Gwen Yamasaki

Provided by California Energy Wise (CEW), Southern California Edison 2 CEUs available Description: Meeting food safety requirements and regulations in restaurants is the highest priority of any operating kitchen. Many new pieces of equipment are designed with programmable, web-connected systems that are designed to help operators implement proper HACCP compliance - including reducing food handling, and generating automated reporting. Learn about these new pieces of cooking, holding, and refrigeration equipment and find out how they save energy and reduce labor while simultaneously increasing food safety and HAACP compliance in commercial kitchens. Participants will be able to: Implement food safety staff training and operating procedures. Utilize programmable and IoT-ready foodservice equipment to ensure food safety and code compliance. Utilize utility programs and services to identify efficient, high-tech equipment that promotes food safety, and take advantage of utility rebates for qualified energy-efficient equipment. Speaker: Mark Duesler, Chef Consultant, Frontier Energy’s, Food Service Technology Center To register, contact Gwen Yamasaki at gwen.yamasaki@sce.com or 626.812.7566.  

Provided by California Energy Wise (CEW), Southern California Edison 2 CEUs available Description: This class covers two different commercial kitchen challenges: high heat environments and the many kitchen water wasters that can be readily fixed. The first half explains the newly adopted CalOSHA Indoor Heat Illness regulations. These regulations are meant to protect kitchen workers but, they also apply to equipment service professionals who might be working in those kitchens. Learn the details of these new regulations, how to help operators lower kitchen temperatures, and how to come into compliance with these laws. Likewise, new California laws require that all water utilities follow strict conservation guidelines in both dry and wet years - which could impact water costs. The second half of the class provides training on how to spot and mitigate common water-wasting leaks and wasteful operating practices in kitchens and dishrooms. Participants will be able to: Appraise an employee's indoor heat illness risk and communicate a plan to come into compliance with the CalOSHA Indoor Heat Illness regulations Explain how to reduce the ambient heat in a kitchen environment through equipment choice and ventilation optimization Employ corrective techniques to reduce water waste in commercial kitchens and dishrooms. Speaker: […]

Provided by California Energy Wise (CEW), Southern California Edison 2 CEUs available Description: The California Energy Commission is currently pursuing many programs which are aimed at decarbonizing our energy infrastructure including all-electric cooking, space heating and water heating. The commercial foodservice industry has started to adopt efficient electric cooking equipment as the first step towards all-electric, zero net carbon kitchens. This class explains how the foodservice industry can take the most important next step towards zero carbon by addressing one of the biggest barriers: How to replace the traditional gas-fired hot water systems with electric heat pump water heaters. Learn how heat-recovery dishmachines, effective plumbing design, and decentralized, point-of-use water heating are necessary to make heat pump water heaters perform effectively in the demanding commercial kitchen environment. Participants will be able to: Describe the water and energy savings associated with heat recovery dishmachines. Understand the benefits of using heat pump water heaters in commercial foodservice. Understand how heat recovery dishmachines and heat pump water heaters can make each other cost effective. Speaker: Richard Young, Director of Education, Frontier Energy’s, Food Service Technology Center To register, contact Gwen Yamasaki at gwen.yamasaki@sce.com or 626.812.7566.