Turn requirements into routines.
Practical guides, editable SOPs and templates for the work behind food safety, workplace safety and everyday compliance. Choose a topic, check the applicable rules, then adapt the records to your site.
Start with the rules for your location.
This is a reference map for the shared operational starters. Country-specific legal documents and complete local coverage need separate review.
France
Connect food hygiene and training to the actual activity, and occupational risk assessment to the DUERP framework. National requirements sit alongside relevant EU rules.
Read the France practical guide →- French Ministry of Labour: DUERP ↗France · Official guidance
- French Ministry of Agriculture: food hygiene training ↗France; assess activity and training requirements · Official guidance
European Union
Use the EU food-hygiene framework and the occupational safety framework as starting points, then check the member state’s implementing requirements and competent authorities.
Read the European Union practical guide →- European Commission: food hygiene legislation ↗European Union; check national implementation and enforcement · Official guidance
- EU-OSHA: occupational safety framework directive ↗European Union; national implementing laws apply · Official guidance
United Kingdom
Select the UK nation first. HSE references here concern Great Britain; food schemes and fire requirements need their own national scope check.
Read the United Kingdom practical guide →- HSE: risk assessment ↗Great Britain; separate Northern Ireland framework · Official guidance
- FSA: managing food safety ↗England, Wales and Northern Ireland; check Scottish guidance separately · Official guidance
United States
Identify federal or state-plan occupational safety coverage and the food rules adopted by the local authority. The FDA Food Code is a model offered for adoption, not a single rule automatically binding every restaurant.
Read the United States practical guide →- OSHA: safety and health programs ↗US federal OSHA; check state-plan rules · Official guidance
- FDA: Food Code and adoption resources ↗United States; check the code adopted by the state or local authority · Model code
United Arab Emirates
Identify the emirate, licensing authority and applicable employment regime. Dubai Municipality’s food requirements are Dubai-specific; use the relevant emirate authority for other sites.
Read the United Arab Emirates practical guide →- UAE Government: workplace health and safety ↗UAE; identify the applicable employment regime and competent authority · Official guidance
- Dubai Municipality: food establishment requirements ↗Dubai; not a UAE-wide food code · Official guidance
Australia
Check the state, territory or Commonwealth WHS jurisdiction. Model WHS laws need local implementation; Victoria has a separate framework. For food safety tools, check Standard 3.2.2A activity/category applicability with the regulator.
Read the Australia practical guide →- Safe Work Australia: WHS laws by jurisdiction ↗Australia; check enacted state, territory or Commonwealth law · Official guidance
- FSANZ: Standard 3.2.2A food safety management tools ↗Australia; category and state/territory regulator checks needed · Official guidance
Daily food safety & HACCP
Connect your food safety plan to temperature records, cleaning checks, allergen controls and corrective actions.
02 / OPERATIONAL STARTERWorkplace safety & risk assessment
Assess the actual work, record hazards and near misses, and give preventive actions an owner and a review.
03 / OPERATIONAL STARTERInspection readiness & obligations
Find the requirements relevant to your site, retrieve supporting records and track unresolved findings.
04 / OPERATIONAL STARTERFire safety & emergency readiness
Connect the site emergency plan to route checks, staff briefings, drill observations and follow-up.
05 / OPERATIONAL STARTERChemical safety & hazardous substances
Keep product identity, safety data sheets, task controls, staff instruction and changes connected.
06 / OPERATIONAL STARTEREquipment safety & maintenance
Identify equipment, record pre-use defects and connect maintenance to an authorised return-to-use decision.
07 / OPERATIONAL STARTERStaff training & competence
Connect induction and SOP acknowledgements to practical demonstrations, supervision and refresher decisions.
08 / OPERATIONAL STARTERWaste & environmental records
Map waste streams, review collection arrangements and retain the evidence supporting each transfer.
09 / OPERATIONAL STARTERPrivacy & staff-record handling
Review the purpose, access and retention of operational records containing personal information.