Safety Orientation: Foodservice Training | Video & Program (English & Spanish)

Our Safety Orientation (Foodservice) training course gives new kitchen and restaurant employees a solid foundation in workplace safety before their first shift. Whether you're a cafeteria line server, a certified master chef, a dishwasher in a hospital's foodservice department, or work in any commercial kitchen setting, safety training benefits everyone who works around food preparation. Wet floors, knives, steamers, mixers, slicers, grinders, dish machines, hot surfaces, and fryers are just a few of the hazards present in a kitchen — and the risk multiplies during a lunch or dinner rush, when a single piece of lettuce on the floor becomes a serious slip hazard that's easy to miss until someone falls. This 16-minute course is designed to foster positive safety attitudes and empower employees to make good hazard management decisions from day one. Available in English and Spanish.

Choose the format that works best for your organization:

• Streaming — Instant online access, ideal for ongoing or recurring training. Monthly or annual subscription.
• MP4 Download — Includes both English and Spanish, regardless of your language selection! Download once and host on your own LMS, file server, or SharePoint. Annual license based on number of employees.
• USB or DVD — Physical media for in-person classroom training with no internet required.

Course Outcomes:
After completing this training, workers will have a good foundation of knowledge of kitchen hazards and how to approach food service work with safety in mind.

Who Should Take This Course?
All new hires in food service — including line cooks, servers, dishwashers, and kitchen staff. Also suitable for members of management, supervisors, train-the-trainer use, and annual refresher training.

This orientation touches on many kitchen hazards briefly — commonly paired with these dedicated courses for deeper, standards-specific training on the highest-risk areas in foodservice:

• Food Safety & Personal Hygiene Training — this orientation touches on kitchen hazards only; this dedicated course goes in-depth on handwashing, proper cooking and chilling temperatures, and preventing foodborne illness.
• Fire Safety Training — commercial kitchens are among the highest fire-risk workplaces. This course covers fire extinguisher use, fire classes, and OSHA 29 CFR 1910 Subparts E and L in far more depth than this overview.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Training — covers proper PPE selection under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132-.138, including cut-resistant gloves and non-slip footwear relevant to kitchen work.