About the course

Introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to ensuring regulatory compliance through inspection and enforcement activities.

• Goal: Participants will be able to recognize compliance activities as they relate to the safety of human and animal food programs.
• Scope: Topics in this course include Foundations, Jurisdiction, Inspection Classifications, Inspection Tools, Inspection Techniques, Pre-Inspection, Inspection Process, Post-Inspection, and Enforcement Measures.

Course Objectives:

1. Foundations
   1. Define relevant terminology
   2. Recognize the relationship between inspection, compliance, and enforcement
   3. Recognize laws, regulations, and codes pertaining to your job function
   4. Recognize procedures pertinent to your job function
   5. Recognize the scope of responsibilities for regulatory agencies
   6. Define the purpose of education and outreach
2. Jurisdiction
   1. Recognize jurisdictional authority to conduct regulatory activities
   2. Differentiate the roles of regulatory agencies
   3. Identify examples of agency collaboration
3. Inspection Classifications
   1. Recognize examples of different types of inspections
   2. Differentiate between a routine and non-routine inspection
   3. Differentiate between team inspections and joint inspections
4. Inspection Tools
   1. ​​​​​​​Recognize how information technology is used during an inspection
   2. Identify reference materials
   3. Define the purpose of inspection forms
   4. Identify examples of inspection equipment
   5. Identify examples of outreach material
   6. Recognize guidance documents related to inspection duties
5. Inspection Techniques
   1. ​​​​​​​Recognize examples of professional demeanor
   2. Recognize the importance of interviews
   3. Recognize interview techniques
   4. Recognize observation skills
   5. Recognize the importance of accuracy in documenting findings
   6. Identify conflict management techniques
6. Pre-Inspection
   1. ​​​​​​​Identify pre-inspection activities
   2. Recognize the relevance of previous inspection reports
   3. Identify equipment checks necessary for the inspection
   4. Recognize if resources are available
7. Inspection Process
   1. ​​​​​​​Recognize activities to initiate an inspection
   2. Identify activities performed during an inspection
   3. Identify activities performed during an exit interview
8. Post-Inspection
   1. ​​​​​​​Identify examples of report requirements
   2. Identify report writing skills
   3. Recognize examples of compliance strategies
   4. Identify report submission timeframes
9. Enforcement Measures
   1. ​​​​​​​Identify examples of available enforcement options
   2. Recognize re-inspection timeframes
   3. Recognize enforcement timeframes
   4. Recognize options to bring a facility back into compliance
   5. Recognize legal protections related to enforcement
   6. Define progressive enforcement

Contact Hours (Total time: 3 hours 40 minutes)

• Unit 1: Foundations – 30 minutes
• Unit 2: Jurisdiction – 25 minutes
• Unit 3: Inspection Classifications – 15 minutes
• Unit 4: Inspection Tools – 30 minutes
• Unit 5: Inspection Techniques – 30 minutes
• Unit 6: Pre-Inspection – 15 minutes
• Unit 7: Inspection Process – 25 minutes
• Unit 8: Post-Inspection – 20 minutes
• Unit 9: Enforcement Measures – 30 minutes