Name: Implementation of BRCGS for Packaging Materials Issue 7 Course
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Build a BRCGS Packaging Materials Issue 7 system clause by clause, across all seven sections and 269 sub-clauses
Sequence the nine fundamental requirements first, because they need an evidence history that cannot be compressed
Run a hazard analysis and risk assessment that separates critical control measures from prerequisite programmes, and validate both
Write specifications and statements of compliance that survive an audit, including food-contact legality
Build internal audit, inspection, traceability, recall testing and corrective action systems that find problems before the auditor does
Control artwork, print and line clearance, the requirements with no real equivalent in food manufacturing
Apply position statement P708, in effect since 10 August 2026, to clauses 4.4.1 and 4.8.2
Prepare the site, the evidence and the people for the certification audit, then close non-conformities within the 28 days

Course Content

MODULE 1: THE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT
Scoping, gap analysis, the fundamentals and the project plan that gets a packaging site from nothing to an audit-ready system.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes
Lesson 2: What Implementation Actually Means
Lesson 3: Meet Kariega Flexibles
Lesson 4: Defining Scope and Choosing Your Audit Option
Scenario check 1: evidence, scope and the audit option
Lesson 5: The Nine Fundamental Requirements
Lesson 6: How to Read a Requirement
Scenario check 2: the fundamentals and reading a requirement
Lesson 7: The Gap Analysis
Lesson 8: The Project Plan, Roles and Resources
Module 1 case study assessment: planning the Kariega project
Lesson 9: Designing the Document Architecture
Module 1 Knowledge Check
Lesson 10: Your Implementation Toolkit
Game: Fundamental or not?

MODULE 2: SENIOR MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT (SECTION 1)
Implementing the policy, objectives, culture plan, management review and organisational structure the Standard requires.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes
Lesson 2: The Policy and the Culture Plan
Lesson 3: Confidential Reporting and the Duty to Report
Lesson 4: Setting Objectives That Work
Scenario check 3: policy, culture, reporting and objectives
Lesson 5: Resources, Staying Informed and the Standard Itself
Lesson 6: Audit Obligations, Closing Non-Conformities and the Logo
Lesson 7: Management Review That Produces Decisions
Scenario check 4: resources, audit obligations and management review
Lesson 8: Structure, Responsibilities and External Expertise
Module 2 case study assessment: Section 1 at Kariega
Lesson 9: Kariega Flexibles Builds Section 1
Module 2 Knowledge Check
Game: Who owns this?

MODULE 3: HAZARD ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT (SECTION 2)
Building a HARA that survives an audit: team, prerequisites, product description, flow diagram, hazards, controls, limits, monitoring and validation.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes
Lesson 2: The HARA Team
Lesson 3: Prerequisite Programmes
Scenario check 5: the HARA team and prerequisite programmes
Lesson 4: Scope and Product Description
Lesson 5: The Process Flow Diagram
Lesson 6: Identifying Every Hazard at Every Step
Scenario check 6: product description, flow diagram and hazards
Lesson 7: Significance and Control Measures
Lesson 8: Critical Control Measures and Critical Limits
Lesson 9: Monitoring and Corrective Action
Scenario check 7: significance, critical limits and monitoring
Lesson 10: Validation, Verification, Review and Documentation
Module 3 case study assessment: building the Kariega HARA
Lesson 11: Kariega Flexibles Builds Its HARA
Module 3 Knowledge Check
Game: Hazard, control or limit?

MODULE 4: PRODUCT SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT (SECTION 3)
Documents, records, specifications, internal audits, suppliers, traceability, complaints, corrective action and incident management.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes
Lesson 2: The Management System and Document Control
Lesson 3: Records
Scenario check 8: document control and records
Lesson 4: Specifications and Statements of Compliance
Lesson 5: Internal Audits and the Inspection Programme
Lesson 6: Supplier Approval and Performance Monitoring
Scenario check 9: specifications, internal audits and suppliers
Lesson 7: Product Vulnerability, Claims and Chain of Custody
Lesson 8: Outsourced Processes and Suppliers of Services
Module 4 Knowledge Check A: Requirements 3.1 to 3.9
Lesson 9: Traceability
Lesson 10: Non-Conforming Materials and Complaints
Scenario check 10: fraud, outsourcing, traceability and complaints
Lesson 11: Corrective and Preventive Action
Lesson 12: Incident Management, Withdrawal and Recall
Module 4 case study assessment: Section 3 at Kariega
Lesson 13: Kariega Flexibles Builds Section 3
Module 4 Knowledge Check B: Requirements 3.10 to 3.14
Game: Which clause covers it?

