Company commemorates 20 years of providing safety solutions
Blackline Safety Corp., a Canadian safety technology company, marks its 20th anniversary with a renewed commitment to workplace safety and a significant donation to support families affected by job-related tragedies.
At its Calgary headquarters, Blackline showcases its latest innovations in safety technology while reinforcing Alberta’s reputation as a hub for high-tech manufacturing. To commemorate two decades of industry leadership, CEO and Chair Cody Slater presents a $20,000 donation to Threads of Life, a Canadian non-profit that provides support to families dealing with workplace fatalities, life-altering injuries, and occupational diseases.
“Blackline is driven by our mission to ensure every worker has the confidence to do their job and return home safely at the end of each day,” says Slater. “Supporting Threads of Life was a natural choice to mark our 20th anniversary—they provide vital support to families whose loved ones tragically didn’t make it home safe. This donation honors those families while reinforcing our unwavering commitment to preventing future workplace tragedies through innovation in safety technology.”
Accepting the donation, Threads of Life volunteer Jolene Gust shares her personal experience of losing her father to electrocution in a potash mine near Saskatoon when she was just 16 years old. Now a health and safety professional in the energy sector, Gust emphasizes the role of leadership in fostering a culture of safety.
“My message to all employers is this: when it comes to health and safety, change must come from the top down to have employees buy in,” says Gust. “Foster an environment where you know that mistakes are going to happen—work to find ways that employees can fail safely.”
Growing need for workplace safety solutions
According to the International Labour Organization, a worker dies from a job-related incident every 15 to 30 seconds, amounting to 6,000 deaths daily. Lone workers—those operating without direct supervision—now account for up to 20% of the global workforce, with nearly half reporting safety concerns on the job.
Blackline Safety has spent the last two decades addressing these risks by pioneering connected safety wearables designed to protect workers from hazardous exposures, falls, and remote work dangers. Today, the company serves 2,200 customers across 75 countries and continues to push the boundaries of safety innovation.
In the past year, Blackline has expanded its impact by partnering with the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) to integrate artificial intelligence into workplace risk management. Locally, the company employs 400 Calgarians, designing and manufacturing safety products from its state-of-the-art headquarters.
