This document provides guidance on hygiene practices for food service workers. It emphasizes the importance of handwashing to prevent disease transmission, maintaining a clean and organized work environment, wearing clean clothing with proper hygiene, and using the appropriate utensils, equipment and materials for food preparation and service. Guidelines are given for work attire, tools, furniture, linens and various items used in restaurants.
This document provides guidance on hygiene practices for food service workers. It emphasizes the importance of handwashing to prevent disease transmission, maintaining a clean and organized work environment, wearing clean clothing with proper hygiene, and using the appropriate utensils, equipment and materials for food preparation and service. Guidelines are given for work attire, tools, furniture, linens and various items used in restaurants.
This document provides guidance on hygiene practices for food service workers. It emphasizes the importance of handwashing to prevent disease transmission, maintaining a clean and organized work environment, wearing clean clothing with proper hygiene, and using the appropriate utensils, equipment and materials for food preparation and service. Guidelines are given for work attire, tools, furniture, linens and various items used in restaurants.
2020 ▪ Handwashing ▪ Always when we are at work, many times due to stress we forget to perform this important action. If we wash our hands, we can prevent the spread of diseases such as the transmission of it to our colleagues. ▪ Be ordered ▪ It is one of the most important factors when we talk about occupational hygiene. We have to avoid leaving the items in our office on the floor and picking them up to promote a healthy habit, as well as preventing our colleagues from tripping over them. ▪ Clean equipment ▪ We must try to be clean in our workspace. Although many times companies have hiring cleaning professionals, it is worth being able to be organized with our things and keep them in good condition. In the long run we will appreciate it. ▪ Clean clothing ▪ We must try to make us hygienic by dressing. An image says more than a thousand words, and the image that we show to our colleagues is important to be able to show an occupational hygiene and a better appearance. ▪ Changes of clothes as many times as necessary.
▪ Light colors in the chosen model.
▪ Comfortable, non-slip footwear, easy to clean and
disinfect.
▪ Hats to collect hair.
▪ Masks in environments with sanitary hygiene risk.
▪ Gloves on specific occasions and not
recommended for working with food, especially latex ▪ The clothing can vary considerably according to place or company and in some countries the usual uniform is usually something like: ▪ White long-sleeved shirt. ▪ Bow tie or bowtie. ▪ Black pleated trousers. ▪ Black socks. ▪ Black shoes (dress). ▪ Neat, shaved, neat hair, short nails and clean hands. ▪ You must carry an identification plate. ▪ No accessories ▪ Sleeveless black jacket. They usually carry basic tools like a corkscrew or opener and pen with them. In certain places, extra elements can be added such as a stone, a commander or a POS as well as an apron or a bracelet indicating being head of section. Some establishments make use of cash payment by the waiter for the drinks requested from the barman: customers pay the waiter for the drinks in cash, the waiter returns the change to the customer on the spot and each new order of drinks requested from the barman, must pay them before leaving with them to serve them to clients, forcing themselves to carry a money fund for payment operations with the client. At the end of the day, the waiter delivers the fund to the bartender or bar manager. ▪ This group includes the set of instruments, furniture and special equipment found within a restaurant, which are available to the staff working in the restaurant to carry out their tasks. ▪ In turn, it is made up of 6 large groups: ▪ 1. Furniture ▪ 2. Lingerie ▪ 3. Cutlery ▪ 4. Glassware ▪ 5. Earthenware ▪ 6. Miscellaneous accessories It is the set of furniture found inside the restaurant, which fulfills two main functions: Comfort for the client, and * Help the dining room staff. The furniture is subdivided into four large groups: TABLES: Which in turn are subdivided into Tables for clients and tables for service. CHAIRS SIDEBOARDS TROLLEYS FOR SERVICE. ▪ It is the set of pieces made with different types of fabrics and of various sizes and colors, which are used to provide the service within the restaurant ▪ } The lingerie of a restaurant consists of: ▪ } Fleeces ▪ } Tablecloths ▪ } Table covers ▪ } Napkins ▪ } Lito (service cloths) ▪ } Skirts and Lace ▪ It is the set of pieces made of different materials, shapes and sizes that are used in the restaurant for the consumption of the different dishes that are offered. Silver and stainless steel are the most used materials in the elaboration of these utensils. ▪ It is the set of pieces made with different types of materials (ceramic, porcelain, clay, etc.), and of various shapes and sizes used in a restaurant to serve food. The USNA 008 standard, requires that the restaurant tableware must be in perfect condition (without breaks or scratches). ▪ In this group you will find the necessary material for the service of drinks in the dining room and in the bar. Its design and style obey the classic characteristics according to the different drinks, of varied shapes and sizes. ▪ In our language there is a difference between glass and crystal. A good crystal has a sonorous timbre. The glass sounds opaque. The difference between glass and crystal can be seen because glass is more transparent and does not have bubbles.