Safe Cash Handling
Security surrounding dealing with cash in the workplace
Counting cash
If you count cash away from customer areas, ensure that access is not easy for thieves. Use a door entry system or keep the door locked and if possible, avoid counting when you are alone in the building, such as after closing time or before other staff arrive to work.
Responsibility for keeping building and/or safe keys
Make sure that you vary your route home. Professional criminals usually follow and intended victim to check their movements. If you vary your route regularly, it makes it hard for them to plan a spot where they could stop your car.
Safe Cash Register Procedures
- Open cash drawer only when you're using it.
- Close cash drawer before you package goods.
- Ignore distractions.
- Lock cash drawer and remove key when not in use.
DO:
- Develop or have clearly written procedures for handling cash where an identified hazard has been assessed.
- Ensure change amount is accurate by counting it back from amount owed.
- Encourage use of electronic payments such as credit or debit cards, when possible.
- Remove and/or secure larger bills ($50 or $100) as soon as practicable.
DON'T:
- Do not leave unattended cash in clear view.
- Do not handle food as well as cash, as cash is considered unhygienic.
- Do not carry large amounts of unsecure cash around the workplace. Where possible use locked devices to transport money from one location to another.