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Hygiene Training

Everybody working on the site (workers, subcontractors, managers, owners, etc.) is required to participate in a basic hygiene training at least once a year. The purpose of this training is to teach the producer’s hygiene instructions and to raise awareness for why they need to be implemented.

Hygiene Training

Records containing the following information shall be kept (AF 3.3.1):

  • List of topics covered
  • Name of the trainer
  • Date of training
  • List of attendees
Hygiene Training

Inspectors are required to check whether the workers comply with the hygiene training and are competent to perform their duties according to the hygiene instructions. (AF 3.2.4)

Question (QQAF026)
A producer subcontracts harvest activities to another company that is specialized in this type of service. Is the producer required to conduct basic hygiene training before the workers begin to harvest?
Yes
No
Question (QQAF027)
A watermelon producer subcontracts the harvest activity to another company. This company has already given general basic hygiene training to its workers. Is the producer also required to organize hygiene training for these workers before they start with the harvesting activities?
Yes, the producer must ensure that he has personally trained everyone on his farm.
No, not when the subcontractor’s training is similar to the training required by the producer and the producer keeps proof of this training for all the workers on the farm.
Question (QQAF028)
The producer personally conducted all the basic hygiene training, but did not keep any attendance records because he argues that his workers can neither read nor write. He just made a note in his farm journal that he had conducted the training for all his workers on that specific day and that it lasted 2 hours. Can the inspector accept this as sufficient evidence?
Yes
No
Question (QQAF029)
True or False. Basic hygiene training is not applicable to owners.
True
False
Question (QQAF030)
True or False. It is considered sufficient when the owner personally conducts the annual basic hygiene training. He is not required to go for additional external training in basic hygiene principles.
True
False
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If this has not be done by the subcontractor, the producer is responsible for conducting basic hygiene training for harvest workers working on the farm and must provide evidence for this hygiene training. This evidence must be available on the farm during the inspection.

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If the hygiene training conducted by the subcontractor is sufficient and in line with the producer’s requirements, the producer is not required to conduct hygiene training as well, but he must keep proof of the training that has been conducted.

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No, because this does not certify that all the workers were present on the day of the inspection. GLOBALG.A.P. requires evidence of attendance. If workers are illiterate, they may fingerprint their participation.

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All workers, including owners and managers, must annually participate in the farm’s basic hygiene training.

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There is no GLOBALG.A.P. requirement that the trainer for basic hygiene principles should attend additional training before conducting the training.

NOTE: However, producers are advised to also attend training related to good hygiene principles. Workers are required to demonstrate competence, and so it is good practice if the producer who conducts the training can also demonstrate competence.