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Securing Company Vehicles
The company’s vehicles are the only way
we can deliver our great products to Safety and Security in Your Store
our customers. To ensure your company We want you and your coworkers to be safe.
vehicles are secure, you should: Keeping your store and counter clean and well-organized
• Keep your trucks and delivery vehicles is the way to do that. This means making sure that
locked when you’re not using them. none of your advertising and marketing materials are
blocking your view of the store or doors, and that they
• Store your tools in the back of the are being kept in the right places around the counter. If
truck, or take them with you; don’t you have advertising leaflet displays, keep them filled
leave them on the front seat where with the correct materials, making sure not to overfill
they might be visible to criminals. or clutter up the counter.
• Your Store Planner should be located where all
• Never leave anything in the cabs that coworkers can see it
has customer or company information • Your printer should be stocked with paper and ready
on it (delivery checklists, rental to go, and there should be pens handy on the counter
agreements, customer files, manual • Your cash drawers should never be left open at any
receipt books, etc.). time WELCOME & ORIENTATION / TRAINING ROADMAP
• Always check / lock the back door The goal here is to never have to leave the register area
of the truck before you head inside in the middle of a transaction to gather any missing
any building—whether it’s the materials (pens, paper for the printer, marketing
Rent-A-Center store or a customer’s materials, etc.). This simple opportunity could make
house. Leaving your merchandise thieves out of otherwise good customers.
in an unlocked truck as you walk
away is one step shy of giving the
merchandise away.
A clean store is also a store free of opportunity for slips SAFETY AND SECURITY / CASH HANDLING / SECURING VEHICLES / SAFETY & SECURITY IN YOUR STORE
What other safety measures can you and falls or other accidents. When heavy electronics are
take to secure the company vehicle? secured and placed in the correct locations, they cannot
fall on you, your coworkers, or your customers.
Taking care of leaks from the ceiling or plumbing can also
prevent unnecessary coworker injuries and customer
accident claims.
Which of the stores below is a good example of a clean
and safe work environment? Check your answer.
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