Health & Safety Policy

RD1 is committed to ensuring, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety, and welfare of its employees, temporary workers, clients, and visitors, in line with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations, including the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. As an employment business, RD1 also has specific duties to ensure workers it places are adequately briefed on health and safety before starting an assignment.

Overall responsibility for health and safety rests with the Directors. Day-to-day responsibility for ensuring safe working practices in RD1's own offices sits with the designated Health & Safety Compliance Officer and Operations Management. All staff have a duty to take reasonable care of their own health and safety and that of others affected by their work, and to cooperate with this policy.

Before placing a worker with a client, RD1:

• Carries out a health and safety questionnaire or site check with the client covering the specific risks of the role;
• Ensures the worker is given a suitable induction and any necessary PPE by the client (or by RD1 where applicable);
• Confirms the client has employer's liability insurance in place for agency workers; and
• Ensures workers know how to report an accident, near-miss, or safety concern, both to the client and to RD1.

RD1 undertakes risk assessments for its own premises and working practices, and requires client sites to confirm that suitable risk assessments are in place for roles our workers are placed into, particularly in higher-risk sectors such as construction, healthcare, and industrial/warehouse work.

Any accident, injury, or dangerous occurrence involving an RD1-placed worker must be reported to RD1 immediately by the client and/or the worker. RD1 will record the incident and, where required, ensure it is reported to the enforcing authority under RIDDOR (the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013).

RD1 keeps its own staff up to date on relevant health and safety obligations and reviews this policy at least annually, or sooner following any significant incident or change in legislation.