Trainer Resources

Course Set Up

• Register a PSA Grower Training with AFDO - Courses must be registered at least 2 weeks in advance of the training date.
• PSA Grower Training Course Agenda Template
• PSA Grower Training Course Set Up Guide
• PSA Grower Training Course Checklist
• PSA Grower Training Course Template Language for Advertising

Teaching Tools & Supplemental Materials

• General Resources
  • More Than Words illustrations - 1/31/22
  • Training Concepts for PSA Grower Training Curriculum Modules: Core Recommendations to Assist Delivery of the PSA Train-the-Trainer Course - 10/25/2021
  • Clicker Questions to Generate Discussion – Supplemental Activity (PowerPoint) - 6/28/21
  • Produce Safety Bingo
     
• Module 1
  • Clarification of Compliance Dates Chart - 3/29/19
  • Enforcement Discretion for Hops, Wine Grapes, Pulses, Almonds - 6/15/20
  • Enforcement Discretion for Qualified Exemption during COVID-19 - 6/15/20
  • Enforcement Discretion for Farm & Facility Definitions - 6/28/21
  • FSMA Produce Safety Rule Exemptions & Exclusions (PowerPoint)
  • PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 1 - 10/1/20
     
• Module 2
  • PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 2 - 10/8/20
     
• Module 3
  • Soil Amendment Activity - 6/15/20
    • Soil Amendment Activity Instructions
    • Soil Amendment Activity Slides for Print
  • PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 3 - 10/15/20
     
• Module 4
  • PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 4 - 10/22/20
     
• Module 5-1
  • Supplemental Slides for Proposed Subpart E (Agricultural Water) Requirements (PowerPoint) - 9/21/2022
  • "Is This Agricultural Water?" - Supplemental Activity (PowerPoint) - 12/7/17
  • Updates & FDA Announcements Regarding Agricultural Water (PowerPoint) - 6/21/19
    (Updated June 2019 to reflect recent FDA rule-making and align with version 1.2 of the PSA GT Course)
    • Printable PDF of Slides - 6/21/19
    • Printable PDF with Notes - 6/21/19
  • MWQP Agricultural Water Calculators (online tools)
  • Geometric Means, Statistical Threshold Values, and Microbial Die-Off Rates (longhand calculations)
  • Coliform Supplemental Activity - 9/25/18
    • Coliform Activity instructions
    • Printable Coliform Activity Cards
  • Information to Share with Laboratories:
    • FSMA Produce Safety Rule Water Quality Testing Requirements for Farms (PowerPoint)- 1/31/19
  • PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 5-1 - 10/29/20
     
• Module 5-2
  • Introduction to Selecting an EPA-Labeled Sanitizer
  • Labeled Sanitizers for Produce - Excel Tool Version 2 updated 9/27/18
    • Video Tutorial: How to Use the Excel Tool Labeled Sanitizers for Produce
  • "What is Infiltration?" - Short Video
  • PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 5-2 - 11/5/20
     
• Module 6
  • "Name that Zone" - Supplemental Activity - 12/7/17
    • PowerPoint
    • Printable photos
  • "What is a Biofilm" - Short Video
  • Cleaning vs. Sanitizing
  • PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 6 - 11/12/20
     
• Module 7
  • See Farm Food Safety Writing Plan page for more resources
  • PSA Train-the-Trainer Refresher Office Hour - Module 7 - 11/19/20

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