Creating a Food Safety Risk Assessment for your food business

How to Create a Food Safety Risk Assessment | NCASS Online Tool Guide Whether you're a mobile caterer, café owner, street food trader or run a small independent food business, having a food safety risk assessment is essential. In this video, we walk you through how to use the NCASS online Food Safety Risk Assessment Tool – a simple, step-by-step system designed to help you build a compliant, HACCP-based risk assessment tailored to your operation. 📋 In this video, you’ll learn how to: 00:00 – Introduction 01:26 – Logging in and accessing the tool 01:45 – Setting up your premises/unit 02:20 – Understanding food process steps 03:10 – Reviewing and approving hazards 06:15 – Editing controls, monitoring, and corrective actions 09:40 – Adding or removing food processes 11:58 – Signing off and downloading your PDF 12:18 – How to review and update your food safety risk assessment Built with feedback from members and Environmental Health Officers (EHOs), our risk assessment tool makes it easier than ever to meet legal requirements and ensure your food safety practices reflect real life in your business. 🧰 Tool features: ✔️ HACCP-based and inspection-ready ✔️ Pre-populated templates for key food processes ✔️ Editable controls and hazards ✔️ Specialist risk assessment builder ✔️ Generates a professional PDF document 📦 Not a member yet? Visit https://www.ncass.org.uk to learn more about the NCASS Safety Management System and how we support independent food businesses. 📞 Need help? Call us on 0300 124 6866 or email info@ncass.org.uk