Case Study: Wessex Water achieves real-time hazardous gas visibility and lone worker safety with Blackline Safety

Wessex Water boosts worker safety with 170+ Blackline Safety connected gas detectors

Wessex Water, a UK water utility, needed a single intrinsically safe device to protect its bioresources operation workers from multiple hazardous gases and the risks of lone work without requiring them to carry numerous separate units. The challenge was to combine gas detection, lone worker protection, and connectivity into one solution for unpredictable environments where hazards like hydrogen sulfide and oxygen depletion are present.

Blackline Safety implemented a solution using over 170 of its connected wearable gas detectors and EXO portable area monitors. This provided real-time visibility into worker location and safety status, backed by 24/7 live monitoring. The results included high adoption rates, improved compliance management through automated reporting, and the peace of mind that workers are connected to immediate help, with monitoring alerts received in an average of just two seconds.

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