Log a temperature deviation
Record a reading outside the limit, acknowledge the deviation with the corrective action you took, and recover it.
A reading outside a unit's limit opens a deviation. This guide records it, acts on it and closes it with evidence.
Before you start: safety write access. The unit must be registered with a limit policy.
Record the reading
- Open Safety › Temperature.
- Choose the unit and enter the reading. Sensor units show the latest automatic reading beside the manual field.
- Submit. A reading inside the limit is recorded. A reading outside opens a deviation and raises an alert.
Acknowledge the deviation
- Open the deviation from the temperature screen, from Safety › Alerts, or from Today.
- Choose or type the corrective action you took, for example "moved chilled stock to chiller 2, called technician, tagged unit".
- Acknowledge. Your name and the time are recorded with the action.
The alert shows the product-decision band: under two hours, two to four hours, over four hours. Use it to decide whether food that was in the unit can be used.
Recover or void
- Enter a new reading inside the limit. The deviation recovers and the alert resolves.
- If the reading was a mistake, choose Void deviation with a reason. The void is recorded, not deleted.
Escalate
If the unit cannot be brought back into limit, open a corrective action from the deviation. See Corrective actions.
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Updated 2026-09-16