Corrective actions

Every problem, tracked to resolution

When a reading falls outside a safe range, Rated5 doesn't just flag it — it walks your team through the right response, step by step, and keeps a permanent record of what happened.

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Prep fridge above 8°CResolved
  1. Moved stock to walk-in
  2. Called engineer
  3. Re-checked 4.0°C — in range

A guided response, not a blank form

Six built-in decision trees cover the situations that actually come up — a fridge running warm, a freezer failing, hot-hold dropping below temperature, a failed checklist item, a miscalibrated probe. Whoever's on shift is walked through the right steps, in order, without needing to remember the procedure from a poster on the wall.

Fridge running warmIn progress
Step 1Is food still cold to touch?
Step 2Move stock to another fridge
Step 3Call an engineer

Named, timed, and permanent

Every step in a corrective action is recorded with who did it and when. Nothing is ever edited or deleted after the fact — a wording change to the guidance later never rewrites what actually happened, because the record snapshots the exact steps as they were at the time.

Prep fridge above 8°CResolved
Moved stock to walk-inKai · 14:02
Called engineerBen · 14:20
Re-checked 4.0°C — in rangeBen · 16:45

Someone has to check it's actually fixed

Closing a corrective action needs sign-off from a manager or owner — and they can't verify their own action unless they're the only manager or owner on the premises. A second pair of eyes is built into the process, not left to chance.

VerificationVerified
Reported byKai
Resolved byBen
Verified byLaura (Manager)

Not just fridges

Corrective actions cover more than temperatures — a failed opening check, a rejected delivery, a failed probe calibration all open the same guided response. One system for every kind of problem on your premises, not a different process for each.

Open corrective actions
Prep fridge above 8°CResolved
Delivery rejected — conditionResolved
Probe failed calibrationIn progress

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