Contamination risk from carriers
Asymptomatic carriers of typhoid and enteric pathogens present the primary product-safety risk in any food handling operation.
Food Processing sector
Occupational health for food processing and handling
Food-handler certification is a statutory licensing requirement, not a discretionary wellness measure. The examination protects the consumer as much as the worker, and FSSAI inspection will ask for the records by name.
33
Food units certified
6-monthly
Handler re-verification cycle
0
Licensing observations raised
Primary hazard
Contamination risk
Food-handler statutory certification
Exposure profile
What your people areactually exposed to
The hazards below drive every test in the food processing protocol. Nothing is included because it is standard — each one answers a specific exposure.
Cold-chain and thermal stress
Freezer and blast-chill environments create circulatory and musculoskeletal considerations for storage staff.
Wet-floor and machinery hazards
Slip risk and moving machinery in processing halls make vision and mobility assessment relevant.
Cleaning chemical exposure
CIP chemicals and sanitisers drive dermatological and respiratory screening for the sanitation crew.
Examination protocol
The test panel, andthe reason for each test
This is the panel an inspector will ask you to justify. Every row states the exposure it answers and the cycle it runs on.
| Test | Why it is in the panel | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Stool culture and typhoid screen | Carrier detection | Annual |
| Skin and nail inspection | Food-handler hygiene clearance | Every 6 months |
| Vaccination status review | Typhoid and Hepatitis A | Per schedule |
| Vision screening | Inspection and machinery work | Annual |
| Chest radiograph | Tuberculosis exclusion | Annual |
Statutory basis
What the law expectsof this sector
We prepare the registers and evidence in these formats as part of the programme — not as an add-on when an inspection is announced.
Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 — medical fitness of food handlers
FSSAI Schedule 4 — annual medical examination and vaccination records
Factories Act 1948 — general health and welfare provisions
Customer and retailer audit standards including BRC and SMETA
Other sectors we run protocols for
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