This list is a useful tool to help organize your staff in case of a possible emergency or disaster. 

This checklist is a useful tool when putting together an emergency supplies kit. This list includes needed items for food preparation and safety.  

This menu provides suggestions for menu items that do not require electricity and/or refrigeration. RFS customers can contact QADept@RFSDelivers.com for adjusted posting menus for no added salt, no added sugar, renal, full liquid, and pureed diets. Items may be substituted depending on availability and personal preference.

This checklist provides logical steps to preparing your facility for a disaster or emergency. 

Keeping food safe is an essential part of the daily foodservice profession. A foodborne illness or outbreak can be caused by improperly handling food or food left in the temperature danger zone for more than four hours. Because food temperature is an important part of food safety, if your facility loses power, certain procedures must be enforced in order to ensure all food is being stored, cooked, held for service, or served in the safest manner possible. After completion of this in-service, the participants will be able to:

• Identify the need for food safety during a power outage.
• List ways to prepare for potential power outages.
• Explain hor to keep freezers and coolers cold without power.
• Describe how to create a safe environment for potentially hazardous foods in the freezer and cooler when power returns. 

Natural disasters could affect any facility at any location.  Being prepared for a disaster can increase safety at any site.  Each type of disaster is different and should be handled accordingly.  No matter the type of disaster, it is important that all employees and volunteers have the appropriate protective wear.  In most disaster sites, gloves, boots, and protective clothing are needed.  At the end of this in-service the participants will be able to:

• Describe different ways to prepare for a disaster.
•  Identify precautions that need to be taken after a disaster.
• Understand ways to clean and decontaminate after a disaster
   

Water is the most critical nutrient that humans need for survival. Humans can go several days without food, but they cannot survive without water. Preparing emergency water supplies and knowing how to locate additional water sources during an emergency are two of the most important steps in dietary disaster planning. After completion of this in-service, the participants will be able to:

• Identify the need for water safety.
• Indicate the amount of stored water needed per person per day.
• List appropriate sources of water during an emergency.
• Demonstrate how to purify contaminated water.