Pizza Plus (Kitchen Checklist)

Kitchen Safety Inspection Checklist 1
Please send completed form to: Patrick

Completed by: __________________________
Date______________ Department______________
Restaurant and Food Operations: Yes No Comments:

1) Kitchen waste materials stored in metal containers  
with tight-fitting lids kept in designated areas and
removed by carts to compactor or dumpster?
2) Operable automatic dry-chemical extinguishing  
system in hood and duct above ranges, grills and fat
fryers?
3) Extinguishing heads capped to prevent a cooking  
buildup?
4) Extinguishing system’s manual pull switches located  
away from cooking equipment?
5) Extinguishing system(s) has a semi-annual service  
contract with qualified firm
6) Fuel supply for cooking equipment has an automatic  
shut-off valve when extinguishing system activates?
7) Filters in exhaust system(s) cleaned at least daily?  
8) Exhaust system(s) cleaned at least quarterly by  
qualified service contractor?
9) Floors adjacent to clear and free of grease?  
10) Floors around sink mopped dry?  
11) Knives placed in sheaths when not in use?  
12) Proper guards in place and used with meat-slicing  
machines?
Slicing, Cutting and Chopping Machines
1.) Are the guards in place and the machine properly  
set to operate?
2.) Is the immediate area clear around all equipment  
used for cutting, slicing or chopping before operating
equipment?
3.) When operating equipment do you keep your  
attention on the job and refrain from talking?
4.) Never place your fingers in the cutting chute; do  
you always use the plunger provided?
5.) If the machine jams, shut off the power  
immediately and use a wooden push stick to free the
blades of obstructions.
6.) Before cleaning the cutting or rotation surface of  
the foregoing machines are you positive the power
source has been disconnected?
7.) If the machines are not functioning properly, do you  
stop operation and notify the instructor immediately?
9.) Do you always return the slicing machine table to  
the zero position when you have finished using the
machine to prevent injury during clean-up?
10.) When using chopping or slicing attachments on the  
mixing machine do you make sure the attachment is
firmly fixed in the correct operating position and the
guard is in place?
Meat Slicer
1.) Before starting a machine do you make sure the  
guards are in place and the machine is properly set to
operate?
2.) Is the floor area immediately around a machine  
kept clean and uncluttered?
3.) Before using do you adjust all guards to proper  

height and distance for the specified cutting operation
to be performed before using?
4.) Do not put your fingers in the immediate vicinity of  
the blade. Do you feed the meat into the blade with the
pusher provided?
Fire Protection and Prevention:

Fire Extinguishers Yes No
1) Proper number and type(s) of fire extinguishers  
charged and tagged to show last service date?
2) Fire extinguishers properly wall-mounted, identified  
and adequately accessible for hazard involved?
3) Employees trained in proper use of extinguishers  
and manual operation of dry-chemical system
protecting cooking equipment?
General Fire Safety
1) Employees instructed in evacuation procedures for  
both customers and employees?
2) Instructions prominently posted for reporting fire  
and calling Fire Department?
Electrical Equipment:
1) All electrical equipment properly grounded, portable  
electrical equipment and extension cords have a ground
prong?
2) Breaker switches properly marked?  
3) Electrical panel boxes have doors closed, clear area  
of 30 inches in front of boxes?
4) Switches, switch boxes, outlets and wiring inspected  
periodically and deficiencies corrected?
Storage Areas:
1) Stock properly and securely stacked; stored on  
racks, shelves or pallets?
2) Good housekeeping maintained, aisles clear, storage  
room orderly, floors free of debris, storage has proper
clearances from hot-water heater and sprinklers?
3) Shelving and racks in good repair and secured to  
avoid tipping?
Cold-storage and Refrigeration Equipment Yes No

1) Refrigeration and air-conditioning compressors  
clean, well ventilated, kept clear of combustibles?
3) When restocking, new stock placed at rear and old  
stock moved up front for use first? (FIFO Method)
Floors and Walking Surfaces

1) Floor free from food spillage, silverware, broken  
glassware, loose mats, torn carpets or other hazards?
2) Portable signs indicate wet-mopped floors or  
temporary hazards?
3) Stair treads equipped with abrasive strips or other  
nonskid surface?
4) Outdoor walkways checked frequently for, tripping  
hazards; repairs made promptly?
5) Indoor-outdoor carpeting or other type of mat  
provided at entrance doors in inclement weather?
6) Changes in interior elevations properly illuminated?  
Exits
1) Exits properly marked, illuminated and  
unobstructed; doors kept unlocked during hours of
operation or equipped with panic bars?
2) Non-exit doors (to rest room area, kitchen, closets,  
etc.) identified properly?
Exterior Areas
1) Steps, ramps, grounds, parking lot in good repair,  
free of holes or obstruction, well illuminated?
General Safe Practices

1) Pest control services performed by a licensed,  
independent extermination contractor?
2) Heimlich Maneuver posters in plain view; employees  
trained, where required by law?
3) Fully equipped first-aid kit available at all times; at  
least one employee on each shift trained in its use?
4) Certificates of insurance required from all servicing  
contractors and suppliers?
5) Emergency telephone numbers for police and  
emergency medical services prominently posted?
6) Dishes and utensils taken out of service and  
discarded when chipped, cracked or broken?
Crime
1) Back door equipped with a panic lock so it can be  
kept locked at all times, equipped with hinge pins?
Comments:
Describe specific conditions to be corrected

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Kitchen Safety Inspection Checklist 1

Please send completed form to: Patrick

Restaurant and Food Operations: Yes No Comments:

3.) Before using do you adjust all guards to proper  

Fire Protection and Prevention:

Cold-storage and Refrigeration Equipment Yes No

Floors and Walking Surfaces

6) Changes in interior elevations properly illuminated?  

General Safe Practices

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