If you’re not aware of StateFoodSafety.com’s Cartoon Calendar, you won’t want to miss this incredible resource! Our 18-month calendar makes food safety training less of a chore and a lot more fun through its comical illustrations of food safety concepts. Principles such as food hazards, personal hygiene, and proper cooking temperatures are taught through these cartoons that are both funny and educational.
Each month of the calendar includes:
- Cartoon: catches employees’ attention and presents training in a fun and memorable way
- Food Safety Reminder: provides a brief review of the relevant food safety concept or practice that is essential for keeping your customers safe
- Cartoon Calendar Activity: invites employees to get involved with food safety issues through engaging activities
Simply posting the Cartoon Calendar in a noticeable place can give employees a convenient way to review food safety training. In addition, here are some suggestions for making the most of this resource:
- Take advantage of the monthly format of the calendar by creating regular 5-minute trainings based on each month’s topic.
- Quiz your employees by asking what food safety issue is being highlighted in this month’s cartoon and find out if they know how the issue should be addressed.
- If you need to correct an issue at your operation, try referencing the relevant cartoon from the calendar to frame the issue in an upbeat and positive manner.
- Invite employees to consider what food safety issues arise in your facility and how they would represent that in a cartoon. Thinking about these concepts in new and abstract ways may help to reinforce safe behaviors, and if they submit their idea to resource@statefoodsafety.com, it might even wind up in next year’s calendar!
Using the Cartoon Calendar in trainings can help your training to be more personable and exciting, so don’t miss out on this opportunity to enhance your employee’s training experience and help them to make your establishment a safer place.
You can access a digital version of the Cartoon Calendar, or order a printed calendar by emailing calendar@statefoodsafety.com.
—Diana Shelton
