Add an Area to a Site in the Food Safety Module

Who should use this article?

Site Administrators.

Overview

Areas represent physical locations within your organisation where Food Safety activities take place.

Examples of Areas include:

• Main Kitchen
• Cool Room
• Dry Store
• Dining Room
• Satellite Kitchen
• Servery
• Dishwashing Area

Areas are used throughout the Food Safety Program and can be assigned to equipment, task lists, forms and reporting activities.

Creating an Area

Step 1

Navigate to Food Safety > Areas.

Step 2

Select Add Area.

Create New Area

Step 1

Enter the Area Name.

Examples include:

• Main Kitchen
• Cool Room
• Dry Store
• Dining Room

Step 

Select the Area Type.

The options being

• Dining
• Kitchen
• Other
• Preparation 
• Storage

Step 3 

Enter an optional description for the Area.

Descriptions can be used to provide additional information about the purpose or location of the Area.

Step 4 

Review the Active toggle to determine whether the Area should be available for use within the Food Safety Program.

• Active should be selected if the Area is currently operational and in use.
• Inactivecan be used for Areas that are:
  • Under construction
  • Being renovated
  • Temporarily closed
  • Out of service
  • Not yet ready for operational use

Areas marked as inactive will remain in the system but may not be available for assignment to operational activities until reactivated.

Step 5

Upload an Area image if required.

Area images can help users easily identify locations throughout the Food Safety Program.

Step 6

Select Save.

The new Area will now be available throughout the Food Safety Program.

Result

The Area has been successfully created and can now be assigned to:

• Equipment
• Task Lists

Good to Know

It is recommended that Areas reflect the physical layout of your organisation.

For example, instead of creating a single Area called "Kitchen", consider creating separate Areas such as:

• Main Kitchen
• Cool Room
• Dry Store
• Dishwashing Area
• Servery

This can improve reporting accuracy and make Food Safety activities easier to manage.

Related Articles

• Add Equipment
• Create a Role
• Create a Task List