Blackline is now the world's only connected gas detection
vendor with the capability to dispatch emergency services anywhere
within 165 countries
CALGARY, June 7, 2019 /CNW/ - Industrial employees
face the everyday risks of injuries, health events and gas
exposures. From its in-house Safety Operations Center (SOC),
Blackline Safety (TSX.V: BLN) has provided dispatch of local
ambulance, police and firefighter response services throughout
North America. Partnering with
GEOS Response LLC, Blackline signed an agreement that expands its
dispatch capability to nearly anywhere across the globe. When
Blackline's SOC manages an incident — if local emergency services
are required — the GEOS International Emergency Response
Coordination Center (IERCC) will dispatch local emergency
responders in any of 165 countries.
"GEOS provides best-in-class monitoring services that address
the needs of a broad range of applications and industries," said
Kevin Stamps, Vice President of GEOS
North America. "Before Blackline's G7, we had never seen a
connected safety wearable with gas detection that could integrate
into our global dispatch network. If local emergency services are
needed, Blackline is now able to escalate to our operations team
who will confidently manage the dispatch virtually anywhere around
the globe with full multi-lingual support. Our team never stops
until the mission is complete and help is delivered to the
individual in distress."
"We built our highly-trained Safety Operations Center four years
ago to provide customers with the best quality emergency response
management and dispatch throughout North
America," said Kevin Meyers,
Chief Operating Officer at Blackline Safety. "Now monitoring over
20,000 employee devices, we partnered with GEOS and are taking our
monitoring services one step further. Extending our leadership
position in connected safety, Blackline's customers can be
confident that we have their backs, no matter the hazards that
employees face, their location or country."
Blackline is the only gas detection vendor with two-way
messaging, two-way voice calling, an in-house Safety Operations
Center and now, global dispatch capability. G7 safety wearables
provide Blackline SOC agents with full situational awareness,
making it easy to quickly validate the type of response that is
required, and deliver those resources in the shortest period of
time.
Should the unexpected occur, Blackline's live SOC monitoring
team receives the alert with the employee's identity, his or her
precise location, the type of alert and any atmospheric gas hazards
present. Blackline's SOC agents manage the incident according to
the client's customized emergency response protocol. As may be
required, Blackline's team will escalate the incident to the GEOS
IERCC that dispatches local responders around the globe, based upon
the employee's exact location, city and country.
Blackline built its safety monitoring platform with a core focus
on connecting employees to a live monitoring team with affordable
and easy-to-use safety wearables and cloud-hosted software.
Employee-worn G7 devices comprehensively monitor their wellbeing
and call for help automatically if an employee falls, isn't moving
or misses a check-in request. An SOS latch also makes it easy for
employees to call for help at any moment, instantly triggering an
alert.
To learn more about Blackline Safety's connected portfolio,
visit www.BlacklineSafety.com and follow Blackline Safety on
Twitter @BlacklineSafety.
About GEOS: GEOS has been the leading provider of
premier and innovative travel safety and security services,
including monitored services since 2004. Clients and our members
choose GEOS for the value and the global reach that only we can
offer. With our International Emergency Response Coordination
Center based just outside of Houston,
Texas, we have the back of thousands of users around the
globe and around the clock. With regional crisis management
cells around the globe, GEOS has operated and coordinated rescues
in over 165 countries, providing people with valuable peace of
mind. We continue to be a critical participant in global response
protocols, and work closely with official response agencies to
better serve our customers. For more information, visit
www.geosresponse.com.
About Blackline Safety: Blackline Safety is a global
connected safety technology leader. Providing comprehensive
live-monitoring and wireless gas detection, we help teams working
in hazardous environments respond to emergencies in real-time and
manage efficient evacuations, accounting for everyone's safety
along the way. With millions invested in technology research and
development, Blackline Safety is recognized for quality and
innovation. Our talented team of designers and engineers create and
manufacture in-house — from wearable technology and personal gas
detectors to cloud-hosted infrastructure and web-based interfaces
for global industry. We deliver the world's first turn-key,
work-anywhere, connected safety monitoring solution with gas
detection, 3G wireless, satellite communications, two-way
speakerphone, push-to-talk, location-enabled data analytics and
live monitoring to meet the demanding safety challenges and
increase the productivity of organizations in over 100 countries.
For more information, visit www.BlacklineSafety.com.
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