About Rap International

History of Rap International

RAP was developed at BP chemicals, Baglan Bay in response to the closure of the ethylene cracker in and consequent loss of experienced personnel from the site. The aim was to capture as much of the control of Work/Risk Assessment experience as possible and make it accessible to all other users. The experience, in the form of the controlling actions to keep the work safe, is accessed through an ingenious method of job definition together with a number of prompting questions. The resultant risk assessment is then issued as a Permit to Work.

The Company

Rap International was established in 1994, bringing together a unique blend of Safety Professional, Control of Work and Plant Control/Programming expertise.  Since 1997 we have been implementing RAP around the UK gaining experience of a variety of permit systems and adopting them into our culture.  The result is that we have an extremely flexible, one-permit system capable of addressing control and risk assessment issues for any type of maintenance activity. 

At Rap International, we ensure that our programmers as well as being programmers of the highest caliber, also develop high levels of Control of Work knowledge.  This can then be passed on in turn to our clients, enabling them to gain a high-level support from people conversant with their needs. 

The same is true for the RAP Trainers.  All of these have at least 20 years experience in the safe Control of Work as well as having run RAP for 6 years.  This means that when we train, not only do the users become familiar with the product but they are also able to place this knowledge in the context of their day-to-day activities.  Something which we believe is pivotal to a successful implementation – and we’ve done over 35 to-date so far.

The Clients

Rap International has an extensive client list reflecting the flexibility and applicability of the RAP system. Whether you produce 5 permits a day or 2000, RAP can deliver safe Control of Work to you.  And that includes exceptionally busy periods such as Turnarounds where RAP has successfully been used time and time again (over 1.5 million man-hours to-date and rising!)

Major clients include: -

	BP
	EVC (Barry)
	Huntsman (Wilton)
	Enichem (Grangemouth)
	Pollimeri Europa Ltd
	Castrol Worldwide

This list of highly established companies just goes to prove the success of RAP and RAP Internationals capability to work alongside international companies.

Although our main clients are in the chemical industry, our package has been designed to be flexible to suit any company in any industry.