What is food safety supervisor?

A Food safety supervisor  is to respond to employees' safety concerns, to conduct, as necessary, the safety inspection of any Board facility and to investigate and report on complaints of hazardous working conditions. He also aids in increasing health and safety awareness.

This is not my specialty

A food safety supervisor is a person nominated by the owner of a class1 or class2 food premises to ensure safe food handling and hygiene practices are followed in the workplace. The food safety supervisor must:

• have the knowledge and authority to be able to supervise other people handling food in the business
• know how to identify a hazard
• take reasonable steps to ensure that the food business is free from hazards
• have completed accredited food safety training for the food sector that they are currently working in.
•  Food Safety Supervisor needs to be trained in certain nationally recognised units of competency and hold a FSS certificate.

The legislation requires refresher training every5 years.

Training requirements are

The legislation requires refresher training every5 years.

A food safety supervisor is someone who:

• knows how to recognise, prevent and alleviate food handling hazards at your premises;
• has a Statement of Attainment that shows the required food safety competencies from a Registered Training Organisation (RTO);
• has the ability and authority to supervise other people handling food at the premises and ensure that food handling is done safely.

The following section provides a step-by-step guide to whether your business needs a food safety supervisor, and if so, how to ensure they meet your businesses requirements. Your local council determines the class of your food safety business which in turn determines your food safety supervisor needs. This fact sheet also provides information about food safety supervisor requirements and training.

A food safety supervisor is someone who:

• knows how to recognise, prevent and alleviate food handling hazards at your premises;
• has a Statement of Attainment that shows the required food safety competencies from a Registered Training Organisation (RTO);
• has the ability and authority to supervise other people handling food at the premises and ensure that food handling is done safely.

Has the authority to supervise other people handling food and to ensure that the handling is done safely

holds an FSS certificate that is no more than five years old

is not an FSS for any other food premises or any other mobile catering business

A person holding an FSS certificate will know how to recognise, prevent and alleviate the hazards associated with the handling of food.

Food safety supervisor not for produce safety food only but to ensure that food quality in a high standard 

Food safety supervisor is to ensure the food quality in high standards, but not for produce food.

Food safety supervisor is a person nominated by the organization to ensure that all the activities, processes & products are complying with the food safety norms.