Case Study: Fortum protects lone workers and improves gas safety with Blackline Safety’s G7 wearables

Fortum protects 100 workers across 10 Finnish sites with Blackline Safety

Fortum, a leading Nordic energy company, faced significant safety challenges after bringing its heating and cooling operations back in-house in Finland. The primary risk involved protecting lone workers, many over the age of 60, who operated across vast remote infrastructure and sometimes entered confined spaces with potential gas exposure. They sought a reliable solution beyond smartphone apps and chose Blackline Safety's G7c wearable gas detector for integrated protection.

Blackline Safety's solution provided a single wearable device offering cloud-connected lone worker monitoring, multi-gas detection, and voice-enabled communication. The implementation gave the control room real-time location visibility during alarms and streamlined safety management. Since deployment, Fortum has had no emergency incidents, achieved greater worker confidence, and is scaling the solution to contractors and other countries, establishing a robust safety net.

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