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As the hospitality industry continues to evolve and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alchemy Academy continues to provide new guidance for the issues facing:

Hotels
Restaurants
Retail companies
And more!

Your operation must understand key COVID-19 safety and sanitation protocols, regain consumer trust, and build infection control programs to keep your consumers, employees, and brand safe. Our blogs, online courses, white papers, and more are here to help you succeed in doing just that.

Blogs

Six Types of Infection Control Measures for the Hospitality Industry

Not all control measures are created equal. Understand which infection control measures will work best in your hospitality business with this guide.

What Safety and Hygiene in the Hospitality Industry Means for You

Discover best practices to help lead your business to sanitation success.

Hospitality Management Principles for Preventing the Spread of Infection

Break the chain of transmission in your business and regain consumer trust with our newest Protek course, developed in partnership with Intertek Cristal. Enroll and explore our in-depth overview of key COVID-19 safety protocols, what a coordinated POSI response program consists of, and how to respond dynamically to the risk of infection.

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Protek – People Assurance Certification Course

Certify your team in COVID-19 safety protocols with the only certification that shows the public you are certified to keep them safe.

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White Papers

Your Guide to Infection Control Programs for the Hospitality Industry

Preventing the spread of infection is imperative to keep guests, employees, and third parties safe. Expanded infection prevention and control programs enable your hotel to manage this spread while maintaining the core function of providing an exceptional guest experience. Understand the steps to building your infection control program with this comprehensive overview.

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Understanding potential hazards in your facility keeps employees safe and healthy, minimizes loss of life, and decreases the risk of revenue loss. Reinforce your health and safety management with these A to Z resources on occupational health and safety (OHS), environmental health and safety (EHS), OSHA, and more. Our curated content hub is your one-stop shop for blogs, online training courses, webinars, and white papers developed from our distinguished consulting team’s decades of experience across a variety of industries. Fortify your workplace safety practice with the offerings found below:

Blogs

Your 5 Workers’ Rights Through OSHA

10 Steps to Jumpstart Your Occupational Health andSafety Program

Use OSHA Best Practices to Prevent Chemical Catastrophe

Your Guide to Building an Effective OHS Program

OSHA Foundations – Online

Developed and taught by Intertek Alchemy’s occupational health and safety experts with experience across the supply chain, this OSHA training course focuses on real-world application of key concepts for food industry professionals and facilities.

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Protek – People Assurance Certification Course

Certify your team in COVID-19 safety protocols with the only certification that shows the public you are certified to keep them safe.

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Risk Assessment eLearning Course

Sound risk management procedures are essential to assess and mitigate the risks associated with your management system. Discover key risk assessment methods and ensure regulatory compliance.

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Webinars

Don’t Get Busted! OSHA 2019 Top Five Violations in General Industry

Dive into five of OSHA’s Top 10 Most Cited Violations in 2019. This webinar discusses specific standards, the hazards and types of associated incidents, penalties, and some things you can do to protect your people and your organization.

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ISO 45001: Context, Leadership, and Worker Participation

In this ISO 45001 series webinar, Rick Gehrke, Environmental Safety & Health Consultant, discusses how organizational context, commitment, leadership, and worker participation are key in establishing and implementing an effective OH&S management system and safety culture.

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ISO 45001 Overview: The Purpose, Function, and Benefits

Get a basic overview of ISO 45001 and the components of an effective OH&S management system for ISO 45001 certification.

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How to Build a Strong Manufacturing Safety Culture & Ensure OSHA Compliance

Join industry veteran, Greg Bigus from Accord Carton, as he shares best practices for onboarding and retaining your employees that help drive safety, quality, and productivity.

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White Papers

Top 5 Most Cited OSHA Violations -- White Paper

Protect Your Employees and Avoid the Top Five OSHA Violations

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Food Safety Crisis Management Simulation – PMA

The Industry’s First Food Safety Crisis Management Simulation

Available January 2021

Become a produce industry CEO and learn to manage a foodborne illness outbreak in your facility. From Intertek’s Alchemy Academy and Produce Marketing Association (PMA), Food Safety Crisis Management Simulation is the first choose-your-adventure style crisis management simulation food industry professionals of its kind for. Each decision presents distinct consequences, feedback, and lessons. Build a new food safety knowledge base and gain access to practical crisis management resources for your operation!

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Meet Your Team

Join a fresh cast of characters navigating seven crucial scenes in our foodborne illness outbreak timeline.

Evolve Your Crisis Management

See how each decision impacts the future of your company and your consumers via direct instruction and reviews.

Keep Learning

Discover a bevy of downloadable resources to bring your newly honed crisis management skills out of the screen and into your facility.

Discover the Benefits

Develop a complete understanding of the decision-making process inherent within a foodborne illness outbreak.

