Opening & Closing Checklists

1. How to use

Print one sheet per day. The person who performs the task initials it. The manager reviews and signs weekly. Keep completed sheets for at least 12 months — health units and insurers routinely ask for them after an incident.

2. Opening — universal

• · Disarm, lights, unlock, safety walk of the space (spills, cords, blocked exits)
• · Count float, record opening cash, confirm POS and payment terminal online
• · Record refrigeration and display temperatures where food is handled
• · Prepare sanitizer at the labelled concentration and test with strips
• · Restock washrooms: soap, single-use towels, paper
• · Confirm accessible entrance clear; ramp, door operator and path of travel unobstructed
• · Staff health check and uniform standard

3. Opening — food premises add-ons

• · Certified food handler on shift confirmed and recorded
• · Cold holding at 4°C or colder, hot holding at 60°C or hotter
• · Date labels applied to all decanted and prepared items
• · Handwash sinks stocked and unobstructed
• · Public health inspection notice posted and visible

4. Opening — personal service settings (salon, barber, nails, tattoo)

• · Sterilizer/autoclave function check and spore test schedule current
• · Single-use items stocked; reusable instruments reprocessed and stored clean and dry
• · Disinfectant with a Drug Identification Number used at the labelled contact time
• · Client record and consent forms ready; sharps container not more than three-quarters full

5. Mid-shift checks

• · Hourly washroom and floor check
• · Temperature spot check at midday
• · Restock front-of-house, reset displays
• · Cash drop when the till exceeds the safe limit

6. Closing

• · Waste and markdown count recorded
• · Full clean and sanitize of all contact surfaces, equipment, sinks and floors
• · Refrigeration temperatures recorded a final time; discard anything out of date
• · Cash out, reconcile POS to till, prepare deposit, secure safe, no cash left visible
• · Equipment off, gas off, water off where applicable; charge devices
• · Set the next day's prep and order list
• · Doors locked, alarm set, closing sheet signed

7. Weekly manager audit