Disaster Management System Plan for Food Manufacturing (Floods, Fire, Tornado, etc.)

Duration 60 Mins
Level Basic & Intermediate
Webinar ID IQW19I0906

  • Safety
  • Communication
  • Managing disaster
  • Potable water impact
  • Power hazards
  • Clean-up
  • Facility, grounds and equipment assessment
  • Prioritizing for approval for FDA or state Department of Agriculture
  • Re-contamination watch-outs
  • Re-commissioning equipment
  • Handling contractors
  • Traffic segregation
  • Sanitation, Environmental Monitoring, documentation requirements
  • Project tracking
  • Monitoring facility after start-up

Overview of the webinar

Disaster from floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. have been occurring with increasing frequency over the last several years. Unfortunately, there is little guidance available for food processors on how to manage. In a manufacturing environment, especially where exposures in food processing areas can pose a significant risk to the safety of food, ingredients, packaging, equipment and employees within a facility can shut-down a business with significant impact.

Who should attend?

  • Quality and Food Safety Staff/Management
  • PCQI Members
  • Operations Leads/Supervisors
  • Sanitation Leads/Supervisors
  • Plant Management
  • Warehousing Managers/Leads
  • Maintenance and Engineering Leads/Supervisors
  • Procurement Team Leads
  • Crisis Coordinators
  • Company Leadership
  • Risk Managers

Why should you attend?

This webinar will explore how to get the framework in place for a policy on disaster handling within a crisis management system. Details on safety, communication, managing the disaster, potable water impact, power hazards, clean-up, facility and equipment assessment, prioritizing for approval for FDA or state Department of Ag, avoiding re-contamination, re-commissioning equipment, handling contractors, traffic segregation, sanitation, Environmental Monitoring, documentation requirements, project tracking, etc. for a very thorough dive into pragmatic steps to bring the facility back online safely. The Learning Objectives are:

  • Disaster Types
  • Category Rating
  • Notification
  • Containment
  • Cleaning and Sanitation
  • Disposal
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Training and Communication
  • Site Regulatory Approvals
  • Success Takeaways

Faculty - Ms.Gina Reo

President, QAS, (Quality Assurance Strategies, LLC), is private consultant for the Food and Beverage Industry specializing in Global Food Safety and Quality with expertise in Regulatory Compliance, Prop 65, Crisis Management, Business Integration and Due Diligence M & A Compliance Risk Assessments. 

Formerly, Vice President, Food Safety, Weston Foods (WF), a GWL Canadian company and North American leader in bakery products. Transformed organization toward World Class Excellence for Food Safety within four years by framing Food Safety Roadmap Strategy for fast-tracking compliance to FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act), SFCA (Safe Foods for Canadian Act) and new NLEA (Nutrition Labelling Education Act) for US and Canada compliance. 

Over 25+ years of food safety and quality experience, after holding successive senior positions with Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, Best foods NA, Unilever, YUM! Brands and Quiznos (Board). Prior to joining Weston Foods, held position of Quality Director with Mondelez International (formerly Kraft Foods) in Europe, (Zurich, Switzerland) and Cadbury as QA Chocolate Director (Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety) for NA/Europe/Global. Education: MBA (Dual), International Business and Management; BS, in Business Administration Mgt., St. Peter’s University.

 

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