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Health & Safety in Commercial Kitchens
The hazards that actually hurt kitchen staff: burns, slips, cuts, lifting, fire, chemicals and machines. Online, with a certificate for your training records.
25k25,000+ people train with Guardian Safety every year. Call 01 424 3013.
Per person, online
€29- Self-paced online
- Certificate today
- Kitchen hazards
- Unlimited attempts until you pass
25yrs
Training Irish food businesses
25,000+
People trained every year
4.9★
Google rating
CPD
Accredited training centre
About this course
Every hazard in the kitchen, before it hurts someone.
Health and Safety in Commercial Kitchens is an online course for everyone who works in a hotel, restaurant, café, canteen or catering kitchen, from kitchen porters and line cooks to head chefs and managers. Kitchens combine heat, sharp tools, wet floors, heavy loads, chemicals and pressure, and the injuries that follow are predictable. This course shows how to prevent them.
It covers the hazards that cause most kitchen accidents: fire, burns and scalds, chemical exposure, electrical risks around water, slips, trips and falls, and heat stress. It explains the personal protective equipment that helps and how to use it, how to assess the risks in your own kitchen, and how to respond when something goes wrong, from a burn to a fire to an electrical incident.
The course is self-paced online with a test at the end and a certificate on completion. It gives every kitchen worker the safety awareness the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act expects, and gives managers a simple way to induct new starters and show that the whole team has been trained.
Who needs it
Kitchens are the most dangerous room in hospitality.
The Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 requires employers to identify hazards, control them and train staff. This course gives every kitchen worker the safety awareness the Act expects, in one sitting.
- Chefs, cooks and kitchen porters
- New starters on induction
- Supervisors and head chefs
- Catering and canteen staff
- Care home and hospital kitchens
- Food production floors
What you'll learn.
Short video lessons with a check after each, then a multiple-choice test you can retake as often as you need.
Burns and scalds
Hot oil, steam, ovens and liquids, and the habits that prevent the most common kitchen injury.
Slips, trips and falls
Floors, spills, footwear and clean-as-you-go.
Fire, chemicals and electrics
Fire risks in kitchens, safe handling of cleaning chemicals, and electrical dangers around water.
PPE and heat stress
Using protective equipment properly and recognising heat stress before it becomes an emergency.
Risk assessment
Spotting the hazards specific to your kitchen and putting controls in place.
Emergencies and reporting
Responding to burns, fire and electrical incidents, and what to report and how.
By the end of the course you'll be able to
- Identify the common kitchen hazards: fire, scalds, burns, chemicals and electrical dangers
- Put preventative measures in place to reduce slips, trips and falls
- Use personal protective equipment correctly
- Carry out a basic risk assessment for the hazards in your own kitchen
- Recognise heat stress and act before it becomes an emergency
- Respond appropriately to burns, fire and electrical incidents
- Promote safe working practices across the kitchen team
Three ways to do it
Same certificate. Your choice of how.
Individuals
Online, on demand
Short video lessons on any device, pass the test and download your certificate.
- €29
- Cert today
Groups up to 12
Trainer-led, at yours or ours
For groups we can deliver kitchen health and safety at your premises, at our centre or as a live virtual class. Ask us and we will price it for your team.
- Priced on enquiry
- Half a day
- Certs on the day
Teams and businesses
Group pricing
Tell us how many staff and where you are. Online licences, a trainer at your premises or ours, or a live virtual class, priced for your team.
- Up to 12 people
- Nationwide
- Live virtual option
- Buy and start
Pay on the Online Academy and the course opens straight away. No waiting for access.
- Watch the lessons
Short videos with a knowledge check after each. Stop and pick up on any device.
- Pass the test
Multiple choice, with unlimited attempts until you pass, so nobody gets stuck.
- Download your certificate
Issued instantly as a PDF and emailed to you. Keep it with your training records.
Course details
Everything on one page.
No brochure to request, no call to book a call. If it isn't answered here, ring us.
- Kitchen Health & Safety
- Online
- Issued on completion
- Training record
Your certificate
On passing the test you receive a Guardian Safety Health and Safety in Commercial Kitchens certificate as a downloadable PDF for your training records.
| Course | Health and Safety in Commercial Kitchens, aligned with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 |
|---|---|
| Who it's for | Everyone who works in a commercial kitchen |
| Format | Online on demand, video lessons and quizzes |
| Duration | Self-paced, about an hour |
| Assessment | Multiple-choice test. Unlimited attempts until you pass. |
| Certificate | Downloadable certificate on successful completion, for your training records |
| Access | 12 months access to the online course |
| Price | €29 online per person. Group training priced on enquiry. |
Why train with Guardian
Twenty-five years training Irish food businesses.
CPD accredited centre
Guardian Safety is a CPD accredited training centre, and our core food safety courses carry CPD credits.
Instant certification
Pass the test and your certificate is generated on the spot. No waiting for emails or approvals.
Unlimited attempts until you pass
Retake the test as many times as you need until you pass, at no extra cost, with 12 months of access to go back over the lessons.
Real people on the phone
Call 01 424 3013, Monday to Friday 9 to 5:30, and talk to someone who can help.
Mapped to the guidelines
Our food safety courses are mapped to the FSAI guidelines on food safety training and to Irish legislation.
4.9-star Google rating
Twenty-five years in business and 25,000 people trained a year. Read what customers say on Google.
The law and guidance behind this course
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
requires employers to identify hazards, assess risks, and provide the information, instruction and training employees need to work safely.
Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007
set the specific duties for workplaces, equipment, manual handling and protective equipment that apply in a kitchen.
Before you book
The questions we get every day.
Answered here so you don't have to wait on an email.
Is this a legal requirement?
Employers must provide safety training under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. This course covers the kitchen-specific hazards that training needs to include.
Does it replace manual handling training?
No. It covers safe lifting awareness, but a full manual handling certificate is a separate course, which we also run.
Can I do it on my phone?
Yes. It works on a phone, tablet or laptop.
When do I get the certificate?
The moment you pass. Download it for your training file.
Can I retake the course later, for example when my certificate expires?
Unlimited attempts apply to the test, until you pass. Once you've passed, the course is complete and your certificate is issued. When it's time to renew, you buy the course again and get a new certificate with a new date.
Do I have to finish it in one sitting?
No. Your progress is saved automatically, and you have 12 months of access, so you can stop at any lesson and pick up later on any device.
Can I book it for a group?
Yes. Tell us how many people and where you are, and we'll price it for your team: online licences, a trainer at your premises or at our centre, or a live virtual classroom.
For business
Certify the whole team, once.
Tell us how many staff and where you are. We'll come back with a price for online licences, a trainer at your premises, or a day at our centre.
- One contact, one invoice, any number of staff
- New starters added any time
- Certificates for every person, issued on the day
Or call 01 424 3013, Monday to Friday, 9 to 5:30.
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