Put goods into storage in a retail organisation

URN: PPL.B204
Business Sectors (Suites): Retail
Developed by: People 1st
Approved on: 2025

Overview

This standard is about storing goods in the right places so that they are safe and secure and can be reached when required. It can involve handling goods manually as well as using lift trucks in a retail organisation.

This standard is for staff who have responsibility for placing goods into storage manually and/or using safe and maintained lifting equipment.
When you have completed this standard you will be able to demonstrate your understanding of and ability to:

  • Put goods into storage in a retail organisation

Important safety requirement
Current Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) requirements and Approved Codes of Practice for operators must be followed when using fork lift trucks.


Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. put goods in the right storage facilities within the time expected by your workplace
  2. follow relevant legislation for storing deliveries of goods safely, securely and hygienically
  3. follow your workplace requirements for storing deliveries of goods safely, securely and hygienically
  4. use lifting equipment safely and in accordance with relevant legislation and your workplace health and safety procedures
  5. position goods in the correct storage locations following your workplace procedures so that they can be easily identified and reached when required
  6. use your workplace stock rotation system
  7. use the available storage space safely and follow relevant housekeeping procedures
  8. identify and repair faulty equipment within your area of responsibility and ability
  9. report promptly and to the correct person any faulty equipment that is not within your area of responsibility or ability to repair following your workplace requirements for completing relevant documentation
  10. follow your workplace requirements for completing relevant documentation

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. the relevant legislation for storing deliveries of goods safely,securely and hygienically
  2. your workplace requirements for storing deliveries safely, securelyand hygienically
  3. why goods need to be rotated
  4. how to position goods so that batches of stock can be reached easily and in the right order
  5. your workplace requirements for using available storage space safely.
  6. your workplace requirements for housekeeping of storage areas
  7. the relevant legislation your workplace health and safety requirements for using lifting equipment
  8. your workplace requirements for storing goods in the correct order and place
  9. where to get instructions for storing goods
  10. how to work safely, securely and efficiently when putting goods into storage
  11. how to recognise when equipment is faulty and how to repair it within your own authority and ability to repair it.
  12. how to report faulty equipment when it is not within your own authority or ability to repair it
  13. what, when and how to complete your workplace documentation

Scope/range


Scope Performance


Scope Knowledge


Values


Behaviours


Skills


Glossary


Links To Other NOS

PPL.B201 Prepare to receive deliveries in a retail organisation
PPL.B202 Receive deliveries and check storage arrangements of goods in a retail organisation


External Links


Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

2030

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Skillsmart Retail

Original URN

SSR.B204

Relevant Occupations

Cashier, Retail and Commercial Enterprise, Retailing and Wholesaling, Sales and Customer Services Occupations, Sales Assistants and Retail Cashiers, Storage and Retailing

SOC Code

7111

Keywords

Retailing; retailers; receives; receiving; accepts; accepting; verifies; verifying; delivery; stocks; items; products; goods; materials; produce