Restaurant Safety Hazards: The 4 Biggest Hazards

Four restaurant safety hazards can have a major impact on customers, employees, vendors, and others.

After decades of restaurant industry experience, Howard Cannon identifies four management hazards that repeatedly appear in restaurant and bar incidents:

#1 – Ignorance: Those in Charge Don’t Know

#2 – Apathy: Those in Charge Don’t Care

#3 – Laziness: Those in Charge Don’t Act

#4 – Lackadaisicalness: Those in Charge Are Asleep at the Wheel

Restaurant Safety Hazards Start With Management

Serious restaurant incidents rarely exist in a vacuum.

Training, management oversight, safety procedures, and employee actions may all play a role.

That is why restaurant safety hazards should be examined at every level of management.

The CEO, COO, Director of Operations, Risk Management team, and Human Resources department may have responsibilities involving restaurant safety and security.

The same is true at the restaurant level.

District managers, general managers, shift supervisors, kitchen managers, team leaders, and trainers may also have important responsibilities.

Management Training Matters

Anyone responsible for restaurant operations should understand the hazards within the business.

First, managers need training and education.

Next, they need to remain engaged.

Finally, managers must share that knowledge with employees and make sure procedures are followed.

Knowing about a hazard is not enough.

Management must also recognize it and act.

Restaurant Safety Hazards and Expert Witness Analysis

After a serious restaurant incident, a restaurant expert witness may examine management practices and restaurant operations.

The analysis may include:

• Employee training
• Management oversight
• Safety procedures
• Company policies
• Incident reports
• Prior incidents
• Risk management practices
• Restaurant industry standards

These areas may help explain what happened before an incident.

After decades of working with restaurant and bar incidents, one lesson continues to stand out:

Restaurant safety hazards often begin with what management knows, cares about, and actually does.

Ignorance.

Apathy.

Laziness.

Lackadaisicalness.

Recognize the hazards before something happens.

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Howard Cannon – America’s most respected Restaurant and Bar Expert Witness. His unique and memorable perspective will change the way your audience thinks about restaurants and bars.  He will share shocking, real-life dirty secrets that plaque the industry.