Safety Standards

This Restaurant Safety auditing checklist can be used by food and hospitality retailers to inspect FOH AND BOH standards (Front of House and Back of House) maintenance, cleanliness, food safety, health and safety standards. Customize this inspection checklist to ensure a safe work environment and consistent excellence standards for the customers.

Safety Standards



FOH/BOH

1. Are lights, signage, doors, awning & pavement clean and in good working order?


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2. Are door mat and entrance clean and tidy?.


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3. Are floor, walls & skirting and edges clean and debris free?.


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4. Are Ceilings and A/C vents clean and dust free, all lights bulbs working?.


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5. Are interior shelving, back panels & grills clean and debris free?.


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6. Are high chairs clean and in good condition, with disclaimer attached?.


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7. Are customer bins interior/exterior clean and debris free?.


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8. Are condiment area stocked and clean, including Sriracha chilli sauce bottles?


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9. Are POS shelves clean and debris free?


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10. Is Hot Pie Oven lights on and working, clean and free of spillages, breakfast rolls are correctly timed no evidence of food expired?


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11. Is there evidence of grime/dirt to food surfaces/hand contact points?.


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12. Are all light bulbs working?


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13. Is dry store area, packaging room and kitchen racking clean and in good repair?


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14. Is COSHH room/COSHH sink clean and tidy - COSHH room clearly identified?


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15. Are corridors, staircases clean & debris free?.


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16. Are kitchen bins clean inside / outside - changed regularly?.


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17. Are Utensils & equipment Scoops, Knifes, Scales, Shakers Clean and free of food debris?.


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18. Are chopping boards/rack/Knife rack clean and in good condition?


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19. Is microwave exterior, interior, insert and shelf clean, in good condition and all lights working/ insert available?


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20. Is smear, stain free exterior steel and condenser?


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Food & Health Safety

1. Do we have evidence of food not labelled/incorrectly labeled?.


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2. Do we have evidence of incorrect use of mis-use of scourers and cloths?.


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3. Is any of the staff showing signs of illness?


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4. Is staff uniform worn correctly, clean and in good condition?.


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5. Is hand wash sink with full facilities (hand wash soap, hot water and paper towel)?


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6. Is pest report not actioned within 24 hours and evidence of practices that could attract or harbour pests?


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7. Reheat core temperature of 80C or hotter reached except where stated otherwise


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8. Is high-risk (previously chilled) foods at more than 8 degc for not longer than 4 hours?


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9. Is Food Safety and Health and Safety policies pointed out by shop staff, on-line of hard copy?.


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10. Check with 1 Member of the team - the correct contact time for Sanitiser?


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11. Check with 1 Member of the team - the location of the Fire Assembly point?


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12. Check with 1 Member of the team - the procedure for reporting an accident?


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13. Check with 1Member of the team - to explain where to find Allergies and Intolerance information?


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14. Check with 1 Member of the team - the temperature a fridge should operate at?


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