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<strong>PSO</strong> <strong>5000</strong> Page 404.5 Cleaning: The highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness must be maintained at alltimes. Cleaning schedules, monitoring systems, cleaning equipment and agents must belinked to effective prisoner training. To allow this:All cleaning equipment that is to be used in the food service area must be kept in adesignated area (NOT IN THE SERVERY) and must be marked with the correctcolour code;It is essential that a colour code system for cleaning equipment operates inaccordance with Prison Service policy as set out in PSI 19/2007 (a revision toSection 3 of <strong>PSO</strong> 3801, Health and Safety Policy Statement);Cleaning/servery personnel must ensure that all completed cleaning is done to thehighest standard. Completion of cleaning routines must be monitored and thefindings accurately recorded after each cleaning period by servery supervisors.(These are to be kept for audit purposes – a minimum of 6 months completedrecords are to be maintained.)Control of Substances Hazardous to Health4.6 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) is the name given to the series ofregulations aimed at protecting people against risks which may occur from exposure tosubstances or processes hazardous to health in the work place. Under COSHHRegulations 2002 (as amended) all persons at work need to know the safety precautions totake so as not to endanger themselves or others through exposure to substanceshazardous to health. All persons that are required to use chemicals in the course of theirwork must be trained in their safe use and training entered on 2055C. The chemicals mustnot be kept in the servery area but in a designated chemical storeroom. This room must bekept locked.Food Collection and Transportation4.7 It is the responsibility of staff collecting a food trolley from the kitchen that the contentscorrespond with the items required/ordered. It is also the responsibility of staff collectingfood to ensure that the food trolley is at the correct temperature.Food Service4.8 Cold Serving Counters - Temperatures and Food Service: It is essential that the hotplatesand cold service counters are in good working order and are at the correct temperaturesbefore food is placed inside. Equipment must be switched on in plenty of time for it to attainthe correct temperature.4.9 Food Temperatures at Point of Service: It is a requirement that food temperatures aretaken and recorded at the point of service. When food arrives at the servery it must bedecanted into the hotplate leaving lids on gastronorm trays until food service commences.Just before the start of serving food, the temperature of each dish must be taken and thefindings recorded. If the food service takes over 30 minutes then a second check must bemade. If food is not at the correct temperature, guidance should be sought from theCatering Manager.4.10 Hot Holding and Food Service: It is essential that all hot food is transported at the correcttemperature. Hot food must be served hot. Food cabinets must be able to maintain a coretemperature of a minimum +63°C or above. Cabinets must be operating at a minimum of+75°C or above. All hot food must be served at a temperature above +63°C.Issue No. 294 issue date 09/04/08

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