Health & Safety Statement
A&T Recruitment Company Limited • Company No. 13579446
Effective Date: October 2026 | Last Reviewed: October 2026
A&T Recruitment Company Limited ("A&T", "we", "us", or "our") is dedicated to safeguarding the health, safety, and welfare of our agency workers, candidates, internal employees, clients, and event guests. We believe all work-related injuries, ill health, and incidents are preventable through robust training, vigilant risk assessments, and close collaboration with host venue operators.
1. Statutory Framework & Scope
Our health and safety policies and operational standard operating procedures comply with all relevant UK statutory provisions, including:
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA)
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- The Food Safety Act 1990 & Food Hygiene Regulations
- The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 (RIDDOR)
- The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH)
- The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
- The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (as amended 2022)
2. Shared Responsibility in Hospitality Venues
In temporary hospitality recruitment, personnel are deployed to premises owned, managed, and controlled by host venues (such as luxury hotels, exhibition centres, stadiums, and banqueting suites). Health and safety is therefore a shared, cooperative duty:
- Verify worker certifications (Food Hygiene, Allergen, COSHH, Barista/Personal Licence).
- Provide basic health & safety guidance, dress code, and slip-resistant footwear standards.
- Assess client venue safety credentials and pre-assignment hazard disclosures.
- Maintain 24/7 incident logging and support worker welfare.
- Conduct day-one on-site fire evacuation and emergency exit briefing.
- Provide site-specific safety equipment, task-specific PPE, and machinery guards.
- Supervise kitchen, cellar, and service operations safely.
- Immediately report any injury, dangerous occurrence, or hazard involving A&T workers.
3. Food Safety, Allergens & Hygiene Standards
All culinary, kitchen porter, and food service personnel introduced by A&T are instructed on core hygiene protocols:
- Food Allergen Awareness: Strict compliance with the 14 major allergens and Natasha's Law (Food Information Regulations 2014) to prevent cross-contamination.
- Personal Hygiene & Clean Grooming: Clean, ironed chef whites or front-of-house uniform, tied hair, clean fingernails, and no loose jewellery in food prep areas.
- Fitness to Work in Food Areas: Mandatory 48-hour exclusion following any gastrointestinal sickness or communicable symptoms.
4. Manual Handling & Physical Safety
Hospitality operations frequently involve lifting beverage crates, glassware racks, banquet tables, and kegs. Workers are trained to:
- Use mechanical aids (trolleys, dollies, pallet trucks) wherever possible.
- Never attempt single-person lifts exceeding ergonomic limits; always request team lifts.
- Wear enclosed, slip-resistant safety footwear to reduce slip and trip hazards on wet kitchen and bar floors.
5. Incident Reporting & Emergency Escalation
If an accident, injury, or dangerous occurrence occurs on assignment:
- Seek immediate first-aid assistance from the host venue's designated first aider or dial 999 if emergency medical care is needed.
- Log the incident in the host venue's physical accident book before leaving the premises.
- Notify the A&T Operations Desk promptly following any on-site incident.
- A&T will investigate the root cause and, where applicable, file statutory RIDDOR reports to the HSE.
Emergency Operations Desk: 020 8036 1046 • Email: admin@atrecruitment.co.uk