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First Option Joins Global EHS Company ERM

COVID 19 RESPONSE - SPRING 2021 Roadmap out of lockdown
The roadmap is aimed at giving clarity, time to plan as asked for, and assurance that once places and venues are open, they stay open.
From 8th March, people in England will see restrictions start to lift and the government’s four-step roadmap offer a route back to a more normal life.

IOSH TV/Film Production H&S Advisor Training

COVID-19 | Vaccines and Productions
We’re really excited about the vaccines too, but even if all your cast and crew have been vaccinated, had both doses and waited a few weeks for the immune system to catch up, you still can’t relax any of the current precautions, vaccinated or not. Those need to be around for a while yet.
COVID-19 Reduction in Self-Isolation

First Option Launches Event Industry COVID-19 Advanced Level Training
The Event COVID-19 Supervisor / Compliance Officer Advanced Level training course arms events professionals with sector specific Covid-19 safe working procedures

COVID-19 | Mutation, Virulence and Immunity
More febrile reporting is afoot. Apparently the virus has mutated to be less deadly but more infectious, and antibodies to it don’t last so a vaccine can’t work. Which all sounds bad.
Let’s have a delve behind the headlines and work out what the science is actually telling us.

COVID-19 Productions: A Day In The Life Of Martin Barraclough
As the leading health and safety provider, First Option have been in the forefront this past year, supporting many productions to return safely back to work. First Option's associate team and safety consultants have been supporting several productions onsite, to ensure cast and crew members are following the COVID-19 protocols and staying safe on set. First Option have supported the industry, by developing guidance, to training over 7,000 industry professionals on the safety measures of the pandemic.