4.8 False Measurement Detection (FMD)
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1. 15 21 PM 33 0 41 0 4 4 Below Max COLD HOLDING ROAST BEEF Dec 22 2013 10 15 21 PM Insufficient Time Lapse s HOPE R COLD HOLDING TURKEY Dec 22 2013 10 15 32 PM In Range 36 3 33 0 41 0 4 7 Below Max TURKEY was not flagged 11s time lapse between ROAST BEEF and TURKEY 7s time lapse between HAM l is greater than min required amp ROAST BEEF Temps is not enough see why below 11s 10 15 14 PM 10 15 23 PM 10 15 32 PM G Ds sot 2 In this example management had established that it takes Enter your value here according Click here to at least 9s for a worker to remove the probe from an item to your established procedure expand collapse wipe the probe clean and then Temp the next item enter zero to disable feature General Settings T Temps Setup Temp Taker 3 Programs Temp Groups Temp Zones Corrective Options Tip Enter the fastest time of your fastest worker using the correct procedure a General Settings Insufficient Time Notifications Required Minimum Time To Correct Out of Range Temps Seconds Required Minimum Time Between In Range Temps oS Seconds Figure 4 16 Example Insufficient Time Lapse Notification 2013 ITD Food Safety Inc Page 3 of 5 Temp Taker 3 User Manual Excerpt DPT3O0MEDO1 Insufficient Time Notifications ITNs is another feature that helps supervisors become aware of workers that do not follow established temp taking procedures There are2. 2 types of ITN events nsufficient Time Lapse and Insufficient Correction Time The handheld device is capable of generating an Insufficient Time Lapse event when an In Range measurement occurs too soon after another In Range measurement This feature can help supervisors identify workers that don t clean their probe between each of their Temps A minimum time requirement between In Range Temps is set under the General Settings section of the Temps Setup gt Corrective Options tab see bottom of Figure 4 16 To establish the optimum number of seconds this field should be set to time how long it takes your fastest worker to take temps using the correct procedure This may easily be done by analyzing the data he or she produces while taking Temps Determine their minimum time lapse between In Range Temps and enter this value into the Required Minimum Time Between In Range Temps field The value may always be adjusted later on if necessary Enter zero to disable the feature Once your minimum time value is entered and saved in the software the configuration is then automatically downloaded to the handheld device during the next USB connection Thereafter the handheld will monitor every consecutive In Range Temp and will generate an Insufficient Time Lapse event when your time requirement is not satisfied This is the case for the ROAST BEEF item in the example data set of Figure 4 16 If an FMD event and an Insufficient Time Lapse event are b
3. 4 8 False Measurement Detection FMD TOMATO is selected on device Probe is inserted in the TOMATO Temp is taken it is In Range CUCUMBERS is selected on device Temp is taken it is In Range User has falsified the temperature of CUCUMBERS Temp Taker 3 Y Scope Day ae Temps Data Today FA Clear Filters Report View Supervisor View Print Export s lw Group Related Events Later when data is uploaded to PC the supervisor is alerted Group Seq User 7 Program Member T Item Question T Date Time Outcome T Temp F Zone Limits F 4 SHERMAN R COLD HOLDING TOMATO 12 22 13 6 19 47 PM In Range 33 0 41 0 6 4 SHERMAN R COLD HOLDING CUCUMBERS 12 22 13 6 20 06 PM In Range 30 4 33 0 41 0 6 2 SHERMANR COLD HOLDING CUCUMBERS 12 22 13 6 20 06 PM False Measurement Detected Temps Data Temp Taker 3 Y FMD events are nepori wien a Scope Day a Today i not displayed in ew Report View Mellin kiaiad croup Rectates Events Group Date User 7 Program Member T ltem Question T Time Outcome T Temp F Zone Limits F Also FMD events 5 12 22 13 SHERMANR COLD HOLDING TOMATO 6 19 47 PM In Range 33 0 41 0 cannot be viewed 6 12 22 13 SHERMANR COLD HOLDING CUCUMBERS 6 20 06PM In Range 35 4 33 0 41 0 on the handheld Figure 4 13 Example Fals
