IFSS National Curriculum Standard Level: Basic Core

Content Area: Personal Safety

Description: Introductory knowledge, skills, and abilities related to hazards encountered by regulators, and appropriate protective actions to mitigate hazards.

Topic Areas:

  • Description: Base knowledge of personal safety related to feed and food programs.

    Terminal Competency:

    Explain how personal safety is achieved by following agency safety policies.

    Enabling Competencies:

    1. Define relevant terminology.

    2. Explain agency policy related to safety.

    3. Recognize safety hazards.

    4. Describe proper Personal Protective Equipment.

    5. Review safety publications.

    6. Employ proper safety procedures.

    7. Explain the action to be taken when a safety hazard is observed.

    8. Demonstrate personal protection strategies.

    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: Practical knowledge regarding chemical hazards.

    Terminal Competency:

    Describe chemical safety hazards.

    Enabling Competencies:

    1. Explain hazards associated with chemicals.

    2. Employ safety procedures when working with chemicals.

    3. Identify chemical hazards.

    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: Practical knowledge of hazards related to equipment.

    Terminal Competency:

    Describe equipment-related safety risks.

    Enabling Competencies:

    1. Explain hazards associated with equipment.

    2. Employ safety procedures related to equipment.

    3. Identify equipment hazards.

    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: Practical knowledge of physical/environmental hazards.

    Terminal Competency:

    Describe physical/environmental safety risks.

    Enabling Competencies:

    1. Employ safety procedures related to physical/environmental hazards.

    2. Identity environmental hazards.

    3. Identify physical hazards.

    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: General knowledge of the identification and reaction to miscellaneous hazards to maintain personal safety.

    Terminal Competency:

    Describe the safety risks associated with miscellaneous hazards.

    Enabling Competencies:

    1. Identify miscellaneous hazards.

    2. Employ proper safety techniques associated with specific hazards.

    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: Equipment used for protection against health and safety hazards.

    Terminal Competency:

    Discuss the use of safety equipment.

    Enabling Competencies:

    1. Identify safety equipment.

    2. Recognize when to use safety equipment.

    3. Demonstrate how to use safety equipment.

    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.

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