Training of employers and employees
The training programmes “Safety Technicians B or C risk category” which are of 35 hours (7 days of training) and 10 hours (2 days of training) respectively, are submitted to the Ministry of Labour – Directorate D9. From the end of the seminar and once the approval decision has been issued by the Ministry, the Training Certificate will be issued within 10 days. Once the Certificate of Training is issued, the same employer will be able to register as a safety technician and at the same time terminate the contract for the assignment of safety technician duties. Until the employer – company has obtained the Certificate of Training, the employer – company will have to delegate the tasks of the Safety Technician either to an external partner or to External Protection and Prevention Services (EXYPP).
According to the current legislation on the safety and health of employees, in all companies, regardless of the sector of economic activity and the number of employees, the employer has the obligation to provide employees with Protection and Prevention Services, i.e. safety engineering services. This certificate is now a prerequisite for every business.
Content of the seminar
The Safety Technician Seminar is for all employers. It is required by the legislation that every employer who employs employees must have a safety and health officer responsible for the safety and health of employees in the workplace / safety technician.
The safety technician is an advisor to the employer and the employees and in general his/her mission is:
- (a) regularly inspect workplaces from the point of view of occupational health and safety, report to the employer any failure to comply with health and safety measures, propose measures to deal with it and supervise their implementation.
- (b) to ensure that employees within the undertaking comply with the rules of occupational health and safety and to instruct them in how to prevent occupational hazards arising from their work.
The employer is also obliged to have a written assessment of the risks in his company, which is drawn up by the safety engineer. In the written risk assessment, a systematic examination of all aspects of any work carried out is made and recorded:
What could cause damage and harm.
Whether the sources of risk could be eliminated, or if not.
What prevention and protection measures are or should be implemented.
To determine the qualifications of the safety technician and to calculate his/her working time, companies are classified into three categories A (high risk), B (medium risk), C (low risk).
The safety technician’s working time depends on the number of employees and the risk of the enterprise.
Participation cost 70€ for the Category C programmes and 130€ for the Category B programmes.
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Hygiene & Food Safety (EFET)
The KEK10 – KDBM PALLINIS in cooperation with the Single Food Control Authority(EFET), implements Level 1 training programs “Food Hygiene and Safety” (EFET seminar). EFET EFET determines the minimum content of the programmes, approves and monitors their implementation in accordance with the provisions, carries out the evaluation process and issues the relevant training certificates.
The above programme aims to impart general and basic knowledge for the correct application of appropriate practices – handling during the production, processing, storage, transport, distribution and supply of safe food and the correct understanding of the mandatory, by law and current scientific know-how, practices for food hygiene and safety.
According to the Ministerial Decision 14708/17-08-2007 (Government Gazette B' 1616), food businesses that produce, process, store, transport, distribute or retail foodstuffs or are engaged in the retail trade, the distribution of foodstuffs, food retailing, food distribution, catering and confectionery or are food production or processing laboratories, are obliged to train all their staff (EFET seminar), who are involved in food handling, on the basis of the procedure described in the Ministerial Decision and in accordance with Regulation 852/2004 of the European Food Safety Authority.Ε.
The KEK10-KDVM PALLINIS, responding to the increasing needs of the country's workforce, undertakes the organization and implementation of training programs (Efet seminar), with face-to-face (classroom) and distance learning (e-learning), which ensure success in the Efet examinations for obtaining the certificate. The programme specifications are as follows:
- Each training programme lasts 8 - 10 hours and fully covers all the modules required for successful participation in the certification exam.
- Attendance hours are morning or afternoon, in order to combine with the trainees' working hours.
- The trainers of the training programme belong to the register of trainers of food business personnel of the Hellenic Food Safety Authority.
- The curriculum is approved by the Hellenic Food Safety Authority.
- A certificate of participation is issued upon registration.
- A certificate of attendance is issued at the end of the training programme.
- Upon completion of the training, participants are entitled to participate in examinations scheduled by the Hellenic Food Safety Authority to obtain certification.
- The classes have continuous openings, are daily and offer high quality studies combining electronic presentations, note taking, etc.
The modules included in each training programme (EFET seminar) for the training of food business staff (Level 1) are briefly as follows:
- Introduction to food safety
- Micro-organisms and their characteristics
- Crusades and their prevention
- Personal hygiene and food handler behaviour
- Working environment
- Cleaning practices
- Common miasms and their control
- Food hygiene legislation
The programme (EFET seminar) is addressed to employees in the food business sector, regardless of the employer-employee employment relationship provided (permanent, contracted seasonal employees, etc.), as well as their nationality. It concerns persons who produce, process, store, store, transport, distribute foodstuffs or are engaged in retail trade, food distribution, catering and confectionery or work in food production or processing workshops.
The programme aims to ensure quality, produce safe products and protect the consumer, in accordance with European Parliament Regulation 852/2004 on food hygiene.
The duration of the program is 8 - 10 hours and takes place in 2 days.
With your registration, a temporary certificate of participation is provided immediately, which covers you until the date of the seminar.
