Connected Devices Deliver Real-Time Insight For Enhanced Worker Safety
Shreesh Nadgouda, Region Head for India and South Asia for Blackline Safety, takes a deeper look at what connected safety involves, to show how it’s transforming gas detection and worker safety.
Blackline Safety is a manufacturer of cloud-connected wearable safety devices and area gas monitors. These devices protect lone workers and those at risk of exposure to hazardous gases at industrial worksites like refineries or manufacturing facilities by providing 24/7 connectivity for critical communications, enabling the fastest response times for help. Data from the devices helps companies proactively improve safety and efficiency.
With Blackline’s direct-to-cloud connectivity you can monitor multiple facilities or multiple workers from any internet-connected device through our Blackline Live software portal which gives you real-time visibility, wherever you are. Through the portal you can:
- View device locations on a map to see in real-time where your people are
- Check online or offline status to understand usage
- Understand bump test, calibration and firmware update history to manage compliance
- Change device behaviour e.g. modifying high/low gas thresholds of a sensor – and much more.
Help for workers in distress
Blackline’s devices integrate cellular or satellite connectivity, location technology, an emergency SOS latch and a variety of sensors. These detect gas, slips/trips and falls or no-motion – and can trigger automatic warning alerts if a worker is in danger.
If gas is detected, you’ll know what kind, where and who is affected immediately. That also means incident responses can be faster and better informed. This kind of remote situational awareness is not possible with traditional ‘beep and flash’ detectors that only alert the wearers of a potential hazard, meaning lone workers are particularly vulnerable if no one else knows they are in distress.
Blackline’s G7 wearables and EXO area monitors can detect up to five or eight gases respectively. Visit www.blacklinesafety to see the industry’s largest portfolio of advanced gas sensors with over 20 to choose from.
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