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Retail Store Safety Audit Checklist

by Mark Alcarez, from the Community

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This Store Safety Audit checklist helps retail teams perform routine inspections across key areas of store operations. Review aisle clearance, exit signage, ladders, PPE and uniforms, fire extinguishers and first aid kits, vehicle maintenance logs, and weekly safety meetings. Use it to document findings, track issues, and maintain compliance with company and regulatory safety standards across multiple locations.

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Store Health and Safety Audit Checklist
This store health and safety audit checklist helps retail teams assess fire safety, structural stability, housekeeping and clear aisles, adequate lighting, training records, and PAT testing. It covers emergency evacuation drills, extinguisher servicing, hazard reporting, monthly inspection logs, ladder maintenance, and evidence of compliance documentation. Use it to standardize in‑store safety checks, support employee and customer safety, and reduce risk. Adapt the checklist to your local regulations and store operations.
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Store Health and Safety Review Checklist
This retail store health and safety review checklist helps teams audit boards and mandatory postings, lift truck certifications, equipment and ladder condition, and hazards across store interior and exterior areas. It covers electrical and communication rooms, fire safety and emergency preparedness, and warehouse racking and signage. Verify PPE availability, eyewash stations, spill kits, sharps containers, and hand sanitizer function. Assess hazardous chemical controls, compressed gas handling, and first aid readiness. Confirm visitor logging and staff knowledge of policies, evacuation procedures, and incident reporting. Use for routine audits to maintain compliance and reduce risk in retail locations.
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Store Checklist for Retail Safety and Compliance
This store checklist helps retail teams run safe, compliant daily operations. Sections cover workplace health and safety, staff uniforms, food safety temperature checks for hot and cold bain maries, fridges, and freezers, documentation of temperature logs, out-of-code checks across grocery, chilled, freezer, and raw ingredients, plus in-store health and nutrition displays and merchandising layout. Use it to standardize audits, record evidence, and maintain consistent store standards.
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360 Audit 2021
This comprehensive 360 store audit checklist is designed to evaluate retail operations across multiple key areas. The template covers legal and safety compliance, people management, shrinkage prevention, and store processes. It includes detailed sections for fire safety, pest control, employee documentation, security measures, inventory management, and operational procedures. The audit tool helps retail managers ensure compliance with company policies, maintain safety standards, prevent losses, and optimize store operations. Each section contains specific checkpoints with compliant/non-compliant options, making it easy to identify areas needing improvement. The checklist is particularly useful for retail store managers, district managers, and compliance officers conducting regular store audits.
by Davo Plaistow, from the Community
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Store Health and Safety Audit Checklist

This store health and safety audit checklist helps retail teams assess fire safety, structural stability, housekeeping and clear aisles, adequate lighting, training records, and PAT testing. It covers emergency evacuation drills, extinguisher servicing, hazard reporting, monthly inspection logs, ladder maintenance, and evidence of compliance documentation. Use it to standardize in‑store safety checks, support employee and customer safety, and reduce risk. Adapt the checklist to your local regulations and store operations.

by Harry Smith, from the Community

20+

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Template

Store Health and Safety Review Checklist

This retail store health and safety review checklist helps teams audit boards and mandatory postings, lift truck certifications, equipment and ladder condition, and hazards across store interior and exterior areas. It covers electrical and communication rooms, fire safety and emergency preparedness, and warehouse racking and signage. Verify PPE availability, eyewash stations, spill kits, sharps containers, and hand sanitizer function. Assess hazardous chemical controls, compressed gas handling, and first aid readiness. Confirm visitor logging and staff knowledge of policies, evacuation procedures, and incident reporting. Use for routine audits to maintain compliance and reduce risk in retail locations.

by Nikhil Rattan, from the Community

20+

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Template

Store Checklist for Retail Safety and Compliance

This store checklist helps retail teams run safe, compliant daily operations. Sections cover workplace health and safety, staff uniforms, food safety temperature checks for hot and cold bain maries, fridges, and freezers, documentation of temperature logs, out-of-code checks across grocery, chilled, freezer, and raw ingredients, plus in-store health and nutrition displays and merchandising layout. Use it to standardize audits, record evidence, and maintain consistent store standards.

by Jacqualine Below, from the Community

10+

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Template

360 Audit 2021

This comprehensive 360 store audit checklist is designed to evaluate retail operations across multiple key areas. The template covers legal and safety compliance, people management, shrinkage prevention, and store processes. It includes detailed sections for fire safety, pest control, employee documentation, security measures, inventory management, and operational procedures. The audit tool helps retail managers ensure compliance with company policies, maintain safety standards, prevent losses, and optimize store operations. Each section contains specific checkpoints with compliant/non-compliant options, making it easy to identify areas needing improvement. The checklist is particularly useful for retail store managers, district managers, and compliance officers conducting regular store audits.

by Davo Plaistow, from the Community

40+

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Retail Store Safety Audit Checklist

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