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Shift handover note

Fill it in during the last ten minutes of your shift. The next lead gets one page: how things stand, what is still open and who has it, the readings, and what to watch for.

Where and who
Status in one word

So the next lead knows at once how much attention the rest needs.

Summary

What happened this shift that the next one needs to know. A line each.

Open items

Anything started and not finished. Every one needs a name.

    Checks and readings

    Write the number, not "OK". Lines left empty stay off the note.

      Watch out for

      "If this happens, do that." A line each.

      Kept in this browser only, so a half-written note is still here if your phone locks. Nothing is sent to us.

      Open items live longer than a note. Put them on a shared list where the next shift ticks them off: open tick-tock-done.

      How to use it

      1. Pick the kind of shift. The checks change to match, and you can rename, remove or add any of them.
      2. Say how things stand in one word, then what happened.
      3. List what is open, with one owner each and a time.
      4. Write the readings as numbers.
      5. Hand it over out loud, and have the incoming lead say the open items back to you. Then tick the box.

      Why this order

      It follows the structure hospitals use to hand patients between shifts, adapted for a crew: status, summary, action list, what to watch for, and a read-back by the person taking over. The evidence, and its limits, are in Shift handovers that don't drop tasks. For the fixed checks at the two ends of the day, see Restaurant opening and closing checklists that actually get done.

      The checks listed for a kitchen or a site are a starting point, not a legal list. Your health department's or safety regulator's rules are the ones that count.