# Shift Handover Template

Use this template at the end of every shift to hand off priority alerts, open issues, and follow-ups in a format the next shift can act on immediately.

## Template fields

- **Shift date & time:** 2026-07-12, Night (19:00–07:00)
- **Outgoing / incoming staff:** Outgoing: J. Alvarez → Incoming: R. Okafor
- **Priority alerts:** Generator on backup power since 22:14 — monitor fuel
- **Open issues (status, owner):** Leak in Room 4B — reported, plumber booked AM — owner: maintenance lead
- **Follow-ups for next shift:** Confirm delivery signature before 09:00
- **FYI / low-priority notes:** New cleaning contractor starts Monday
- **Acknowledgment:** Incoming staff signs or acknowledges before outgoing staff leaves site

## How to use it

- Fill it out before you leave, not after.
- List alerts and open issues first.
- Get a signature or acknowledgment before sign-off.

## Shift-close question

If this handover is reviewed tomorrow, is it obvious what the next shift needs to do — and who acknowledged it?