Film, TV and Event Safety

Film, TV and Event Safety

Everyone has the right to a safe working environment

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT SAFETY

Ensuring health and safety standards in film and TV production isn’t just about complying with regulations; it’s about ensuring the health and safety of every individual involved.

Each and every person on a production contributes to the magic of storytelling, and their safety must never be compromised. Behind every scene lies a team of dedicated professionals who deserve to work in environments free from potential harm.

It’s time we recognise the paramount importance of health and safety in our industry and commit to prioritising it at every stage of production. After all, a safe and healthy crew means a thriving production, and that’s a story worth telling.

What We’re Doing

Our Commitment

Our focus on raising safety standards in Film, TV and Events is unwavering.

In addition to on set support and our Advice Line, we now have market-leading online tools to help you think about and assess risk.

Your Responsibilities

It’s important to recognise that online tools can never be a competent source of safety advice but they’re a good start.

If you’re a First Option client you, can request a review of your Risk Assessment by qualified safety professionals as your competent source of safety advice, as well as having access to many more features. You just check the ‘review’ box and the system does the rest.

RISK ASSESSMENT BUILDER

Build your Production Risk Assessment online

Use our interactive builder to make the process simple

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Production Risk Assessment

Create an interactive Production Risk Assessment online

Template Library

Browse our extensive catalogue of templates, checklists and precedents

Safety Culture Assessment

Find out where your safety culture really is vs where you think it is

Retainer Client Benefits

See the benefits of being a First Option client

Premium Features

For First Option Retainer Clients

Elite Plan

Time-saving options for retainer clients include:

  • Over 100 production activities including Aircraft, Cameras and Grip, Costume, Hair and Makeup, Electrical Supply and Distribution, Facilities and Unit Management, Firearms and Weapons, Lighting, Locations, Props, Action Props and Set Dressing, Rigging, SFX, Studio, Stunts, Vehicles and Driving, working in or near water and more

  • Access to all users on your corporate email domain

  • Add your own bespoke risks and controls

  • Send a copy to First Option Advice Line for comment and suggestions – your source of competent advice required by The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.

  • Multi language support to aid accessibility for users whose first language is not English

  • Draft Management: save drafts to come back to later, have multiple drafts on the go for different productions / activities at the same time

  • Library of all your completed RAs – which you can edit

  • Send incomplete drafts to a collaborator to add their contribution

  • Distribution Lists: send a blind copy to multiple email addresses

  • Address autocomplete: address suggestions populate as you type

  • Preview: see what your completed RA will look like

THE WHOLE PACKAGE

Safety. Sustainability. Wellbeing.

We are the leading support company for Film and TV and our Safety Support is considered to be the most comprehensive in the industry.

  • On Site Support

    Our onsite support consultants work with you to help achieve your goals while keeping the workplace safe

  • Safety Advice

    Online resources, email and telephone advice and our full time and associate team of safety consultants

  • Knowledgebase

    Advice Hub - an interactive source for safety guidance documents and support, available to clients 24/7

  • Advice Line

    Phone and email answers to your safety questions and help with risk assessments and other documentation

  • Safety Healthcheck

    How does your production safety measure up? Our free, online safety healthcheck can help identify gaps.

  • Retained Services

    Over 250 TV production companies, broadcasters and studios retain us to provide all their safety support

  • On Site Support

    Our onsite support consultants work with you to help achieve your goals while keeping the workplace safe

  • Safety Advice

    Online resources, email and telephone advice and our full time and associate team of safety consultants

  • Knowledgebase

    Advice Hub - an interactive source for safety guidance documents and support, available to clients 24/7

  • Advice Line

    Phone and email answers to your safety questions and help with risk assessments and other documentation

  • Safety Healthcheck

    How does your production safety measure up? Our free, online safety healthcheck can help identify gaps.

  • Retained Services

    Over 250 TV production companies, broadcasters and studios retain us to provide all their safety support

Contact

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