Understand how to work with various leadership roles within your facility and the food industry for food safety and brand success.

Access cutting-edge resources to help craft a top-notch crisis management plan

Prerequisite Programs for your HACCP Plan

Your Prerequisite Program Primer

Prerequisite programs, including GMPs and SSOPs, are essential building blocks of a food safety system. Without them in place, facilities cannot guarantee the production of safe, wholesome food for human consumption. This white paper explores what prerequisite food safety programs may prove necessary to support a successful HACCP plan and provides regulatory resources for facilities looking to build and improve their PRPs.

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Understand why prerequisite programs are vital to a healthy HACCP system
Gain insight into practical examples of PRPs for your facility
Get an overview of PRP regulations and resources
And more

Intertek Academy

Intertek Academy helps you understand, implement, and improve your business.

Our educational programs range from one-hour introductory webinars designed to increase your understanding of management systems standards and supply chain compliance, to five-day IRCA-registered courses for those responsible for system implementation and auditing. Presented by practising auditors, these programs are designed to keep you fully informed on the latest industry requirements and best practices.

For questions, comments or for on-site training at your business, please contact us at business.assurance@intertek.com or call us at 800-810-1195.

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Your Guide to Food Safety Training

Get Your Roadmap to Food Safety Training Success

The Academy Roadmap for Food Safety Training provides an accessible, logical, and proven route to food safety success. With it, professionals across production understand which online courses they should take, what order to complete them in, and why they’re essential. We offer interactive online food safety courses so that employees at every level can excel in their roles, expand their industry knowledge, and, most importantly, keep the food supply safe.

In this guide, you’ll discover:

Where to begin with food safety training
How to progress through Alchemy Academy’s food safety courses
A concise description of each online course and its importance
Further resources for professional development

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your roadmap

Food Defense Online Training

Comprehensive Food Defense Training for Every Role

In partnership with the Food Protection and Defense Institute at the University of Minnesota (FPDI), Alchemy Academy proudly offers a robust library of food defense training courses. With affordable eLearning options for employees at all levels, our exclusive catalog uses expert instruction to help professionals grow in their careers, meet various FDA food defense requirements, and work toward compliance – keeping themselves and their consumers safe.

Food Defense in 15

This brief online module teaches employees working at actionable process steps, and their supervisors, how to detect, report, and record intentional adulteration threats. Empower your frontline workers with a deeper understanding of fundamental food defense concepts and their role in your facility’s Food Defense Plan. This course satisfies FSMA’s 21 CFE 121.4(B)(2) training requirement.

Food Defense Supervisor Awareness (English & Spanish)

Complementing HACCP training, this flexible learning course adheres to new Edition 8.1 changes and takes an in-depth look at six content areas that mirror the SQF Food Safety Code. By using interactive activities and knowledge checks, this course offers real-world application of HACCP principles. The concepts learned in this course help develop and implement your SQF system, improve your SQF audit, and prepare to control risks to your food safety system. Implementing SQF Systems Course: Manufacturing—Edition 8 outlines industry best practices and helps you adequately prepare for SQF certification.

Food Defense Manager

Coming soon to Alchemy and FPDI’s food defense library, The FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule requires companies to implement a written food defense plan to identify vulnerabilities and establish mitigation strategies. Food Defense Manager provides food manufacturing professionals with the tools, tips, and real-life examples needed to develop and execute a successful Food Defense Plan so that their facility is prepared to handle intentional adulteration threats with confidence. This course satisfies the training requirement in 21 CFR 121.4(c)(2) of the IA Rule.

FPDI subject matter
expertise

Meet regulatory
requirements

Access anytime,
anywhere

Cost-effective
eLearning

Additional Resources

Food Defense Plan Builder

Intentional Adulteration
White Paper

Food Defense Blog

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Your Guide to Infection Control Programs – POSI Response White Paper

Understand Infection Prevention and Control Programs for the
Hospitality Industry

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the hospitality industry must adapt beyond heightened hotel sanitation practices. Preventing the spread of infection is imperative to keep guests, employees, and third parties safe. Expanded infection prevention and control programs enable your hotel to manage this spread while maintaining the core function of providing an exceptional guest experience. Understand the steps to building your infection control program with this comprehensive overview.

With this guide, you will:

Discover the purpose and elements of a POSI response program
Learn how to conduct an infection risk assessment
Understand how to implement infection controls
Gain a foundation for effective POSI communication

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your free POSI response download

Free Course Preview – Managing Kosher Production

FREE Course Preview

Managing Kosher Production

Wondering where to start with your kosher certification journey? Managing Kosher Production is your fully online introduction to the basics. Discover how producing kosher products benefits your facility.

