RDWS-01 · C: Co-worker Protection

C3. Dog-free areas

Areas where dogs do not belong are defined and kept genuinely separate: food areas, first-aid and medical rooms, quiet and prayer rooms, and spaces opted-out colleagues need.

Standard Requirement

Areas where dogs do not belong are defined and kept genuinely separate: food areas, first-aid and medical rooms, quiet and prayer rooms, and spaces opted-out colleagues need.

RDWS-01 C3 · Pass/fail. Fail this requirement and the outcome is Not Certified.

Areas where dogs do not belong are defined and kept genuinely separate: anywhere food is prepared or eaten, first-aid and medical rooms, quiet and prayer rooms, and any space an opted-out colleague needs to use.

Separation is real, not a sign on a door.

Assessed via Assessed under RDWS-CAF-01 (forthcoming)

Roch Interpretation

A dog-free zone has to actually keep dogs out. Tape on the floor of an open-plan room is not separation.

Examples

Compliant The kitchen and first-aid room sit behind doors dogs cannot open, and opted-out colleagues have a genuinely separate area.
Not compliant A 'dog-free zone' that dogs cross freely because nothing physically stops them.
Published by Roch Dog RDWS-01 · Last updated 2026-05-26