Enjoy Safety, a Blackline distributor, quickly took action
and called for help when a tanker truck burst into flames on the
highway
CALGARY, June 13, 2019 /CNW/ - At 4:03 pm MDT on Friday, May 24th, Blackline
Safety's (TSX.V: BLN) in-house Safety Operations Center (SOC)
received two simultaneous SOS alerts from a G7 safety wearable in
Mexico to report a vehicle
collision and explosion. The incident took place when a tanker
truck was run off the road by another vehicle on Highway 57 near
Monterey, in Northeastern Mexico.
Following behind the incident was a vehicle carrying two sales
managers from Enjoy Safety, a Blackline Safety distribution
partner.
"We were in the middle of nowhere when we saw the explosion, and
the nearest city was 30 miles away," said Martin Guillen, Sales Manager at Enjoy Safety,
"Abel and I immediately got out of the car and ran off the road,
away from the flames." He added "We feared following cars behind
might not see us due to rain and smoke."
Once safely off to the side of the road, both gentlemen pulled
the SOS latch on their G7 devices. Within 35 seconds, one of
Blackline's bilingual SOC agents was on the phone with Jose Luis Santillan, Director of Operations at
Enjoy, confirming that two team members had triggered alerts. Armed
with critical situational insight about the incident as it was
unfolding, the agent dispatched emergency responders to the remote
location. Within 20 minutes, fire and ambulance services had
arrived on the scene.
G7 is a comprehensive safety monitoring system that connects
users to Blackline's in-house, 24/7 live monitoring team in the
event of an emergency. Through Blackline's live monitoring portal,
agents are able to determine the exact location of a worker and
dispatch help according to the client's customized emergency
response protocol.
"The speed of response was incredible, and the agent was very
professional when responding to the call for help," said Mr.
Santillan. "The best thing was they knew where, when and who was
involved in the accident and could send help to their exact
location within minutes." He added, "Martin and Abel were given
peace of mind that they knew help was contacted, which allowed them
to focus on helping the people around them." Fortunately, no
serious injuries occurred during the incident.
"Blackline's G7 is an incredible system, and this shows how
important it is to have this type of monitor," added Mr. Guillen.
"Nobody expects to be in the middle of an accident like this until
it happens to you, and it demonstrates how critical it is to be
prepared when it does." He added, "Now we truly understand the
meaning of 'we've got your back.'"
To learn more about Blackline Safety's connected portfolio,
visit www.BlacklineSafety.com and follow Blackline Safety on
Twitter @BlacklineSafety.
About Enjoy Safety: Enjoy Safety specializes in
respiratory protection equipment plus gas and fire detection. We
are focused on providing innovative solutions that protect people,
assets and the environment. We work for our customers with
enthusiasm and honesty, providing confidence through the
responsibility and integrity delivered by each of our
employees.
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 productivity of organizations in over 100 countries. For
more information, visit www.BlacklineSafety.com.
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SOURCE Blackline Safety Corp.