Course Agenda

Introduction
Module 1: The Basics of Kosher Certification
Module 2: Easy as P.I.E.

Module 3: Finished Product
Module 4: The Company’s Part in the Program
Module 5: What to Expect at the Inspection

Module 6: Special Situations
Conclusion

Discover the Steps to Intentional Adulteration Rule Compliance

Food manufacturers must meet new requirements for the FDA’s Final Rule on Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration. Developing a thorough understanding of the new IA Rule regulations is not only vital to your facility’s compliance, but more importantly to preventing wide-spread public health harm. Learn how to better plan, implement, and analyze strategies to combat the risk of food adulteration in your operation with this guide.

With this guide, you will:

Learn the definition and purpose of the Intentional Adulteration Rule
Note key dates for IA Rule compliance
Explore new IA Rule requirements
Discover three types of food defense audits
Learn how to avoid common food defense non-conformances

SQF – How to Prevent Food Safety Risks

Prevent Food Safety Risks With This
Quick and Easy Guide

Identifying, preventing, and managing potential food safety risks is critical to the safety of your employees, your consumers, and your brand. Our SQF Food Safety Tip Sheet provides an easily accessible starting point for recognizing and minimizing such hazards in your facility. Everyone on your team profits from this short outline of foodborne illness prevention.

In this guide, you will:

Develop a basic understanding of hazards and hazard analysis
Understand the global burden of foodborne illness
Discover the common causes of foodborne illness outbreaks and recalls
Learn about food safety risk assessment and the importance of an effective food safety plan
Get familiar with the steps to identifying and managing food safety hazards

Your Hospitality Content Hub for Infection Control Protocols

Blogs

Six Types of Infection Control Measures for the Hospitality Industry

What Safety and Hygiene in the Hospitality Industry Means for You

Courses

Hospitality Management Principles for Preventing the Spread of Infection

Protek – People Assurance Certification Course

White Papers

Your Guide to Infection Control Programs for the Hospitality Industry

Be an Insider

Your Workplace Safety Training Hub

Blogs

Your 5 Workers’ Rights Through OSHA

10 Steps to Jumpstart Your Occupational Health andSafety Program

Use OSHA Best Practices to Prevent Chemical Catastrophe

Your Guide to Building an Effective OHS Program

Courses

OSHA Foundations – Online

Protek – People Assurance Certification Course

Risk Assessment eLearning Course

Webinars

Don’t Get Busted! OSHA 2019 Top Five Violations in General Industry

ISO 45001: Context, Leadership, and Worker Participation

ISO 45001 Overview: The Purpose, Function, and Benefits

How to Build a Strong Manufacturing Safety Culture & Ensure OSHA Compliance

White Papers

Protect Your Employees and Avoid the Top Five OSHA Violations

Be an Insider

The Industry’s First Food Safety Crisis Management Simulation

Available January 2021

Go Inside the Simulation

Meet Your Team

Join a fresh cast of characters navigating seven crucial scenes in our foodborne illness outbreak timeline.

Evolve Your Crisis Management

See how each decision impacts the future of your company and your consumers via direct instruction and reviews.

Keep Learning

Discover a bevy of downloadable resources to bring your newly honed crisis management skills out of the screen and into your facility.

Discover the Benefits

Your Prerequisite Program Primer

Download today to:

Intertek Academy helps you understand, implement, and improve your business.

Find classes by location

Find classes by location

Show the world you’re safe. Everywhere, every day.

Show the world you’re safe. Everywhere, every day.

Get Your Roadmap to Food Safety Training Success

In this guide, you’ll discover:

Sign up today to get your roadmap

Comprehensive Food Defense Training for Every Role

Food Defense in 15

Food Defense Supervisor Awareness (English & Spanish)

Food Defense Manager

FPDI subject matter expertise

Meet regulatory requirements

Access anytime, anywhere

Cost-effective eLearning

Additional Resources

Food Defense Plan Builder

Intentional Adulteration White Paper

Food Defense Blog

Get Industry Updates

Understand Infection Prevention and Control Programs for the Hospitality Industry

With this guide, you will:

Sign up today to get your free POSI response download

FREE Course Preview

Managing Kosher Production

Course Agenda

Discover the Steps to Intentional Adulteration Rule Compliance

With this guide, you will:

Prevent Food Safety Risks With This Quick and Easy Guide

In this guide, you will:

Sign up today to get
your roadmap

FPDI subject matter
expertise

Meet regulatory
requirements

Access anytime,
anywhere

Cost-effective
eLearning

Intentional Adulteration
White Paper

Understand Infection Prevention and Control Programs for the
Hospitality Industry

Sign up today to get
your free POSI response download

Prevent Food Safety Risks With This
Quick and Easy Guide