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WHS Inspection Checklist for Food & Beverage

by Neil Dorward, from the Community

This WHS inspection checklist is designed for Food and Beverage environments, including kitchens and service areas. It helps teams review slips, trips and falls controls; emergency procedures and evacuation paths; fire extinguishers, signage and servicing; electrical safety and test-and-tag compliance; machinery guards and emergency stops; refrigeration alarms; hazardous substances management with current SDS and correct storage; PPE availability and use; ergonomics and workstation setup; manual handling risk controls; first aid readiness; lighting and ventilation; visitor management and key control. Use it to support regular audits and meet WHS standards across hotel and F&B operations.

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WHS Inspection Checklist for Complex Facilities
This WHS inspection checklist helps hotels and facility teams systematically assess safety and compliance across key areas. It covers WHS policies, incident reporting, crisis management, committee records, and minutes. Inspect prevention of slips, trips, and falls; emergency preparedness including extinguishers, signage, evacuation plans, exits, alarms, and training; electrical safety with test and tag guidance, isolation, and lockout tagout; machinery guards and emergency stops; hazardous substances with SDS currency, labeling, storage, and PPE; ergonomics and workstation setup; working at heights and ladder checks; PPE availability and signage; storage practices and housekeeping; ventilation and restricted area controls; contractor and visitor management; key security; manual handling controls and risk assessments; first aid and AED checks; and lighting quality. Conclude with media, notes, and sign-off by departmental and WHS representatives.
by Neil Dorward, from the Community
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WHS Inspection Checklist for Complex Sites
This comprehensive WHS inspection checklist helps hotel and complex facility teams evaluate health and safety systems, slips trips and falls controls, emergency equipment and evacuation readiness, electrical safety and test and tag compliance, machinery guarding and lockout tagout, hazardous substances with SDS and storage, ergonomics and workstation setup, working at heights including ladders and harnesses, PPE availability and use, manual handling practices, contractor management and permits, visitor management and key control, first aid supplies and AED checks, lighting and housekeeping. Use it to document findings, assign actions, and maintain compliance.
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WHS Inspection Checklist for Hospitality
Use this WHS inspection checklist tailored for hotels, restaurants, and bars to audit kitchens and service areas. Verify policies, incident reporting, slips, trips and falls controls, emergency readiness, and fire protection. Assess electrical safety, equipment guarding and maintenance, walk-in fridge alarms, and lockout/tagout. Review hazardous chemicals management with SDS, storage and labeling, PPE availability and use, ergonomics, and training. Include visitor and key control, manual handling risk assessments, first aid kits and competencies, lighting, ventilation, and housekeeping. Ideal for Food and Beverage teams to maintain compliance and reduce risk.
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WHS Inspection Checklist
This WHS inspection checklist is designed for food and beverage operations across hotels, restaurants, bars, banqueting and kitchen service areas. It guides routine audits of slips, trips and falls, housekeeping and lighting, fire safety equipment and evacuation diagrams, exit access, sprinkler and duct cleanliness, and staff emergency awareness. Electrical safety includes test and tag, cords, safety switches and isolation. It covers machinery guarding, emergency stops and walk in fridge alarms. Hazardous substances checks include SDS currency, storage, labelling and PPE. It also reviews ergonomics, ladder and heights safety, manual handling controls, visitor management, key security and first aid readiness, with sign off by department and WHS representatives.
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WHS Inspection Checklist for Food & Beverage

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