# Shift Handover Checklist

Use this shift handover checklist at every shift change to make sure alerts, open issues, follow-ups, and acknowledgment are completed before the outgoing shift leaves.

## Checklist

- [ ] List priority alerts first (or mark "none")
- [ ] Update open issues with owner and status
- [ ] Write follow-ups for the next shift
- [ ] Note FYI / low-priority items
- [ ] Brief verbally if anything cannot wait to be read
- [ ] Confirm incoming acknowledgment before you leave
- [ ] Escalate same-day risks separately

## How to use it

- Run the checklist in order even on quiet days.
- Do not leave until acknowledgment is confirmed.
- Pair with a written handover template or form for the record.

## Shift-close question

If this checklist is reviewed tomorrow, is it obvious the handoff was completed — and acknowledged?