Description: The purpose of the plan review process.

Terminal Competency:

Explain the public health significance of a plan review.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Articulate how the plan review process contributes to the control of the foodborne illness risk factors.

2. Articulate how the plan review process contributes to compliance with Food Code recommendations.

3. Discuss when a plan review should be initiated.

4. Describe the plan review process in your jurisdiction.

5. Explain the role of regulatory stakeholders in the plan review process.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Food Code requirements related to food establishments that are newly constructed, remodeled, or converted.

Terminal Competency:

Determine if the plan review submission is minimally compliant.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Verify the completeness of a plan review submission.

2. Apply the Food Code to a plan review.

3. Apply jurisdictional requirements to a plan review.

4. Describe deficiencies identified in the plan review submission.

5. Make a determination of the plan review submission.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Creating a food establishment environment that facilitates and promotes food safety behaviors and practices.

Terminal Competency:

Discuss how the plan review process supports an effective food safety management system.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Articulate the importance of building food safety into the plan review.

2. Analyze an intended menu.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Verifying various capacities that may be included in a Plan Review submission, and that may be required.

Terminal Competency:

Verify that the capacities included in the submission are adequate.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Evaluate hot water capacity.

2. Verify refrigeration needs.

3. Evaluate dry storage space.

4. Verify lighting intensity levels.

5. Verify that mechanical ventilation requirements have been met.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Determining that equipment being used in a food establishment is sufficient and adequate.

Terminal Competency:

Determine if the proposed equipment is adequate for the operation.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Explain how an intended menu impacts equipment requirements.

2. Determine if the storage equipment is adequate for the intended use.

3. Determine if equipment is adequate for warewashing.

4. Determine if equipment is adequate for non-permanent and undefined food operations.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Field or on-site verification of compliance with the approved plans.

Terminal Competency:

Verify the execution of the approved plan.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Conduct pre-operational inspections.

2. Utilize inspectional equipment.

3. Verify the approvals of other authorities.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.