Neighbourhood Watch Registry

Business Safety Tips: Hospitality

Do you:

Have a written Hazard Communication program
Provide training on your Company's Hazard Communication Program
Post evacuation routes that maps a safe exit from your building to the outside
Have a safe place for assembly in an emergency and roll call procedures
Train your employees on proper lifting techniques
Provide Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter electric outlets at sinks or around wet work areas
Ensure that all machines are adequately guarded and are in proper working order

Do you:

Ensure that all cooking surfaces are adequately protected with proper extinguishing systems
Keep the range-hood, kitchen vent, cooking surfaces and exhaust system filters free of grease build-up
Ensure that the entire exhaust ventilation ducting system is cleaned regularly
Ensure that cooking is never left unattended
Provide a ULC rated class 2A extinguisher for every 3000sq ft of space
Train employees on the use of extinguishers
Have extinguishing systems inspected by qualified personnel on an annual basis and document service records
Assign a designated employee, as well as a backup, the duty of calling the fire dept in case of an emergency.
Ensure that all electrical equipment and wiring are inspected and maintained on a regular basis
Ensure that all non critical electrical equipment are turned off when the premises are unoccupied
Ensure that power points are never overloaded with multiple adaptors
Avoid the use of portable heaters with naked flames or radiant hot surfaces
Ensure that combustible goods are not stored near heaters or open flame
Ensure that smoking on the premises is controlled to a designated area and ash trays provided
Keep outside areas free of combustible material and keep combustible trash in lockable bins to avoid fire by vandals
Ensure that yards and storage compounds are adequately fenced and locked to prevent access by intruders
Have temperature control alarms hooked up to a Central Station on your walk-in freezers

Do you:

Provide a secure location for storage of customers' belongings
Ensure that all external doors are fit with deadlocks and that all locking devices are in good working order
Provide locking pins on exterior door hinges
Ensure that your premises are protected by burglar alarm hooked up to a central station approved by your insurance company
Limit the access to your alarm entry code
Change your alarm code periodically
Ensure that the perimeter of your premises are adequately lit at night
Ensure that ladders are not left lying around outside your building
Have a system in place for inventory control
Supervise access to bank accounts and bank deposits
Make frequent bank deposits and never leave large amounts of cash on site overnight
Reconcile bank account records frequently

Do you:

Ensure that your employees are trained in and follow Smart Serve procedures, if alcohol is served on your premises
Ensure that food is stored to the required temperature to avoid deterioration and contamination
Ensure that fire exits are clearly marked and kept free and clear
Ensure that all fire exit doors are kept in proper working order
Ensure that exit lights, emergency lights and fire alarms and exit doors are always functioning properly
Ensure stairs with more than three steps are equipped with handrails
Clearly mark wet areas and isolate traffic from problem areas
Keep aisles free and clear
Level uneven boards and fill holes in flooring promptly
Mark large areas of glass
Use protective screens over outdoor light fixtures
Ensure that parking lots are well lit
Ensure that sidewalks and parking lots are maintained in good working condition and free of obstruction
Ensure that parking lot perimeters are marked, pedestrian walkways are marked with traffic controls and directional signals used
Ensure that parking lots and walkways are cleared of snow and ice during the winter months
Ensure that your snow removal contractor carry adequate limits of insurance
Have a spill cleanup procedures and that all employees are familiar with it, do you keep a log
Document all incidents and keep an incident report log