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Access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food is key to sustaining life and promoting good health. Unsafe food containing harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites, or chemical substances, causes more than 200 diseases – ranging from diarrhea to cancers. An estimated 600 million – almost 1 in 10 people in the world – fall ill after eating contaminated food. Children under 5 years of age carry 40% of the foodborne disease burden. This short course provides basic awareness of good practices to be followed while handling food.

Safety officer e-learning is a beginning of the journey towards an attractive career. It is aimed at anyone who is looking for a career in occupational health and safety, or those who are likely to handle health and safety aspects as part of their job.

Legionella acquired its name after an outbreak of a then-unknown "mystery disease" which was sickened 221 persons, causing 34 deaths in Jul 1978. Personnel with appointed duties should be familiar with the requirements needed to implement effective risk management strategies.

Fire safety is applicable everywhere as there are chances that a fire can be started anywhere; be it in the workplace or in the residence. If armed with adequate knowledge, it will be easy to prevent a fire starting, and to protect life and property from fire. This course will give you basic information of fire, fire prevention, fire protection, firefighting principles, and roles & responsibilities of fire safety personnel.