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Departments Environmental Services Food Service Food Safety Training RequirementsFood Safety Education Training
Our Spring ServSafe Certification For Managers Schedule is now available.
The Jefferson County Health Departments Food Ordinance requires all food service operations to have their employees trained in food safety. The food code requires employees to demonstrate knowledge of food safety. All employees in Jefferson County Food Service Establishments must have been trained in one of the courses below.
PERSON IN CHARGE (MANAGERS TRAINING)
The Jefferson County Food Ordinance requires that all food service operations have a Person In Charge during all times of operation. The Person In Charge is a store manager, shift manager, associate, etc. who is responsible for the operation of the facility. Although there are few exceptions depending on the operation, the Person In Charge must complete an ANSI-CFP Accreditation Program for foodservice managers. To comply with this requirement, the Health Department routinely teaches the ServSafe Managers Course at the
- 360training.com, Inc
- Environmental Health Testing, LLC.
- National Restaurant Association
- Prometric Inc.
EMPLOYEE TRAINING
Employees must be trained in Basic Sanitation. This course is provided through the Jefferson College by the and through the health department. The health department also accepts The National Restaurant Association's ServSafe Starters course. This can be taken online at the ServSafe Starters online course. This course can be used but is not valid until a copy of the students training certificate has been sent to our office. A Basic Sanitation Certificate from the Health Department will be issued. This certificate is good for three years. The employee must then retrain. The cost for issuing a Basic Sanitaton Certificate is $ 5.00.
If you have training that is different than described above contact the health department. For more information contact Jefferson County Health Department Environmental Services This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (636) 797-3737
