Food Processing Lubrication Badge Preparation Course – On-Site, 1 Day

Name: Food Processing Lubrication Badge Preparation Course - On-Site, 1 Day
SKU: 43109
Availability: InStock

$2,500.00

FPL Badge targets lubrication practitioners in food or pharmaceutical environments (production, handling, distribution, etc.) responsible for daily activities that may include selection and application of different levels of rated lubricants, routine lubrication tasks that adhere to food safety standards (including oil changes, top-ups, greasing bearings, lubricant receiving and storage, and care of lubricants and dispensing devices), compliance with governmental regulations and documentation requirements, equipment and field inspections, and contamination control (including microbial and food particles).

Common job titles include Lubrication Technician, Reliability Technician, Reliability Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Lead, Maintenance Technician, Equipment Operator, Operations Manager, Operations Supervisor, Operations Lead, Quality Assurance Technician, Reliability/Maintenance Engineer, and Maintenance Craft.

Participants are provided with course reference materials as well as practice exams.
The course fee does not include ICML Exams. ICML Examinations can be held at the site or on-line. Please contact ICML directly to arrange for examinations.

Travel expenses (airfare, car rental, and hotel) will be invoiced after the course completion with Net 10 terms of payment.

Prepayment of the course is required through check, credit card or direct deposit.

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Description

Description

The 1-day course is offered on-site to qualified participants. To become certified, an individual must meet the following requirements:

Education and/or Experience – Candidates must hold either MLA I or MLT I certifications OR have a minimum of 1 year of experience with industrial lubricants and the knowledge base of the Food Processing Lubrication Body of Knowledge.

Examination – Each candidate must successfully pass a written, 25-question, multiple-choice examination that evaluates the candidate’s knowledge of the topic. Candidates have 45 minutes to complete the closed-book examination. A score of 70% is required to pass the examination and achieve certification.

The Food Processing Lubrication Badge preparation course is provided in 5 sections:

I. Food Grade Lubricants Selection

A. Base Oils

B. Additives

C. Thickeners

D. Classifications

1. H1 etc.

2. Non-Food Grade Lubricant Use

II. Food Processing Regulations

A. FSMA

B. HACCP

C. ISO

D. FDA

E. NSF

F. ELGI/EHEDG

III. Lubricant Application

A. Bearings

B. Gearing

C. Motors

D. Compressors

E. Chains

F. Hydraulics

G. Conveyors

H. Direct contact (hooks, pan release, etc)

IV. Contamination Control

A. Lubrication Degradation

1. Water Contamination

2. Particle Contamination

3. Microbial Contamination

4. Lubricant Shelf life

5. Heat related oxidation, resulting from Clean-in-place (CIP) and Steam-in-place (SIP)

B. Equipment Modifications

1. Caustic/Sanitation

2. Particle Contamination

V. Equipment and Field Inspections

A. Inspections for leakage, debris

B. Lubricant analysis as an inspection tool

C. Detecting lubricant mixing

D. Detecting food in lubricant

E. Detecting lubricant in food

F. Detecting microbial contamination

The Course is built from the required Domain of Knowledge:

21CFR172.878
21CFR172.882
21CFR178.3620
21CFR178.3570
21CFR182
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