Store Opening and Stock-Handling Check Kit

01 / Walk, discuss and check readiness

Use with the people doing the work: walk the area, discuss the prompts, record actual controls and verify them before exposure. Rebrief when conditions change. If a safeguard is missing or uncertain, pause affected work and contact the responsible person.

Walking routes and exits

Check the actual customer and staff routes for obstructions, spills, damaged surfaces and blocked exits. Assign correction and temporary protection.

Deliveries and public access

Where do deliveries, carts or powered equipment meet customers and staff? Agree separation, timing and the person coordinating the area.

Stock handling

Review the load, reach, frequency and available handling aids. Ask workers where the task creates strain and adjust the work method through the responsible supervisor.

Storage and access equipment

Identify unstable stock, damaged storage or unsuitable access equipment. Keep affected work on hold until the responsible person resolves the condition.

Cleaning and chemicals

Confirm product labels, instructions, spill arrangements and worker instruction for chemicals used during the shift. Do not mix or substitute products without approved guidance.

Staff and emergency handover

Confirm staffing, emergency communication and the reporting route for safety or security concerns. Follow the store response procedure; do not assign untrained intervention.

Readiness gaps / questions to resolve

02 / Record the task and verify controls

Task, site / work area and date / shiftCrew, coordinating person and other affected peopleApplicable procedures / permits and required authorized rolesTask steps and serious exposure: who could be harmed, and how?Planned controls: what will prevent or reduce that exposure?Site verification: actual condition / evidence, checker and timeUnresolved gaps, responsible person and action due before exposure

03 / Hold, rebrief and hand over

Pause affected work when customer separation fails, stock becomes unstable or a route cannot be kept usable.

Follow employer correction and authorized restart arrangements. Keep affected work on hold while readiness is unresolved.

Hold / change: what happened, when, and which work is affected?Immediate protection and person notified / timeRequired correction or revised method and responsible personRecheck evidence, checker / time and applicable restart authorityWho was rebriefed, what changed and any remaining restrictions?Handover: receiving person, open actions and next reviewCrew learning: what helped the work, what made it difficult?