What are possible hazards in a grocery store?

Common Grocery Store Workplace Hazards and Injuries

Moving merchandise, displays, etc.
Falling from heights (stacking shelves that require the use of a ladder, as an example)
Being struck by a product falling off a shelf.
Slips, trips and falls, or cuts from opening boxes with knives/sharps.

What safety hazards do you think retail store employees could encounter?

The Top 10 Retail Workplace Hazards

Slips, trips and falls. Risk of overhead materials falling. Working on ladders or other potentially unstable structures. Risk of violent attack.

What are three negative impacts to poor safety in the retail store?

Occupational violence – eg. abusive customers or dealing with robbers. Chemicals – eg. using cleaning products or spills from chemical products.

The Top 5 Health Risks At Work (From HSE Statistics)

Asbestos. Asbestos may have been banned in the UK, but heavy use of this naturally occurring material in the past means it can be found in hundreds of thousands of buildings.
Mental Health.
Manual Handling.
Silica Dust.
Hazardous Substances.

How can supermarkets improve health and safety?

Safety solutions

use mechanical lifting aids/equipment.
providing training to ensure lifting aids/equipment are used correctly.
training workers in proper manual lifting techniques.
ensuring workers are not exposed to repetitive or high impact work for long periods of time.

How can Supermarket improve health and safety performance?

The following five actions will help you ensure supermarket safety.

Check expiration dates and quality of food. As a supermarket manager, you know how important it is to stock fresh foods that are fit for consumption.
Look out for obstruction hazards.
Avoid cross-contamination.
Mechanical hazards.
Being safe underfoot.