognitive biases in food safety decision making
Practical culture assessment tools
Case study: when systems fail because of culture
Food Safety and Quality Management Systems
Regulatory and Statutory Requirements
Risk Management
Hazard Analysis
Validations
Customer Complaints
Change Management
Internal Audits
AI in Food Safety Risk Assessment – 2026 Edition
Introduction to AI in Food Safety Risk Assessments
AI Techniques in food safety
Live classroom demonstration: AI Risk Scenario Simulator
Case studies of AI in food safety risk assessments
From Documents to Digital Factory Systems: AI 2026
AI-enabled Factory Digital Twin for Food Safety
AI auto-creates risk heat maps, EMP sampling plans, and audit-ready visuals
Data privacy, governance and responsible AI use
Raw Material/Packaging & Service Providers Management
Outsourced Requirements
Supplier Approval & Audits
Suppliers of Services
Ongoing Evaluation
Specifications
Risk Assessments & Food Fraud
Product Control
Online Test & Feedback
DAY ONE
Process Control
Handling of Non-conforming Product
Manufacturing
Dispatch and Transport
Temperature Control & Recording Equipment
Segregation
Risk Assessment
Segregation Controls
Cleaning Controls
Premises and Facilities (2026 Hygienic Design Focus)
Walls, Ceilings and Fixtures
Floors & Drainage
Hand Wash Basins
Food Defense
Site Security
External Areas
Water Management & Storage
Ice/Steam
Air/Ventilation
Waste Management
Foreign Body Detection & Removal
Metal
Glass/Hard Plastic/Ceramics
Glass Breakage
Plastic
Wood/String/Fibre/Other
Foreign Body Detection
Metal Detection & X-Ray
Pest Biology and Life Cycles
Pest Proofing – Keeping them out
Online Test & Feedback
DAY TWO
- Smart Sanitation, Cleaning & Environmental Monitoring (Expanded to align with Woolworths EMP Guideline)
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Contract Cleaning Cleaning Standards & Instructions CIP Sculleries Cleaning Equipment Cleaning Chemicals Listeria Reaction Guidelines Guidelines for the control of Salmonella in low-moisture foods Pathogen Environmental Monitoring (Aligned To EMP Standard) – Assessment of Cleaning Standards (AI-Driven Microbial Risk Management System 2026) – Real-time Microbial Risk Dashboard – Adaptive Environmental Monitoring – Computer Vison for Cleanliness – Autonomous Sanitation Technologies
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Maintenance, Calibration & Verification
Preventative Maintenance Program
Workshop & Tools
Engineering Practices
Lubricants & Chemical Hazards
Post Maintenance Inspections
Calibration & Verification
Hygienic Engineering & Design: New Woolworths Equipment Design Standard
Equipment Management
Purchasing new equipment
Risk-based change management
Principles of Hygienic Design
Materials of construction
Surfaces and component configurations
Drainability
Installation
Equipment Design and Construction
Welding, joints and interfaces
Wheels and equipment feet
Pipelines including flexible hoses
FSSC 22000 – Hygienic Engineering Requirements (Rolf Uys)
– Importance of equipment management in food safety
– Overview of FSSC 22000 Additional Requirement 2.5.15
– Purchase Specification:
– Risk-Based Change Management Process
– Core Hygienic Design Principles
– Application in Food Industry
– Process for Equipment Purchasing & Installation
– Managing Changes to Existing Equipment
– What Auditors Look For
– Industry References
– EHEDG, ISO 22000:2018, GFSI standards
People Management
Practices
Personnel Amenities
Medical Screening
Protective Clothing
Laundry
Training
Incident Management
Workplace Accidents
Recalls & Withdrawal
Cyber security risk mitigation