Skip to content
SafetyCulture
Template

Morning Safety Checklist for Restaurant Managers

by Hays Peacock, from the Community

Downloads: 0

This managers morning safety checklist supports daily restaurant operations and compliance. It covers key food safety tasks such as recording temperatures, checking fridge seals, verifying FIFO stock rotation, and preventing cross contamination. It includes sanitation and hygiene checks for dispensers, handwashing, and Covid controls, along with detailed cleaning for grills, fryers, microwaves, fridges, and floors. Front-of-house checks include toilets, seating, counters, ice and dessert machines, and condiment areas. Back-of-house includes dry stores, boiler room, staff areas, and waste handling. Use it to ensure consistent opening standards, equipment readiness, pest control actions, and a safe, clean environment for staff and guests.

With SafetyCulture you can

Digitize team workflows

Turn your workflows into digital templates or checklists so your team can conduct inspections efficiently and access them from any device.

Reduce manual errors

Help your team complete tasks more accurately with digital templates that minimize errors from manual processes.

Create and share inspection reports

Generate inspection reports and share them with your team and stakeholders to keep everyone informed.

About author

This community page makes available free workplace checklists and templates created by other users within the SafetyCulture community. SafetyCulture has re-published this content and where possible, has credited the original author. SafetyCulture has not verified the accuracy, reliability or suitability of any community content. You agree that your use of any of this content is in accordance with SafetyCulture’s Terms and Conditions.