Worker's G7c connected safety wearable connects him to
Blackline's Safety Operations Center after he suffers cardiac
arrest, enabling SOC to dispatch emergency services
CALGARY, June 11, 2019 /CNW/ - On the afternoon of
Friday, May 24, Blackline Safety's
(TSXV: BLN) in-house Safety Operations Centre responded to a health
incident when a man suffered cardiac arrest while working alone.
The G7c device was assigned to a worker who is employed by a
leading steel supplier on the East Coast of the United States. Blackline's live alerting
triggered a co-worker to jump into action by using an automated
external defibrillator (AED) while his G7c safety wearable enabled
Blackline to dispatch emergency services.
"Thank goodness for both devices," said the Human Resources
Manager for the organization. "If we didn't have the Blackline
device and the AED, I don't think [our employee] would be alive
today. This goes to show the importance of having both lone worker
devices and AEDs in place."
Working alone in a saw house, the employee suffered cardiac
arrest, causing him to fall and strike his head, triggering G7c's
fall alert. At 12:22 pm MDT,
Blackline's Safety Operations Centre (SOC) received a fall detected
and SOS alert. Seconds later, the organization's operations manager
received a text message, informing her of the potential incident.
While she headed to the worker's location, Blackline's SOC agent
called the worker's G7c wearable with built-in speakerphone without
response.
The supervisor arrived at the user's location and she found the
worker unconscious and asked a delivery driver, who just arrived,
to fetch the AED. At 12:24 pm,
Blackline's SOC agent placed a second call to the supervisor's
mobile phone who answered, frantically requesting emergency
assistance before the call disconnected. The supervisor began
performing CPR on the injured worker while Blackline immediately
dispatched local police and emergency services to the user's
location. At 12:56 pm, SOC agents
received an update that emergency services had arrived and were
providing treatment to the unconscious worker. Soon thereafter, he
was taken to hospital and has since been released and is on the way
to recovery.
"Our SOC agents are highly trained and respond to incidents in
seconds," said Inna Rabkin, Director
of Global Safety Operations at Blackline Safety. "In situations
such as this one, a matter of minutes can make the difference and
improve an employee's outcome. We're proud to have made a dramatic
impact in this scenario and appreciate the efficient actions of our
SOC agents and the on-site responders."
G7c wearables feature integrated connectivity, linking workers
in the field to a live monitoring center who can quickly send help
to the user's location in the event of an emergency. AEDs are
devices that diagnose and treat cardiac arrythmias in the field and
should be applied to a person as soon as possible. According to the
American Heart Association, an individual's chance of survival
decreases by seven to ten percent for every minute that passes
without defibrillation.
Blackline's G7 devices provide comprehensive live-monitoring and
connected gas detection capability. Each G7 device is completely
customizable for every application and features real-time alerting,
providing situational awareness that allows teams to respond to
situations instantly. Blackline is also the only connected safety
vendor in the world to provide users with the option of employee
monitoring through a 24/7 in-house live Safety Operations
Centre.
Blackline's SOC monitors over 20,000 employee devices and
responds to 99% of alerts in under sixty seconds. SOC agents
receive alerts in real-time and can identify the alert type and
employee's location instantly. Following an organization's
customized emergency response protocol, SOC agents can dispatch
responders and notify nearby employees to deliver help as quickly
as possible.
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, employee messaging and live monitoring
to meet the demanding safety challenges and increase productivity
of organizations in over 100 countries. For more information,
visit www.BlacklineSafety.com.
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