Introduction

The Food Safety Culture and Behavior-Based Safety Training Course is specifically crafted to build strong organizational values, attitudes, and practices that reinforce safe food handling behavior at every level of the food supply chain. As regulators and certification bodies increasingly prioritize food safety culture as a critical compliance factor, businesses must move beyond checklists and implement behavioral strategies that foster accountability, vigilance, and proactive food safety actions.

This transformative course equips food industry professionals with the tools to assess, strengthen, and lead food safety culture initiatives. It introduces behavior-based safety (BBS) frameworks to influence individual and team behavior, align leadership with operational practices, and drive measurable improvements in safety performance. Through real-life scenarios and interactive learning, participants will develop the capacity to champion sustainable food safety excellence.

Target Audience

• Food safety and quality assurance managers
• Plant managers and production supervisors
• Human resource and training managers
• Health and safety officers
• Food safety auditors and consultants
• HACCP team leaders
• Senior management and decision-makers
• Regulatory compliance officers

Course Objectives

• Define food safety culture and its role in risk prevention
• Understand global regulatory expectations and GFSI requirements
• Identify behavioral drivers that influence food safety performance
• Assess the maturity level of an organization’s safety culture
• Develop strategies for embedding food safety values in daily operations
• Apply behavior-based safety tools to change unsafe practices
• Enhance employee engagement through training and communication
• Align leadership behaviors with food safety goals
• Monitor and measure culture change initiatives effectively
• Integrate food safety culture into existing FSMS frameworks
• Foster a proactive, transparent, and accountable workplace

Duration

5 Days

Course Outline

Module 1: Fundamentals of Food Safety Culture

• Definition, components, and importance
• Global trends and GFSI benchmarking requirements
• Impacts of poor culture on incidents and recalls
• Culture maturity models and measurement tools
• Role of leadership in shaping culture

Module 2: Behavior-Based Safety Principles

• Core elements of BBS in food environments
• Observational safety techniques
• Addressing unsafe behaviors through coaching
• Reinforcement and consequence models
• Building trust and open communication

Module 3: Assessing Organizational Culture

• Surveys, interviews, and diagnostic tools
• Analyzing attitudes, perceptions, and practices
• Identifying gaps between policy and practice
• Culture mapping and action planning
• Benchmarking internal and external practices

Module 4: Leadership and Communication Strategies

• Influence of leadership behavior on safety outcomes
• Leading by example and empowering teams
• Transparent communication strategies
• Effective food safety messaging
• Recognition and feedback systems

Module 5: Building and Sustaining Engagement

• Training methods to influence behavior change
• Peer-to-peer learning and safety champions
• Staff onboarding and ongoing awareness
• Promoting accountability and ownership
• Evaluating engagement outcomes

Module 6: Integrating Culture into Food Safety Systems

• Embedding culture goals in HACCP and ISO 22000
• Linking culture KPIs with performance reviews
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Aligning company values with safety actions
• Role of audits and management reviews

Module 7: Continuous Improvement and Best Practices

• Monitoring progress using key metrics
• Learning from incidents and near misses
• Case studies of successful culture transformations
• Staying updated on evolving standards
• Driving innovation through people-first practices

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org  Tel: +254 702 249 449

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Skills for Africa Training Institute Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Skills for Africa Training Institute certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org  Tel: +254 702 249 449

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 10 working days before commencement of the training.