9fbtechreview.comDECEMBER - FEBRUARY· Provide ongoing food safety training to all employees.· Communicate the organizations goals and the importance of food safety.· Share with the employees the task specific items that they will be able to perform to help keep your organizations product safe for your customers.· Encourage their participation and recognize their involvement.Controlling and monitoring of all the potential hazards found in a facility cannot be done by a mere few people. Investing in your employees and teaching them about the hazards and how to identify them will give the organization more hands on deck. Keeping your employees engaged with the desire to "do what's right when no one is looking" is often accomplished by rewarding and giving recognition. Utilizing recognition programs like Food Safety Hero of the Week / Month on your bulletin boards, company website, or social media platforms may help drive participation. Reward programs and incentives such as prize raffles where employees can benefit from reporting hazards to their leadership team, often brings a sense of competition to the production floor. Ultimately, it's all about your employees. Without their participation, it will be difficult to maintain a successful food safety culture. Discovering and utilizing creative ways to keep your employees engaged in food safety will only improve the likelihood of a successful food safety culture program within your organization. The process of creating a robust food safety culture does not happen overnight. Do not let this discourage you. Developing a food safety culture is an investment that takes time. Investing in each one of your employees from your senior leadership team, down to your entry level new hire. Build the framework, invest in your people, reward participation, and recognize involvement, and your program will grow stronger and stronger each day. Understanding the hazards at your facility will provide you with the information needed to develop a plan to help prevent costly food safety incidents from occurring
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