Mushroom Industry Safety Training Program English

This training App is brought to you by Food Safety CTS, LLC, Murray Securus and the Chester County Economic Development Council for the American Mushroom Institute (AMI) and focuses on the different activities that employees need to follow when working with mushrooms to prevent accidents and injuries in the workplace. The App covers areas such as electrical hazards, fall hazards, caught-in hazards, struck-by hazards and sprain and strain hazards which are present on a mushroom farm or in the packinghouse. Lock out/Tag out activities and proper lifting techniques are just a few of the different activities that will help prevent an accident at a company. Employees will learn how to stay safe and prevent accidents and injuries from happening within the mushroom industry.
Each AMI Food Safety Training App includes interactive activities, videos and quizzes to ensure employees are engaged throughout the course. At the end of each App, there is a multiple choice quiz or an activity to verify the employee has properly learned the information presented in the App.
Other AMI Training Apps include:
• The ABCs of Food Safety
• Mushroom Contaminants
• Personal Hygiene on a Mushroom Farm
• Personal Hygiene in a Mushroom Packinghouse
• Handwashing on a Mushroom Farm
• Handwashing in a Mushroom Packinghouse
• Cross-contamination on the Farm
• Cross-contamination in the Packinghouse
• Food Defense
This training App is available in English and Spanish.
This program was developed by Food Safety Consulting and Training Solutions, LLC for the American Mushroom Institute and the Mushroom Council.

Food Safety CTS, LLC, the Mushroom Council, the American Mushroom Institute and its members commissioned this work in support of the mushroom industry. All efforts have been taken to ensure the accuracy and veracity of the information contained in this document. Nonetheless, Food Safety CTS, LLC, the Mushroom Council, the American Mushroom Institute and its members are not responsible, expressly or implied, for the ideas and recommendations contained in this document, as well as errors and omissions therein, and do not assume any legal responsibility for any loss or damage resulting from use of the information contained herein.