HOUSTON, TEXAS and CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Dec. 1, 2011) - Waste Management Security Services ("WMSSI"), a subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) and Blackline GPS ("Blackline") (TSX VENTURE:BLN) announced today a monitoring and marketing agreement whereby WMSSI will provide monitoring services for Blackline's suite of Loner® mobile worker safety solutions.
WMSSI currently provides 24/7 electronic security monitoring for Waste Management and its customers, and uses Blackline's Loner GPS safety device for monitoring their employees working at various company facilities as well as those off-site. Expanding their suite of services, WMSSI is now offering Loner safety solution monitoring services to its customers wishing to protect mobile workers with remote safety monitoring technology in addition to property and assets.
The Loner safety device provides monitoring of mobile workers using micro-electro-mechanical sensors and True Fall Detection™, a patented technology that detects falls in real-time with virtually no false alarms. Incorporating an emergency button and GPS, Loner products communicate safety alerts to the WMSSI monitoring center where personnel manage an efficient, location-empowered emergency response.
"We've based our decision to include Loner in our monitoring services as a result of the positive experience using the technology with Waste Management employees. This agreement enables Waste Management to offer mobile worker monitoring to our customers," said Shanna Lopez, manager for security operations at WMSSI. "We have also seen the market for this service grow and we are able to adapt well to these market conditions."
"Waste Management has enormous diversity within commercial and industrial markets providing solutions for recycling, construction, healthcare, and manufacturing, among others," said Clark Swanson, president of Blackline. "Loner is an efficient and effective solution for monitoring the safety of employees, especially those who work alone."
About Waste Management and WMSSI: Waste Management, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is the leading provider of comprehensive waste management services in North America. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services. It is the largest residential recycler in North America and a leading developer, operator and owner of waste-to-energy and landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States. To learn more information about Waste Management visit www.wm.com or www.thinkgreen.com.
Waste Management Security Services, Inc., (WMSSI) provides in-house, cost effective electronic security services for internal and external customers. Since 2002, the WMSSI has maintained Underwriters Laboratories UL® and Factory Mutual certifications and has operated without interruption. WMSSI provides remote monitoring capability for facility access-control systems, alarm and video monitoring. The technology team manages electronic security project from conception to reality. With our partner, Pro-Vigil, WMSSI offers innovative mobile-monitoring solutions so customers can observe activity from anywhere via the Internet.
Über Blackline: Blackline mit Hauptsitz in Calgary, Kanada, ist ein Hersteller von Produkten für die Arbeitssicherheit und den gewerblichen Bereich. Die Lösungen des Unternehmens sind auf Arbeitsumgebungen ausgerichtet, in denen die Sicherheit der Mitarbeiter im Vordergrund steht, und bieten gleichzeitig vernetzte Hardware zur Verbesserung der Sicherheit und zur Übermittlung logistischer Informationen über Unternehmensressourcen. Das Industriegeschäft zielt darauf ab, die wachsenden globalen, gesetzlich geregelten und regulierten Märkte mit Serviceplänen zu versorgen, die auf der Funktionalität der Produkthardware basieren. Das Unternehmen unterhält eine Reihe von Produkten und Dienstleistungen für den Verbraucher- und Einzelhandelsbereich. Die Technologie, das Engagement und die Vision von Blackline bilden zusammen eine ständig wachsende Palette von Tools, die zum Schutz, zur Weitergabe und zur Vernetzung entwickelt wurden.®
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