Food Safety Atlas

Temperature monitoring equipment

StepFood handlerPerson in chargeFood safety supervisorAccountable managerVerifierSupplierSpecialist contractor
1. Choose equipment fit for the place
2. Check it in before you use it
3. Install it, and name every unit
4. Prove that the alarm reaches a person
5. Watch for silence
6. Work out what has gone wrong
7. Tell the site, and read by hand
8. Check accuracy on a schedule
9. Replace it, and keep its history
10. Review failures, and act on faulty batches

One person often holds several roles in a small business. Verifying is best done by someone who didn't do the work.