MODULE 5: SITE STANDARDS (SECTION 4)
External areas, fabric, utilities, security, layout, equipment, maintenance, cleaning, contamination control, waste and pest management.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes
Lesson 2: External Standards
Lesson 3: Building Fabric and Interiors
Lesson 4: Utilities, Site Security and Product Defence
Scenario check 11: surroundings, fabric, utilities and product defence
Lesson 5: Layout, Product Flow and Segregation
Lesson 6: Equipment and Maintenance
Lesson 7: Housekeeping and Cleaning
Scenario check 12: layout, equipment, maintenance and cleaning
Lesson 8: Product Contamination Control
Lesson 9: Waste and Pest Management
Module 5 case study assessment: site standards at Kariega
Lesson 10: Kariega Flexibles Builds Section 4
Module 5 Knowledge Check: Site Standards
Game: Spot the finding

MODULE 6: PRODUCT AND PROCESS CONTROL (SECTION 5)
Product development, artwork, print control, process control, calibration, inspection, incoming goods, storage and dispatch.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes
Lesson 2: Product Development
Lesson 3: Graphic Design and Artwork Control
Scenario check 13: product development and artwork control
Lesson 4: Print Control
Lesson 5: Manufacturing Process Control and Line Clearance
Module 6 Knowledge Check A: Requirements 5.1 to 5.4
Lesson 6: Calibration and Control of Measuring Devices
Lesson 7: Product Inspection, Testing and Measuring
Scenario check 14: print control, process control, calibration and testing
Lesson 8: Incoming Goods
Lesson 9: Storage, Dispatch and Transport
Module 6 case study assessment: print and process control at Kariega
Lesson 10: Kariega Flexibles Builds Section 5
Module 6 Knowledge Check B: Requirements 5.5 to 5.9
Game: Stop the press

MODULE 7: PERSONNEL (SECTION 6)
Training and competence, personal hygiene, facilities, medical screening and protective clothing.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes
Lesson 2: Training and Competence
Lesson 3: Personal Hygiene
Scenario check 15: training, competence and personal hygiene
Lesson 4: Personnel Facilities
Lesson 5: Medical Screening
Lesson 6: Protective Clothing
Module 7 case study assessment: personnel at Kariega
Lesson 7: Kariega Flexibles Builds Section 6
Module 7 Knowledge Check: Personnel
Game: Would that pass?

MODULE 8: REQUIREMENTS FOR TRADED PRODUCTS (SECTION 7)
When Section 7 applies, and how to control products you sell but do not manufacture.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes
Lesson 2: When Section 7 Applies
Lesson 3: Hazard Analysis of Traded Products
Scenario check 16: when Section 7 applies and traded product hazards
Lesson 4: Approval and Performance Monitoring of Manufacturers
Lesson 5: Specifications, Testing and Legality
Module 8 case study assessment: the traded pouches at Kariega
Lesson 6: Traceability, and Kariega Builds Section 7
Module 8 Knowledge Check: Traded Products
Game: Made it or traded it?

MODULE 9: FROM SYSTEM TO CERTIFICATE
Readiness review, audit day, non-conformity closure, certification decision and maintaining the system between audits.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes
Lesson 2: Choosing a Certification Body and Confirming the Audit Option
Lesson 3: The Pre-Audit Readiness Review
Scenario check 17: the certification body and the readiness review
Lesson 4: Audit Day
Lesson 5: Non-Conformities and the 28 Days
Lesson 6: Keeping the System Alive Between Audits
Module 9 case study assessment: the Kariega audit and after
Lesson 7: The Implementation Calendar, and What to Do on Monday
Module 9 Knowledge Check: Audit Readiness
Game: Correction or corrective action?

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Course Content

MODULE 1: THE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT Scoping, gap analysis, the fundamentals and the project plan that gets a packaging site from nothing to an audit-ready system.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes

Lesson 2: What Implementation Actually Means

Lesson 3: Meet Kariega Flexibles

Lesson 4: Defining Scope and Choosing Your Audit Option

Scenario check 1: evidence, scope and the audit option

Lesson 5: The Nine Fundamental Requirements

Lesson 6: How to Read a Requirement

Scenario check 2: the fundamentals and reading a requirement

Lesson 7: The Gap Analysis

Lesson 8: The Project Plan, Roles and Resources

Module 1 case study assessment: planning the Kariega project

Lesson 9: Designing the Document Architecture

Module 1 Knowledge Check

Lesson 10: Your Implementation Toolkit

Game: Fundamental or not?

