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Safety Audit AM Visit Checklist

by Sylwia Iwanowska, from the Community

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This morning safety audit checklist is designed for restaurants and food service operations. It guides managers through checks on food hygiene and separation, temperature control, equipment condition, cleaning schedules, handwashing facilities, pest control, allergen management, waste handling, training records, and documentation such as fire risk assessments and EHO actions. Use it to spot issues early and ensure compliance with health and safety standards across the front and back of house.

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Restaurant Safety Audit Checklist
This restaurant safety audit checklist helps managers verify food safety and operations across front and back of house. Review visitor logs, allergy procedures, cleaning schedules, handwashing, and equipment condition. Inspect soft serve, ice and drinks machines, sinks, high chairs, and toilets. Check BOH hygiene, uniform standards, temperature records for chicken and rice, probe use and availability, FIFO, labeling, storage, and separation of raw and ready to eat food. Assess fridge and freezer seals and cleanliness, waste handling, chemical storage, blue roll and PPE, and condition of tools and gloves. Confirm office compliance including safety manuals, evacuation plan, fire drills, first aid, accident process, risk assessments, HACCP records, EHO actions, pest control protocols, training, and weekly manager checks.
by Dominc Taylor, from the Community
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Restaurant Compliance Visit Checklist
Use this restaurant compliance visit checklist to assess food safety and operational standards across front and back of house. Verify hot and cold holding temperatures, separation of raw and ready-to-eat foods, cleaning schedules, handwashing facilities, staff hygiene and uniform, and device-use policies. Review equipment condition, maintenance reporting, probes and labeling, sanitation and chemical storage, pest control access and actions, allergy and glass handling policies, waste and recycling practices, restroom cleanliness, and training records. Confirm documentation such as risk assessments, safety manuals, and inspection actions, plus first aid supplies and child seating safety.
by Sylwia Iwanowska, from the Community
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EHO Audit Checklist
Use this EHO audit checklist to prepare for Environmental Health Officer inspections in restaurants and food businesses. Cover essential areas including documented food safety systems and due diligence, daily and weekly cleaning checks, probe testing records, staff training such as food safety levels and allergen awareness, COSHH compliance, correct chemical storage, equipment and food prep hygiene, uniform and handwashing standards, fridge and extraction cleaning, walk in fridge labeling and storage order, stock rotation, delivery storage, pest control and housekeeping, bin management, and temperature control with fridge temperatures, cooking and hot water checks, and delivery temperature verification with corrective actions.
by Karolina Skucaite, from the Community
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Hospitality Food Safety Audit Checklist
This hospitality audit template supports a Food Safety Management System aligned with HSE and FSA standards. It covers general knowledge for staff, HACCP and COSHH, allergen management, personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitising, delivery checks and temperature controls, bar operational competency, front and back of house cleanliness, equipment condition, maintenance logging, product handling and storage, and record keeping including probe calibration and cleaning logs. Use it to evaluate readiness for EHO visits and maintain consistent food safety and service quality across restaurant and bar operations.
by Alex Morrissey, from the Community
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Restaurant Safety Audit Checklist

This restaurant safety audit checklist helps managers verify food safety and operations across front and back of house. Review visitor logs, allergy procedures, cleaning schedules, handwashing, and equipment condition. Inspect soft serve, ice and drinks machines, sinks, high chairs, and toilets. Check BOH hygiene, uniform standards, temperature records for chicken and rice, probe use and availability, FIFO, labeling, storage, and separation of raw and ready to eat food. Assess fridge and freezer seals and cleanliness, waste handling, chemical storage, blue roll and PPE, and condition of tools and gloves. Confirm office compliance including safety manuals, evacuation plan, fire drills, first aid, accident process, risk assessments, HACCP records, EHO actions, pest control protocols, training, and weekly manager checks.

by Dominc Taylor, from the Community

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Restaurant Compliance Visit Checklist

Use this restaurant compliance visit checklist to assess food safety and operational standards across front and back of house. Verify hot and cold holding temperatures, separation of raw and ready-to-eat foods, cleaning schedules, handwashing facilities, staff hygiene and uniform, and device-use policies. Review equipment condition, maintenance reporting, probes and labeling, sanitation and chemical storage, pest control access and actions, allergy and glass handling policies, waste and recycling practices, restroom cleanliness, and training records. Confirm documentation such as risk assessments, safety manuals, and inspection actions, plus first aid supplies and child seating safety.

by Sylwia Iwanowska, from the Community

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EHO Audit Checklist

Use this EHO audit checklist to prepare for Environmental Health Officer inspections in restaurants and food businesses. Cover essential areas including documented food safety systems and due diligence, daily and weekly cleaning checks, probe testing records, staff training such as food safety levels and allergen awareness, COSHH compliance, correct chemical storage, equipment and food prep hygiene, uniform and handwashing standards, fridge and extraction cleaning, walk in fridge labeling and storage order, stock rotation, delivery storage, pest control and housekeeping, bin management, and temperature control with fridge temperatures, cooking and hot water checks, and delivery temperature verification with corrective actions.

by Karolina Skucaite, from the Community

10+

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Hospitality Food Safety Audit Checklist

This hospitality audit template supports a Food Safety Management System aligned with HSE and FSA standards. It covers general knowledge for staff, HACCP and COSHH, allergen management, personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitising, delivery checks and temperature controls, bar operational competency, front and back of house cleanliness, equipment condition, maintenance logging, product handling and storage, and record keeping including probe calibration and cleaning logs. Use it to evaluate readiness for EHO visits and maintain consistent food safety and service quality across restaurant and bar operations.

by Alex Morrissey, from the Community

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Safety Audit AM Visit Checklist

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