How to create a
food safety risk assessment
with the online tool from NCASS
STEP 1
Go to ‘My Trading Units
& Documents’
STEP 2
Click ‘add a trading unit’
STEP 3
Add your trading unit
details and click next
STEP 4
Add your food types
and click next
STEP 5
Add all the equipment in
your unit and click next
STEP 6
Choose the option
that suits you
STEP 7
Click ‘create’ to start risk
assessment process
STEP 8
Click ‘continue’ (or
‘create’) to make your
risk assessment
STEP 9
Agree to the terms
and conditions
STEP 10
Read the instructions or
watch the video then
click to proceed
STEP 11
From here on just follow
the instructions and
answer the questions
Don’t worry if you miss a step out,
you can add in another process at
any time and adjust the order
Depending on your processes,
you might find sub-questions
to answer like this one. Just
select your answers and click
the button to save
2. Simply click on the
equipment you use and it
will be added to your unit
when you press ‘save’
1. If you haven’t
already listed the
equipment needed
to carry out any
process, the step
cart will turn red
and you will be
prompted to add
the equipment
1. The step chart will
then turn blue
2. And you’ll be
prompted to add the
next step in your process
Select additional
processes to reflect your
business procedures
Each time you add a
process from the
dropdown list it will be
added to your step chart
As you add more
processes the step chart
will build up
Don’t worry if you get
them in the wrong
order! You can drag and
drop processes to the
correct place in the list
1. Once you’re happy
that everything is as it
should be, click the
‘finish’ button
2. And then click ‘proceed’
1. You’ll then see your new risk
assessment. It might be a long
document so make sure you
scroll down the page to see it all
2. If it’s not quite right,
click ‘edit’ to go back and
change it on the last screen
you were working on
3. Or if you want to
change something in one
particular section before
you finalise your risk
assessment you can add/
edit any of the processes
(see next slide)
1. When you edit at this
stage you will see a new
tool bar open up where
you can change text in
the normal way by
typing, editing etc.
2. Or you can add/
delete lines or columns.
As you hover over the
tools an explanation of
what they do will appear
Once you have reviewed
your risk assessment and
are happy with it, click
the finish button and it
will be created. You can
change it later if you
want or need to.
Lastly you have the option
to go back to the units
and documents page or to
download your PDF ready
for printing. The risk
assessment will
automatically be uploaded
to your documents page
in your control panel.
This is what the final
document will look like
when printed.