Safety Checklist for your Store

Everyday reminders

• Inspect showcases several times daily for tampering.
• Exercise proper key control: never leave keys on hooks or on counters, and use wrist key holders.
• Keep showcases locked when unattended.
• Show one item at a time.
• Greet each customer who enters the store.
• Always ask outside salespeople, delivery people, etc., for proper identification before doing business with them.
• Use pre-established code words to alert other employees of suspicious situations.

Opening and closing guidelines

• Observe your surroundings when you arrive.
• Inspect the perimeter of the store for any signs of a possible break-in.
• Open and close with two people; someone should watch from a safe distance and have a cellular phone.
• As soon as you enter the business, relock the door.
• With the doors locked, remove valuables from safes or vault to prepare for the work day.
• Distribute high-value merchandise throughout the store in strategic areas away from entrances.
• Never unlock your doors to anyone who is not an employee while you are preparing to open.
• At the end of the business day and after customers have left, lock your doors before placing as much merchandise as possible in safes or vaults.