Grease Hygiene Operative Course (GHO)

These include BSRIA (Building Services Research & Information Association), CIBSE (Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers) and The BESA (Building Engineering Services Association).

These publications have helped to shape good practice in our field. Quality training in line with these standards has always been within the DNA of Swiftclean, who have always championed the skills development for people in the wider ventilation hygiene trade. We are delighted to have been approved by BESA Academy to deliver the Grease Hygiene Technician and Operative courses.

These courses will help operatives and supervisors conducting kitchen grease extract fire safety cleaning in our sector to better understand their responsibilities and the importance of fully complying with TR19® Grease to obtain competency certification from The BESA and will allow their businesses to meet the requirements of the BESCA VHR.

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WHO IS IT FOR?

This course is aimed at those who are working in or are about to start work within the building engineering services kitchen extract cleaning industry.

COURSE OVERVIEW

The course has been mapped to the current National Occupational Standards (NOS) as well as industry recognised guidance and specifications including, but not limited to TR19 Grease.

It consists of both theory and practical activities and delegates will be tested across both. The theory and practical exercises include aspects on:

Safe working practices
The principles of kitchen extract systems and associated components
Preparing the work location
Cleaning of kitchen extract systems and associated components
Working sustainably
Problem solving

The candidate will be trained and tested on all of the above. They will be expected to prepare the work location, gain access through to and clean kitchen extract systems and associated components through access panels. They must select the correct materials, tools and equipment to carry out the activities and they must apply the correct cleaning methods and techniques to meet industry standards.

ON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE DELEGATES WILL:

Have developed a greater understanding of health, safety and environmental issues within the workplace specific to Grease Hygiene
Appreciate the importance of sustainable working
Have an understanding of the principles of kitchen extract systems and associated components
Know how to prepare the work location for cleaning activities to be carried out
Be able to select the correct materials, tools and equipment for the work activity
Have the ability to safely carry out the correct cleaning methods and techniques
Be able to problem solve within their scope of responsibility

Reserve your place

Can I certify my clean to BESA’s TR19® Grease once I have passed the Grease Hygiene Technician course (GHT)?

Once you have passed the BESA Grease Hygiene Technician (GHT) course, to enable you to certify your cleans to TR19® Grease, your company needs to apply to become a member of the BESCA Ventilation Hygiene Register (VHR).

As part of the acceptance criteria for the Ventilation Hygiene Register (VHR), they check that your company has qualified Grease Hygiene Technician’s (GHT’s), as this is a requirement of TR19® Grease. To move from a VHR registrant to a fully Approved Member a VHR Registrant must complete a stage called the ‘1st 5 stage’. This is to have 5 compliant Post Clean Reports audited against TR19® requirements.

When a company is going through the 1st 5 process, their membership is classed as ‘under review’ and the system will allow 1 Post Clean Report (PCR) to be uploaded at a time. This means that once you’ve carried out a clean, you can submit your PCR to the Scheme and they will carry out a desktop audit on it. This takes them between 24 and 48 hours. If the PCR is not deemed compliant, they will work with you to get it to a compliant status.

Once this first report is compliant, you can then carry on and submit another PCR (up to 5) until BESCA is satisfied that your company is competent, and they will award you ‘Approved Member’ status.

You can then certify your cleans to TR19® Grease and use the logo on your paperwork.

Can I certify my clean to BESA’s TR19® Grease once I have passed the Grease Hygiene Operative course (GHO)?

No, only a person who has passed the Grease Hygiene Technician (GHT) course can certify a clean to TR19® Grease (and if their company is an approved member of the BESCA Ventilation Hygiene Register).

Is there a discount for BESA members?

Do I need to be a member of BESA to take the course?

Do I need prior experience of cleaning grease extract systems before I can take either the GHO or GHT course?

Ideally you will have 3 months experience before taking the Grease Hygiene Operative (GHO) course. You will need to pass the GHO course before you can be accepted onto the Grease Hygiene Technician (GHT) course.

How do I become a member of the BESCA VHR (Vent Hygiene Register)?

You can do this for free if you are a BESA member. If you are not a BESA member, your company will need to be assessed for competence. The current fee for this is £350 (at 20/04/2023). Please see: https://www.thebesa.com/vent-hygiene-register for more details.

What is the difference between the GHT and the GHO course – and does this impact what the engineer can do on site?

The GHT course is for the Supervisor and the GHO course is for the Operative. It is only the Supervisor who can complete the Post Clean Report (PCR) and certify the clean to TR19®Grease.

Is a GHO a higher accreditation than a GHT?

The GHT course is for the Supervisor so is therefore higher than the GHO which is for the Operative.

Hotel name and address	Distance from Swiftclean training centre	Hotel rating
Premier Inn Southend West, Thanet Grange, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6GB Tel: 0871 527 9008	1.5 miles (5 minute drive)	3 star
Holiday Inn Southend Airport, 77 Eastwoodbury Crescent, Southend-on-Sea SS2 6XG Tel: 01702 543001	2.1 miles (6 minute drive)	4 star

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