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About the Course

Previously 'Ohio Level 1 Training'.

Our online Ohio Person In Charge Food Safety certification course focuses on safe food preparation and handling techniques and is intended for anyone that works in food preparation, storage, or service. Upon completion of the course, you are immediately food safety certified and you can print or save your food handler card.

The ODH (Ohio Department of Health) requires that all employees are properly trained in food safety as it relates to their assigned duties.

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Course Features

Our online Ohio Person In Charge Food Safety course is an interactive course with full audio narration and engaging real-world scenarios for the best user experience and information retention.

This is a 1.5 hour self-paced course.

Our training course works on all computer devices including: smart phones, tablets, laptops, and PCs. If needed, you can conveniently switch back and forth between your phone (or tablet) and your computer, while taking the course, and you will always be returned to your most recent progress. Once you create an account you can log in from any computer or mobile device and train any time, anywhere.

You have 6 months from enrollment to complete this course. You can log in and out of your training account and your place in the course will be saved.

After successfully completing this course, there is a 14 question multiple choice knowledge assessment at the end. You can immediately print your official Ohio Person In Charge Food Safety certificate from your own printer.

Course Outline

Our Ohio Person In Charge Food Safety Training certification course will teach you the importance of safe food handling as well as how to properly clean and sanitize your establishment.

Our food safety training consists of an introduction, 7 lessons of instruction, and a conclusion. There is a 14 multiple choice knowledge assessment at the end of the course. Below is a detailed course outline of topics covered in the course.


Basic Food Safety

Food Handlers will be able to identify:

  • The definition of foodborne illness and common foodborne illness symptoms
  • Biological, chemical and physical hazards.
  • Routes of contamination such as, people, animals, cross-contamination, air, water, soil, food-contact surfaces and food.

Personal Hygiene

Food Handlers will be able to identify:

  • How, when, and where to wash their hands.
  • How to use gloves correctly and when to change them.
  • How to care for your hands and fingernails before handling food.
  • What should and should not be worn when handling food.
  • Illness symptoms that must be reported to your manager.
  • Where you should and should not eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum or tobacco in the operation.

Time and Temperature

Food Handlers will be able to identify:

  • Food that needs time and temperature control to keep it safe.
  • The Temperature Danger Zone.
  • How to use a thermometer correctly.
  • Requirements for receiving food and non-food items.
  • How to control the time and temperature of food during storage.
  • How to thaw, cook, hold, cool, and reheat food correctly.

Cross-Contamination and Allergens

Food Handlers will be able to identify:

  • How to prevent cross-contamination when storing, prepping and serving food.
  • Signs that indicate food has been contaminated prior to receiving it.
  • How to handle and store chemicals to prevent cross-contamination.
  • The Big Nine food allergens and how to prevent them from causing an allergic reaction.

Cleaning and Sanitation

Food Handlers will be able to identify:

  • The difference between cleaning and sanitizing.
  • How and when to clean and sanitize surfaces.
  • How to set up and use a three-compartment sink correctly.
  • How to use and maintain dishwashers correctly.
  • How to handle garbage correctly.
  • Signs of pests in the operation.

Final Exam

  • 40 multiple-choice questions - you must score at least 75% to pass

Certificate of Completion

Your Person In Charge Food Safety Training certificate is available to print or save immediately after you complete the course and the knowledge assessment. It will be emailed to you. You can also log in to your account at anytime to print or download your certificate.

Your certificate does not expire.

State Requirements

Ohio Person In Charge Food Safety Certification in Food Protection, is a mandatory training for the person in charge per shift of a risk level I, II, III, and IV food service operation or retail food establishment:

  • When a new food service operation or a new retail food establishment is licensed after March 1, 2010 unless the individual has successfully completed an equivalent or more comprehensive certification in food protection course (Manager Certification).

  • When a food service operation or retail food establishment has been implicated in a foodborne disease outbreak.

  • When the licensor has documented a failure to maintain sanitary conditions as per section 3717.29 of the Revised Code for a retail food establishment or section 3717.49 of the Revised Code for a food service operation.

ODH Approved Training

Our online Ohio Person In Charge Food Safety Training provider name is Diversys Learning and our provider number is #89-145. Our approval can be found on the Ohio Department of Health website.

Select 'Person in Charge Certification' and under County, select 'Online'.