While initially struggling with a campus-wide pest issue, Perkins made great proactive improvements to our pest control program, some of which span across multiple locations;
•Lowered door sweeps to make them more effective
•Sealed areas that could have been pest entry points
•Replaced screens in Kitchen windows
•Developed an on-going dialogue with out Pest Control team to effectively communicate & resolve issues
•Removed equipment/clutter that was no longer needed & could have harbored pests
•Re-organization of POD storage/cage area
•Cleaned & re-organized Office areas
We have also made improvements to our allergen program, with a manager checking & signing off each time a customer with a food allergy orders a meal at Perkins.
We have also implemented the Epi-Pen program and checked the supply weekly.
Due to some of our temp labor speaking espanol, we have posted Safety Reminders at Denny’s and Flip regarding PPE in both English and Spanish.
Due to Perkins being “Late Night”, during some recent overnight Winter Weather storms we were able to pre-treat and shovel our loading docks during the night-time so that they were cleared by the time the AM shift came in.
Last Fall, when Perkins had multiple power failures – we utilized a “team effort” approach to move thousands of dollars of frozen foods to the Stadium Freezers. Employees passed boxes in an assembly line process in order to minimize the likelihood of injury.
