Blackline Safety G7 launch, industry feedback

On November 30, Blackline Safety launched G7 in Canada. G7 is the world's first work-anywhere connected safety system with wireless gas detection capability. See how the safety industry reacted to the introduction of this ground-breaking innovation.

G7 establishes a new playing field of safety possibility. Never before has a business been able to see the real-time safety status of their entire workforce. Real-time awareness is coupled with location technology and automatic incident detection.

With G7, any organization can see the real-time compliance of their team, assessing device use and calibration status. All incidents are proactively managed in real-time, delivering the fastest possible emergency response. See where nearby resources are located and confidently dispatch them as part of your emergency response. Respond to a gas leak with confidence. Proactively plan maintenance around geo-referenced gas measurements.

Capabilities include:

• Live safety status of every employee
• Real-time alerting due to gas exposure, falls and man-down events
• Instant alerting by releasing the SOS latch
• Two-way speakerphone delivers two-way voice calling with monitoring team
• Automatic detection of falls, man-down (motionless) events and missed employee check-ins
• Deliver help to an employee's exact location via live, interactive map
• 100% web-based monitoring—no software to install
• Mass-notify your team due to hazards or the need to evacuate
• 24/7 live monitoring via Safety Operations Center and Alarm Receiving Centre partners
• Account for all personnel at safe locations / muster points
• Device configuration profiles ensure every device is correctly configured
• Device configurations are updated over-the-air—wirelessly and in real-time
• Firmware updates are automatic and also over-the-air
• All calibration and bump data is communicated over-the-air
• Simple and cost-effective dock—no more SD cards or IR transfers
• 100% compliance view of equipment calibration and usage
• Simple green-yellow-red reporting that shows when things are working correctly, when something will require attention and when something is out of compliance
• Field-replaceable gas sensor cartridges maximize ROI
• Every gas sample is geo-recorded
• Heat maps deliver proactive leak detection and planning for maintenance
• Indoor location technology with floor and site plans