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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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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.
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USDA Audit
Area 14 Employee Training
KEY WORDS: Training based on their job description
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Three Levels of Training Based on the
Job Description
Owners / Managers
Supervisors
Pickers, waterers, spawners, hourly
employees, etc.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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One day at……D’Sergio Mushrooms, Inc.
I need PICKERS!!!!!!
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Basic Food Safety Training for
New Employees “ The One Pager”
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Basic Food Safety Training for
New Employees “ The One Pager”
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The “One Pager” is
TEMPORARY TRAINING
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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.
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Documenting your Training
RECORDS:
• Food Safety Training Materials
• Food Safety Training Log
TIP: If you did
not use a log
training has
never happened.
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Coming Soon…….
The Breezeway Food Safety Training Kit
Good low tech option
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Coming Soon…….
The Breezeway Food Safety Training Kit
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Coming Soon…….
The Breezeway Food Safety Training Kit
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¿QUESTIONS?
Sergio Nieto-Montenegro, Ph.D.
Hispanic Workoforce Management, LLC
864-633-6325