Blackline Safety Corp a provider of connected safety technology, has announced an expansion of its quality assurance (QA) program.
As part of the expansion, the company has increased its QA team, upgraded its inspection equipment and boosted in-lab testing of its entire product line.
Headquartered in Canada with offices in the UK, France, US and UAE, Blackline manufactures a line of connected safety wearables and area gas monitors, currently used by more than 2,200 organizations and protecting over 165,000 workers worldwide.
Providing live monitoring, automatic incident alerts and location-based insights, the technology is designed to help teams respond faster, prevent incidents and make informed decisions through real-time safety data.
Blair Svoboda, Director of Quality Assurance at Blackline Safety commented: “When most people think of safety technology, they think about the moment it matters – a gas leak detected, an SOS alert triggered or a worker protected – but our team is focused on everything that leads up to that moment because protection starts on the bench, in the lab and on the line.”
The expansion of Blackline’s QA program – which is conducted entirely in-house at the company’s manufacturing facility – builds on its investment of CDN $2 million in Surface Mount Technology (SMT) and advanced inspection tools which aimed to provide greater oversight and control throughout the entire production process.
Automated equipment tests product reliability (dock insertions, button presses, etc.) and ensures the devices are able to withstand water immersion, extreme temperatures and dust penetration, which could potentially damage internal components.
Svodoba continued: “All of our quality assurance testing is done in true-to-life simulated environments just steps from the manufacturing floor to enable us to react in real time as needed – a process that just can’t be achieved when manufacturing is done elsewhere.”
He explained that Blackline’s global team of 35 quality assurance specialists – which has grown by more than 250% – runs a 68-point quality test on every single safety device before it ships, from testing radios, sensors and alarms, to conducting connectivity checks across cellular and satellite networks.
He emphasized: “Every test and check in our QA process comes down to one simple question: will this device keep someone safe when it counts?
“At Blackline, quality assurance isn’t about ticking boxes – it’s about protecting professionals like the lone worker in a remote oilfield, the firefighter charging into danger or the technician maintaining a power grid in a storm.”
Blackline Safety Corp a provider of connected safety technology, has announced an expansion of its quality assurance (QA) program.
