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Retail Health and Safety and Compliance Audit

by Dave Condell, from the Community

This ready to use checklist helps retail teams audit health and safety and legal compliance across the store. Sections cover fire safety requirements, housekeeping and merchandising standards, first aid and training records, dock and yard safety, CCTV and security, electrical checks, photo lab chemicals, office and canteen areas, visitor sign in, permits to work, forklift checks, lighting, waste and WEEE storage, pallet stacking, PAT testing, fixed wire testing, legionella controls, and LOLER inspections. Use it to standardize inspections, log issues and corrective actions, and maintain safer, compliant retail operations.

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Use this warehouse health and safety and compliance audit checklist to evaluate risks and verify operational compliance across your site. Review fire safety systems and signage, emergency plans and evacuation drills, first aid resources, and weekly checks. Inspect racking for damage, load signage, pins and floor bolts, and ensure safe loading and housekeeping in aisles and docks. Verify forklift and material handling equipment certification, daily and weekly equipment checks, and staff induction and manual handling training. Assess building security including CCTV, access control, visitor logging, alarms, and lighting. Confirm electrical and statutory testing such as PAT, fixed wire testing, thermal imaging, and LOLER inspections. Check spill kits, waste and WEEE storage, yard tidiness, permits to work, fall protection and pallet gates, and record keeping for audits and corrective actions.
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Use this workplace safety audit template to evaluate health and safety management across commercial and industrial sites. The checklist covers policy and documentation, visitor sign in, risk assessments and permits to work, fire prevention and emergency lighting, general lighting and building safety, housekeeping and welfare facilities, storage and waste handling, machinery guarding and maintenance, electrical safety and PAT, chemical safety and COSHH controls, ladders and access equipment, first aid readiness, office ergonomics, transport and plant including forklifts and driver controls, safety signage, corrective actions and sign off. Ideal for routine inspections and compliance verification.
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