New Starter Food Safety Induction
A structured induction checklist covering everything new kitchen and front-of-house staff need to know about food safety on their first day.
The New Starter Food Safety Induction is a free PDF for UK food businesses with 2 record sheets: personal hygiene requirements (handwashing, clothing, illness reporting), food handling basics (cross-contamination, temperature control), allergen awareness and your allergen procedures. Download it, print it or fill it in, and keep it with your food safety records; Paddl keeps the same records on a phone with timestamps and reminders.
Every new team member needs food safety induction before they handle food. This free checklist ensures nothing is missed during onboarding, covering hygiene, allergens, HACCP, and your specific procedures. Both the trainer and trainee sign off each section.
What's in the PDF
Food Safety Induction Checklist
Work through each item with the new starter. Both trainer and trainee sign off each section. Columns: Induction Item · Covered? · Trainer Initials · Trainee Initials · Date.
Training Record
Columns: Training Subject · Date Completed · Provider / Method · Certificate No. · Expiry Date · Signature.
Paddl does this automatically
Instead of filling in paper templates, Paddl generates new starter food safety inductions automatically with AI - complete with digital signatures, mobile access, automatic reminders, and audit-ready records for EHO inspections.
Why you need this
What's included
How to use this template
Before their first shift
Walk through each section of the checklist with the new starter, demonstrating practical procedures.
Demonstrate, don't just tell
Show them where handwashing stations are, how temperature probes work, and where allergen information is kept.
Both parties sign
The trainer and new starter both sign each section to confirm it has been covered and understood.
File and follow up
Keep the completed checklist in the staff file. Follow up within the first week to check understanding.
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Inductions that track themselves
- Pre-start training modules with a signed completion record
- Level 2 and 3 certificates tracked with expiry alerts
- A compliance matrix per site showing who is trained in what
- Staff sign-off stored against the person, not a folder
Induction item, covered, trainer and trainee initials: Paddl runs the induction as pre-start training on the app, records who signed what and when, and tracks every certificate's expiry so the training log never goes stale.
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