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Three additional First Option courses have now been accredited under the ScreenSkills Production Safety Passport Scheme.

The Production Safety Passport (PSP) is an industry-led scheme to support the mutual recognition of health and safety training in the creative media industries. The scheme helps productions stay safe by ensuring crew and management have quality training, enabling delegates with the confidence that they are benchmarked by industry-approved health and safety training.

We are delighted to announce that the following First Option courses have been successfully accredited under the scheme:
-Senior Managers Briefing
-Risk Management on Production
-Online Risk Awareness (RAW)

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First Option courses accredited under the ScreenSkills Production Safety Passport Scheme First Option courses accredited under the ScreenSkills Production Safety Passport SchemeThe Production Safety Passport (PSP) is an industry-led scheme to support the mutual recognition of health and safety training in the creative media industries. The scheme helps productions stay safe by ensuring....

If your production involves stories around vulnerable contributors, or the content is likely to be distressing/challenging then you should consider your duty of care to your contributors and the production staff involved in capturing and dealing with those stories. The psychological risks and impact of this type of work can, and should be managed carefully.

First Option’s Medical Officer, and experienced associate psychologist, are able to offer a tailored package of support, including help with your risk assessments, developing protocols for duty of care and supporting you as you plan how you will undertake your programme with the least possible risks to contributors and your staff. In addition, we can deliver training courses tailored to your needs in for example Interviewing and dealing with vulnerable contributors, dealing with traumatic imagery and maintaining your mental wellbeing.

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Psychological Safety In Productions Involving Challenging Material or Vulnerable Contributors Psychological Safety in Productions Involving Challenging Material or Vulnerable Contributors If your production involves stories around vulnerable contributors, or the content is likely to be distressing/challenging then you should consider your duty of care to your contributors and the production...

Picturesque images from Greenland! 🇬🇱

After 10 weeks, Safety Consultant, James Dyer, has arrived back to the UK from Southern Greenland where he has been providing medic support, pre-shoot and on-site safety support.

The production was not without its challenges and despite the remote location, adverse weather and hardships of operating a gold mine in this part of the world, the shoot has been brought to a successful completion.