MODULE 2: SENIOR MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT (SECTION 1) Implementing the policy, objectives, culture plan, management review and organisational structure the Standard requires.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes

Lesson 2: The Policy and the Culture Plan

Lesson 3: Confidential Reporting and the Duty to Report

Lesson 4: Setting Objectives That Work

Scenario check 3: policy, culture, reporting and objectives

Lesson 5: Resources, Staying Informed and the Standard Itself

Lesson 6: Audit Obligations, Closing Non-Conformities and the Logo

Lesson 7: Management Review That Produces Decisions

Scenario check 4: resources, audit obligations and management review

Lesson 8: Structure, Responsibilities and External Expertise

Module 2 case study assessment: Section 1 at Kariega

Lesson 9: Kariega Flexibles Builds Section 1

Module 2 Knowledge Check

Game: Who owns this?

MODULE 3: HAZARD ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT (SECTION 2) Building a HARA that survives an audit: team, prerequisites, product description, flow diagram, hazards, controls, limits, monitoring and validation.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes

Lesson 2: The HARA Team

Lesson 3: Prerequisite Programmes

Scenario check 5: the HARA team and prerequisite programmes

Lesson 4: Scope and Product Description

Lesson 5: The Process Flow Diagram

Lesson 6: Identifying Every Hazard at Every Step

Scenario check 6: product description, flow diagram and hazards

Lesson 7: Significance and Control Measures

Lesson 8: Critical Control Measures and Critical Limits

Lesson 9: Monitoring and Corrective Action

Scenario check 7: significance, critical limits and monitoring

Lesson 10: Validation, Verification, Review and Documentation

Module 3 case study assessment: building the Kariega HARA

Lesson 11: Kariega Flexibles Builds Its HARA

Module 3 Knowledge Check

Game: Hazard, control or limit?

MODULE 4: PRODUCT SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT (SECTION 3) Documents, records, specifications, internal audits, suppliers, traceability, complaints, corrective action and incident management.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes

Lesson 2: The Management System and Document Control

Lesson 3: Records

Scenario check 8: document control and records

Lesson 4: Specifications and Statements of Compliance

Lesson 5: Internal Audits and the Inspection Programme

Lesson 6: Supplier Approval and Performance Monitoring

Scenario check 9: specifications, internal audits and suppliers

Lesson 7: Product Vulnerability, Claims and Chain of Custody

Lesson 8: Outsourced Processes and Suppliers of Services

Module 4 Knowledge Check A: Requirements 3.1 to 3.9

Lesson 9: Traceability

Lesson 10: Non-Conforming Materials and Complaints

Scenario check 10: fraud, outsourcing, traceability and complaints

Lesson 11: Corrective and Preventive Action

Lesson 12: Incident Management, Withdrawal and Recall

Module 4 case study assessment: Section 3 at Kariega

Lesson 13: Kariega Flexibles Builds Section 3

Module 4 Knowledge Check B: Requirements 3.10 to 3.14

Game: Which clause covers it?

MODULE 5: SITE STANDARDS (SECTION 4) External areas, fabric, utilities, security, layout, equipment, maintenance, cleaning, contamination control, waste and pest management.

Lesson 1: Learning Outcomes

Lesson 2: External Standards

Lesson 3: Building Fabric and Interiors

Lesson 4: Utilities, Site Security and Product Defence

Scenario check 11: surroundings, fabric, utilities and product defence

Lesson 5: Layout, Product Flow and Segregation

Lesson 6: Equipment and Maintenance

MODULE 1: THE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT
Scoping, gap analysis, the fundamentals and the project plan that gets a packaging site from nothing to an audit-ready system.

MODULE 2: SENIOR MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT (SECTION 1)
Implementing the policy, objectives, culture plan, management review and organisational structure the Standard requires.

MODULE 3: HAZARD ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT (SECTION 2)
Building a HARA that survives an audit: team, prerequisites, product description, flow diagram, hazards, controls, limits, monitoring and validation.

MODULE 4: PRODUCT SAFETY AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT (SECTION 3)
Documents, records, specifications, internal audits, suppliers, traceability, complaints, corrective action and incident management.

MODULE 5: SITE STANDARDS (SECTION 4)
External areas, fabric, utilities, security, layout, equipment, maintenance, cleaning, contamination control, waste and pest management.

MODULE 6: PRODUCT AND PROCESS CONTROL (SECTION 5)
Product development, artwork, print control, process control, calibration, inspection, incoming goods, storage and dispatch.

MODULE 7: PERSONNEL (SECTION 6)
Training and competence, personal hygiene, facilities, medical screening and protective clothing.

MODULE 8: REQUIREMENTS FOR TRADED PRODUCTS (SECTION 7)
When Section 7 applies, and how to control products you sell but do not manufacture.

MODULE 9: FROM SYSTEM TO CERTIFICATE
Readiness review, audit day, non-conformity closure, certification decision and maintaining the system between audits.