Food Safety Classes

Great Food Takes Love. Safe Food Takes Training.

To help our local food service operators meet licensing requirements, the sanitarians at the Union County Health Department offer food safety classes.

Concession Stand Worker Training

This is a free 1.5 hour course for volunteers and employees working in public concession stands. Our sanitarians provide education on the basics of the safe handling of common concession stand foods and best practices on cleaning. If your organization is interested in this training, contact the Union County Health Department at (937) 642-2053 to make arrangements. A 5 person minimum is required.

Person In Charge Training

Person In Charge (PIC) Certification in Food Protection is a required training for the designated person in charge for each shift of a risk level I, II, III, and IV food service operation or retail food establishment. This is a one-day food safety class. If your company is interested in this training, contact the Union County Health Department to make arrangements. A 5 person minimum is required. An online course that meets the Person In Charge training requirement is available for purchase online at http://www.servsafe.com/.

Manager Course

A risk level III or IV food service operation is required to have at least one management level food service employee who has obtained the Ohio Manager Certification in food protection. The ServSafeTM Manager Course is a course commonly taken to meet this requirement. This course is a more extensive training that provides managers with in-depth knowledge of proper food safety practices for use in their facilities.

Proctored Exam Only for ServSafeTM Managers Course: The ServeSafeTM Managers “Certification in Food Protection” online course is available for purchase at www.servsafe.com.

You must purchase the training product that includes the online course and a voucher for a proctored exam. The final exam will need to be proctored in order to receive your Ohio Certification. Our sanitarians can be scheduled to proctor a final exam by calling (937) 642-2053. There is a $25 proctor fee payable at the time of the test.