Free food business risk assessment templates
Download practical risk assessment templates for restaurants, takeaways, cafés and commercial kitchens. Built for real-world food businesses that need simple, printable records without overcomplicating health and safety paperwork.
Risk assessment library
Start with the core risk assessments most small food businesses are likely to need: kitchen safety, allergens and manual handling. Each template can be viewed, printed or downloaded as a Word document.
Kitchen Safety Risk Assessment
Available nowA practical kitchen safety risk assessment covering common commercial kitchen hazards including slips, trips, burns, knives, hot surfaces, cleaning chemicals and general safe working controls.
Allergen Risk Assessment
Available nowA food business allergen risk assessment template to help review allergen information, cross-contamination controls, staff communication and customer-facing allergen processes.
Manual Handling Risk Assessment
Available nowA manual handling risk assessment template for food businesses covering deliveries, sacks, stock movement, bins, heavy trays, lifting tasks and safer handling controls.
What each template includes
The templates are designed to be simple enough to use in a busy kitchen but structured enough to help you record the main risks, controls and follow-up actions clearly.
- ✓Hazards and possible harm
- ✓Who may be affected
- ✓Existing control measures
- ✓Further action needed
- ✓Person responsible
- ✓Review date and action date
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Important note
These templates are provided as general guidance only and should be adapted to your own premises, equipment, processes, staff and local authority requirements. They are not a substitute for competent health and safety advice where required.