4. e Measurement Detection 2013 ITD Food Safety Inc Page 1of5 Temp Taker 3 User Manual Excerpt DPT3O0MEDO1 Temp Taker 3 is equipped with a False Measurement Detection feature This feature when enabled detects when the user takes an In Range Temp and then leaves the probe tip inside the In Range item and proceeds to take one or more additional In Range Temps Each new Temp taken in this manner although logged as In Range is flagged as a False Measurement by the system see example in Figure 4 13 As shown in Figure 4 13 FMD events are visible in the Supervisor View tab of the PC software but cannot be seen in the Report View tab or on the handheld device The handheld device also does not alert the user when it detects a false measurement The reason for all of this is that FMD was not designed to enforce policy but to alert supervisors of personnel not following policy Also FMD is most effective when regular users are unaware that it exists The software displays and prints FMD events in the Undesired Events color The default Dark Orange font color may be changed in the Settings gt View tab see Figure 4 14 FMD is enabled disabled at the Temp Zone level The attribute Enable FMD is set to either Yes or No for each Temp Zone that is created under the Temps Setup gt Temp Zones tab see Figure 4 15 Certain Temp Zones should not have FMD enabled FMD is not reliable when the ambient temperature of the i
5. fference Zone Limits F COLD HOLDING ONIONS Dec 24 2013 1 20 02 PM Out of Range QUICK CHILL 43 1 f 1 Above Max 33 0 41 0 HOPE R COLD HOLDING ONIONS Dec 24 2013 1 20 02 PM Corrective Session Start 5 HOPE R COLD HOLDING ONIONS Dec 24 2013 1 20 37 PM 38 4 2 6 Below Max 33 0 41 0 HOPE R COLD HOLDING ONIONS Dec 24 2013 1 20 37 PM HOPE R COLD HOLDING ONIONS Dec 24 2013 1 20 37 PM In Range Insufficient Correction Time Corrective Session End moo 0 tn b Go Bo It s usually not possible to QUICK CHILL an item in 35s 35S 1 20 02 PM 1 20 37 PM In this example management had established that it takes at least 60s for an Out of Range Item to be corrected amp re temped Temps Setup Temp Taker 3 CoC Enter your value here according aoe E 4 to your established procedure i STE o aaa aaa aaa a enter zero to disable the feature Insufficient Time Notifications Required Minimum Time To Correct Out of Range Temps 60 Required Minimum Time Between In Range Temps Seconds Figure 4 17 Example Insufficient Correction Time Notification 2013 ITD Food Safety Inc Page 50f5 Temp Taker 3 User Manual Excerpt DPT3O0MEDO1
6. oth generated for the same Temp only the FMD event would be saved in memory The FMD event is sufficient to establish that the associated temperature measurement is false The second ITN is the Insufficient Correction Time event If an Out of Range item is placed in Corrective Session and the user takes an In Range Temp for it too quickly the handheld device will generate an Insufficient Correction Time event The time setting that controls this feature is also set under the General Settings section of the Temps Setup gt Corrective Options tab see bottom of Figure 4 17 The default value of 60 seconds is adequate to identify those who attempt to quickly falsify the correction of an Out of Range item see example shown in Figure 4 17 You may adjust this value at any time When a new value is saved it will download to the device during the next USB connection 2013 ITD Food Safety Inc Page 4 of 5 Temp Taker 3 User Manual Excerpt DPT3O0MEDO1 As with FMD events ITN events are visible in the Supervisor View tab of the PC software but cannot be seen in the Report View tab or on the handheld device Also the software displays and prints ITN events using the Undesired Events color see Figure 4 14 Temps Data Temp Taker 3 _ Report View Supervisor View Data log shows an Out of Range Scope Day g Lit El E E A Group Related Events item that was quickly corrected Group Seq User T Temp Group T Item T T Temp F Temp Di
7. tem is very close to the temperature of the item itself This is the case for example when taking the temperature of an item that resides within a cooler or freezer Therefore zones such as Cooler Temp and Freezer Temp should not have FMD enabled 2013 ITD Food Safety Inc Page 2 of 5 Accessible under Settings gt Views tab Event Font Colors Time In Lieu of Temp Events o Teal hg In Range Temp Events w Green io Out Of Range Events Z Red bis Remeasure amp Undo Events m Gray Corrective Session Events Black ities Program Complete Events a RoyalBlue m Checklist Events J Purple ii Undesired Events H DarkOrange a DarkTurquoise WE Darkviolet The default Undesired I DeepPink Events font color is Dark Orange the color may be I DeepSkyBlue set to your preference E DodgerBlue E Gold Zz _ Figure 4 14 Undesired Events Font Color Temps Setup Initial Measurement Cold Hold Zone i lst Corrective Session Temp Taker 3 User Manual Excerpt DPT30MEDO1 4 9 Insufficient Time Notifications ITNs Temps Data Temp Taker 3 T Data log shows 3 consecutive Scope Day ag Today FA In Range Temps Prine Export Group Related Events Group Seq User T Temp Group T Item T Date Time Outcome T Temp F Zone Limits F Temp Difference COLD HOLDING HAM Dec 22 2013 10 15 14 PM 33 0 41 0 4 2 Below Max COLD HOLDING ROAST BEEF Dec 22 2013 10
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