Calgary, Canada — Blackline Safety Corp. (TSX: BLN), a global leader in connected safety technology, today announced that it has presented its inaugural Community Hero Award to Matt Overcasher and Steve Manypenny, two Columbus, Ohio utility workers who used their Blackline Safety G7 devices to get help for a child who was unresponsive and not breathing.
Overcasher and Manypenny, utility field technicians, were on their way home from work last summer when they heard frantic screaming from the mother of an 18-month-old struggling to breathe. Using quick thinking, they pulled the emergency SOS latch on their cloud connected Blackline G7 device and were able to get medical help dispatched within seconds. The wearable G7—with features such as gas detection, SOS latch, fall and no motion detection, push-to-talk, and real-time connectivity—provides a critical lifeline in case of emergency.
Communicating with an agent from Blackline’s 24/7 live Safety Operations Center via the device’s two-way voice capability, the duo was guided on what to do until EMS arrived on-site and revived the unconscious child.
“Blackline’s purpose is to make sure that every worker has the confidence to do their job and return home safely at the end of their day,” said Christine Gillies, Chief Product & Marketing Officer of Blackline Safety. “Our devices protect over 165,000 workers globally—our reach is extended several times over when workers use the devices to get help in their communities. The Community Hero awards for Matt and Steve acknowledge that they went above and beyond in this life-threatening situation. The child was able to make a full recovery thanks to their actions.”
In honor of Overcasher and Manypenny’s heroic actions, Blackline Safety and NiSource, the workers’ employer, made a $10,000 donation in their name to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio.
Blackline Safety Impact Awards will be presented annually in a variety of award categories, including customer, channel partner and environmental heroes, in addition to community heroes. For more information and to nominate an organization, group or individual for the award, visit https://www.blacklinesafety.com/blackline-safety-impact-awards.
“At Blackline, we are committed to protecting the lives of our customers while they are on the job,” said Donnovan Simon, Blackline Safety Vice President of Client Success. “We are immensely proud of our customers who consistently go above and beyond in their essential roles, whether it's fighting fires, responding to industrial emergencies, or ensuring reliable power during storms. These workers are the backbone of our communities, often the first to respond when help is needed. While they don't do this for awards or recognition, we believe it's important to highlight their bravery and dedication.”
Sobre a Blackline Safety:A Blackline Safety é líder em tecnologia, impulsionando a inovação na força de trabalho industrial por meio da IoT (Internet das Coisas). Com dispositivos de segurança conectados e análises preditivas, a Blackline permite que as empresas busquem zerar os incidentes de segurança e melhorar o desempenho operacional. A Blackline fornece dispositivos vestíveis, monitoramento pessoal e de área de gases, software conectado à nuvem e análise de dados para atender a desafios de segurança exigentes e aumentar a produtividade geral de organizações com cobertura em mais de 100 países. Equipada com conectividade celular e via satélite, a Blackline fornece uma linha de vida para dezenas de milhares de pessoas, tendo relatado mais de 225 bilhões de pontos de dados e iniciado mais de sete milhões de alertas de emergência. Para obter mais informações, visite BlacklineSafety.com e conecte-se conosco no Facebook, X (anteriormente Twitter), LinkedIn e Instagram.
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