SAFETY RAPT

SAFETY RAPT

Risk Assessment for Production Teams: the Planning Tool for Film & TV Production

Risk Assessment for Picture & TV

Productions claiming under the California Film and Television Tax Credit Program 4.0 will need to complete Risk Assessments and submit a final safety evaluation report.

From July 1st 2025, many productions will need to complete formal Risk Assessments for many production activities. No risk assessment = no tax relief.
And even for productions not claiming the credit, pressure from unions, guilds, and insurers will make this the new normal.

First Option Retainer Clients now have access to a sophisticated Risk Assessment builder, based on industry Safety Bulletins and written by safety professionals. 

Ready. Assess. Plan. Take.

RAPT is a purpose-built tool that transforms Safety Bulletins into fully usable Risk Assessments

THE PROBLEM
Risk Assessment Proving Tricky
Why, Not What

Risk Assessment isn’t ingrained in the culture on U.S. sets, and while the Safety Bulletins provide detailed control measures, they don’t clearly define the risks, the who, or the why – which are all critical elements in a Risk Assessment.

THE SOLUTION
Runbook for Assessing Production Threats
RAPT

RAPT is a purpose-built tool that transforms Safety Bulletins into fully usable risk assessments, helping you understand the underlying hazards, apply the right controls, identify who is at risk, and generate and export clean, shareable documents. And you can learn as you go.

BY CREW, FOR CREW
Risk Assessment Proficiency Training
Fast and Relevant

RAPT has been developed by qualified Health & Safety professionals with decades of production experience.

It’s built for Safety Advisors, 1st ADs, HODs, Line Producers and anyone who needs to plan safe, fast, and on budget.

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HOW RAPT WORKS

Forget blank forms and vague templates. RAPT guides you through the process, transforming Safety Bulletins into a crystal-clear, ready-to-go risk assessment — without needing a safety consultant on speed dial.

One Framework. Four Smart Steps.

Each step builds on the last – keeping you fast, focused, and compliant. Risk Assessment doesn’t need to be slow, painful, or expensive. RAPT, makes it part of the process – and trains you at the same time.

1. Recognise Activity, Populate Threats

  • Recognise the production activity
  • Access associated risk data
  • Populate known hazards and threats
  • Tag relevant risks for your shoot

Start by selecting specific on-set activities from a dropdown menu. These are matched directly to industry Safety Bulletins, ensuring you’re assessing what matters – and skipping the guesswork.

2. Review Assessment, Pinpoint Threats

  • Review suggested risks and consequences
  • Assign who may be affected
  • Pinpoint specific outcomes or impact
  • Think through anything unique to your setup

RAPT now displays potential risks, who they may affect, and what could go wrong. You check what’s relevant – everything is clear, contextual, and designed for rapid decision-making.

3. Resolve Actions, Prevent Trouble

  • Resolve how to manage the risks
  • Appoint responsibility for controls
  • Pick mitigation measures from expert suggestions
  • Tick off what’s you’re putting in place

From controls like exclusion zones and PPE, RAPT provides professionally written mitigations for each hazard – all drawn from the Bulletins but rewritten for clarity. You select the relevant ones and assign responsibility.

4. Render Assessment, Produce Transcript

  • Render the final risk document
  • Auto-format into clean, concise layout
  • Produce a production-ready PDF
  • Track what’s complete and what needs review

When you’re done, RAPT turns your selected data into a fully formatted PDF that’s ready to share with production, safety advisors or insurers – clean, professional, and tailored to your project.

RAPT: One Framework. Four Smart Steps.

Each phase builds on the last – keeping you fast, focused, and compliant.

Risk Assessment doesn’t need to be slow, painful, or expensive. RAPT, makes it part of the process – and trains you in the process at the same time.

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