Mission: " to facilitate a safety culture, reduced business risk & liability, provide safety management solutions, maintain an ongoing value for money consultancy relationship with our customers"
Daryl worked in local government, environmental health for 18 years and has done hundreds of inspections for food safety and health and safety official controls. He has extensive training in HACCP and risk management. He routinely inspected and approved food manufacturing premises under Regulation EC 853/2004 for meat, dairy, fish, shell fish and egg products. An integral part of his work was taking food samples and providing follow with the food business on laboratory results. He also routinely investigated alleged food poisoning cases and outbreaks. Part of the statutory requirement of the Food Standards Agency Food Law Code of Practice and Health & Safety Executive Guidance is for authorised officers to maintain 'continuing professional development' (CPD). Registration with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and Chartered Status, requires thirty hours CPD each year. This provides an accumulation of lots of short courses and lever arch files full of certificates. Daryl has good experience in project management, systems thinking (value management), event management, human resource procedures and business management. He has always maintained a business support and friendly ethos in his approach to enforcement.
Over 1000 'food handlers' have attended Daryl's food hygiene training courses at Torridge District Council. Having catering and lecturing experience as well as environmental health provides for a lively and interactive training experience with plenty of stories to share. He has also taught adults with learning difficulties at Somerset College of Arts and Technology and at Cookery Workshops through 'Learn Devon' and the Northern Devon Food Bank. While working at Torridge and North Devon Council's he delivered road show presentations to local caterers across Northern Devon. This was a joint Council initiative to roll out the Food Standards Agency's Safer Food Better Business Packs. Daryl developed excellent working relationships with local businesses in his time as a Manager at Torridge, which was demonstrated through their generous feedback and comments. He is committed to equal opportunities and working within our rich and diverse culture in Devon, especially rewarding was bringing ethnic communities together at the Chefs' Corner Cookery Demos. Daryl has also facilitated food hygiene training for ethnic minority groups and can source interpreters as part of a package deal. The CIEH provide exam papers in different languages which helps where delegates can understand English but struggle to read and write in English.
Regular audits demonstrate good management, keeping your business safe and compliant and improves your standing during official inspections. We get to know your staff over regular visits and through training sessions. Effectively we become part of your management team providing ideas for effective working and due diligence.
Our course tutors are experienced Environmental Health Officers with many years of local government enforcement experience. We provide training in the South of England as far as Birmingham and London. We adapt the learning experience to individual needs with a blend of activities to keep learners engaged and asking questions. We believe there is no substitute for face to face learning.
