Monique Parker, a chief sustainability officer with more than 20 years of environmental health and safety experience, has become the 111th president of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP).… …
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Blackline Safety clears final regulatory hurdle for Francisco Partners acquisition
Blackline Safety Corp. has received the last regulatory approval needed to complete its takeover by U.S. private equity firm Francisco Partners, clearing the way for the Calgary-based connected safety technology… …
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Blackline Safety pairs gas detector with Boston Dynamics robot dog for hazard scouting
Calgary-based Blackline Safety Corp. has partnered with MFE Inspection Solutions to mount a cloud-connected gas detector on Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot, allowing teams to check atmospheric conditions in hazardous areas… …
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Shareholders of Blackline Safety Corp. have voted to approve a buyout of the Calgary-based connected safety technology company by an affiliate of Francisco Partners Management, L.P. The vote took place… …
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Blackline Safety shareholders to vote on $9 Francisco Partners acquisition
Blackline Safety Corp. shareholders will vote June 15 on a deal that would see the Calgary-based connected safety technology company acquired by a fund controlled by Francisco Partners Management, L.P.… …
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ISN, a Dallas-based contractor and supplier information management company, says it has supported nearly 300 hiring clients and 20,000 contractor customers in Canada since opening operations in the country in… …
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Ergodyne launches tool belt system built for dropped-object safety standards
Ergodyne has released a new tool belt and suspender system designed to ease the strain of carrying tools at height while helping crews meet dropped-object safety requirements. The St. Paul,… …
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Connected safety strategies linked to 97% lower fatality rates: Avetta
Organizations that combine multiple supply chain risk management practices into a single coordinated strategy see far fewer workplace deaths than those that adopt the practices one at a time, according… …
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MindBio Therapeutics is developing an artificial intelligence platform that predicts drug and alcohol intoxication from short voice recordings, with workplace safety as a primary target market. The company says its… …
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Ergodyne, Mips launch helmet designed to reduce angled impact injuries
Ergodyne has released a new Type 2 safety helmet built with Mips technology that aims to protect workers from angled impacts, a hazard the company says current hard hat standards… …



