Webinar on BRC Risk Analysis

Overview: Risk Assessment is a fundamental and intuitive activity that is not new to manufacturing professionals. Bringing consciousness and tangibility to this process is the challenge often faced. A practical guide documenting the process will be the topic of this training.

This presentation will take you step by step through the creation of each type of risk assessment required by the BRC. Process and product driven risk matrices will be presented. Sources of supporting documentation demonstrating the rationale utilized to arrive at conclusions will be provided. Quantification of risks and the progression to meaningful programs with defined goals.

Why you should attend: Global Food Safety and US audit standards are becoming more and more aligned. While the numbering of items varies from one to the other, the criteria remain largely the same. Preparing for one audit is much like preparing for any other. However, There is a significant difference in the BRC certification requirements called risk assessments. There is approximately 27 risk assessment required throughout the quality systems standards. a review of the risk assessments is a critical part of the audit process. Conducting the risk assessments is also required for developing compliant as well as pertinent programs that lead to the achievement of quality systems objectives. What are the risk assessments that are needed and is there a way to tackle this seemingly insurmountable task? A practical approach to simplifying this process will be presented. By understanding the intent and utilizing a systematic process, the documentation of risk assessment can be easily accomplished bringing rigor and relevance to all the elements of the food safety and quality systems as well as facilitating a high performance result in the BRC certification audit.

Areas Covered in the Session:
Areas of the operation in which risks exist
Sources of documentation
Classification of risks
documenting current processes for mitigating risks
proposing risk reduction strategies
Establishing timelines for process improvements
Following up on proposed process improvements
Application to regulatory and industry standards
Sources of documentation

Who Will Benefit:
Senior Plant Management
Corporate Division Leaders
Document Authors and Editors
Quality Assurance

Speaker Profile:
Melinda Allen is a Food Safety and Quality Consultant in the Food Industry. Melinda has had a long and dedicated career of Quality Assurance and Food Safety leadership with companies such as YUM Brands and Quiznos. Her consulting clients have included leaders in the field such as Burger King, Panda Express and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. She continues to work with many of these and additional clients. Melinda and her team of experienced professionals are available for Quality Assurance and Food Service auditing, Specification and Program Development and Training, Product Commercialization.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT

Price List:
Live : $165.00
Corporate live : $395.00
Recorded : $295.00