Cold storage workshop
Course description
The purpose of this workshop is to enable candidates to work efficiently in an environment that requires special temperature control and storage, while ensuring freight/stock integrity. They will acquire knowledge that will assist in the implementation of correct hygiene and safety measures that need to be applied when working in a temperature-controlled environment.
Course outline
By the end of the course, learners can understand, explain and apply:
- conditions relating to storage in cold storage
- comprehend basic refrigeration principles
- different refrigeration systems
- appropriate cold store cooling loads
- troubleshooting for cold store temperature problems
- old store housekeeping
- appropriate product handling at the cold store
- correct hygiene and safety measures
- temperature monitoring with reference to freight integrity
- an ability to identify and rectify problems with maintaining the correct temperature in a competent manner.
The above programme can be customised to suit a specific organisation’s policies and procedures.
Course information
- Unit Standard Title: Work with temperature controlled stock
- Classroom Price: R 5 580 per day (in a group of 1-15 learners)
- Classroom Duration: 5 hours (depending on the level of interaction and the number of questions that arise from the session)
- Credits: 4
- SAQA ID: 242979
- NQF Level: 3
- Prerequisites: Communication and Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 2
- Target Groups: • This programme is aimed at any person working with temperature-controlled stock in a warehouse or in any part of the logistics chain.