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FOOD SAFETY FOR DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKERS

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Course Description

The purpose of this course is to equip disability support workers with the essential knowledge and practical skills to ensure food is handled, prepared, and served safely in a variety of disability support settings. It supports compliance with the Australian Food Safety Standards, the NDIS Practice Standards, and relevant workplace health and safety policies. Learners will explore the causes and prevention of food-borne illness, contamination control, temperature management, personal hygiene, and cleaning practices. The course also focuses on ethical and legal responsibilities when assisting participants with meals, ensuring that all food-related activities promote health, dignity, and participant choice.

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

1. Identify the key principles of food safety and contamination prevention

  • Explain how food-borne illnesses occur and the impact they have on vulnerable individuals.
  • Describe the four pillars of safe food handling: cleaning, separation, cooking, and chilling.

2. Apply safe food handling practices to reduce health risks for people with disability

  • Demonstrate temperature control, safe storage, and correct food preparation procedures.
  • Follow workplace hygiene and cleaning protocols to prevent cross-contamination.

3. Maintain hygiene, cleaning, and temperature control in accordance with legal and organisational requirements

  • Use cleaning schedules, checklists, and temperature logs to support compliance with the Food Standards Code.

4. Recognise and report food safety incidents or hazards appropriately

  • Identify unsafe practices or contamination risks and report them using organisational procedures and NDIS incident requirements.

5. Demonstrate compliance with NDIS and Food Safety Code standards in everyday work

  • Integrate food safety practices into participant support routines while upholding dignity of risk and participant choice.

 

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