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Wandering Prevention: GPS Watch for Those With Alzheimer's

12/23/2016

The Blackridge Wandering Prevention GPS Watch is perfect for those with Alzheimer's, dementia and memory loss who are at risk of wandering. For caregivers or those who are alone, whether at home or traveling outside their home, this device gives the extra assurance that they can communicate at any time. The elderly living with a chronic disease or people who require immediate emergency assistance in an emergency situation will find this device invaluable.

The Blackridge GPS Watch has a variety of advanced features, some of which include:

Two-way Voice (Make and Receve Calls)
Lockable Watch Strap
IP66 - Waterproof
Geofencing (Entry/Exit Notification)
SOS Button
New GPS Locates Every Minute (indoors/Outdoors)
Up to (5) Days in Between Recharging
Smartphone App (iPhone/Android)
Same Size as a Digital Watch
Digitial Time Display, Plue Step Counter & Battery Level
Manageable By Up To (16) Care Providers
GPS Locates on Google Maps
Alarm Clock (Date and Time Programmable)
Low Cost

To learn more about the latest in GPS technology and wander prevention, contact Blackridge Solutions at: (778) 686-5799 or info@blackridgesolutions.com

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Loner G7: Work Alone Safety & Gas Detector in a Single Device!

12/9/2016

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BLACKRIDGE Solutions are very pleased to announce the latest addition to our gas detection portfolio, the Loner G7. After nearly two years in development in response to customer feedback, this new system is a world first – a work-anywhere, global employee safety monitoring system with total detection capacity.

Highly configurable for every organisation, G7 warns both the user and live monitoring personnel of environmental exposure risks to both toxic and explosive gases. G7 is a true ‘Internet of Things’ tool with wireless communications and location technology to empower real-time emergency response and evacuation management.

Traditional gas detectors work in isolation and only alert the worker of imminent danger. Now, with G7, a team of responders is alerted in real time if an employee hasn’t moved for a specific period of time and can pinpoint their exact location.

With the responders also receiving the gas concentration data readings from the worker’s G7, any rescue can be undertaken with pre-entry knowledge of conditions and risks in the area. Two-way voice communication enables monitoring personnel to speak directly with the employee through a built-in, industrial grade speakerphone. G7 uses a combination of assisted GPS and proprietary indoor location technology to display a fallen or injured employee’s exact location on an interactive map, enabling monitoring personnel to direct responses quickly and accurately.

The G7 is the first device anywhere that works straight out of the box to: Automatically detect when someone is not moving, either from a fall, accident or health incident so that help can be immediately deployed.

Empower evacuations with mass notifications by speakerphone or text message, while accounting for the location of every employee through to emergency assembly point.

Support customisation using interchangeable gas sensor cartridges with a choice of single or multiple gases (hydrogen sulphide, oxygen, combustible gases, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and ammonia).

The G7 is available in three models:

G7c Standard

Ideal for monitoring all personnel, lone workers and actively managing evacuations.
Functionality includes:
Always-connected 2G/3G wireless
GPS and indoor location technology
Automatic incident detection
Manual safety triggers
Two-way voice and text message communications.

G7c Single-gas and G7c Quad-gas:

All of the Standard model functionality
Your choice of LEL, O2, H2S, CO, NH3 or CO2 gas sensors as either single or four gas options.

All three models will be available from BLACKRIDGE Solutions early in 2017. For further information contact us at (778) 686-5799 or info@BlackridgeSolutions.com.

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HOW IS THE LONER G7 CHANGING THE GAME?

12/8/2016

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Every major gas detection company creates portable gas detection solutions in much the same way — a collection of sensors that detect gas levels and display the readings on an LCD. If a hazardous environment is detected, the body-worn device emits an alarm sound and flashes its lights to call out to nearby coworkers.

Gas detection has not dramatically improved the status quo compared to systems launched half a decade ago, or longer. The current push in the industry is for a long-lasting battery life so the device can last for two-years and then be disposed of when both the battery and sensors run out. Convenient? Sure. Revolutionary? No. But what’s worse is that each these detectors will try in vain to call for help when no one is nearby. This means that you can have a man down and no one knows any better in order to deliver help.

We’re here to solve this problem and with the new Loner G7. The Loner G7 is the world’s first turnkey, work-anywhere, wirelessly connected safety system with expandable gas detection. We’re not one-upping the other guys with more minor improvements — we offer a whole new suite that gives your workers complete safety awareness, in any situation, for an instant response.

We’ve already started to touch on the ground-breaking capability of G7, but let’s look more closely at five ways it’s changing up the portable gas detection game.

1. Real-time connectivity and alerting
We offer two models of G7, one that incorporates 2G/3G cellular communications and the other with Iridium satellite communications. Together, G7 delivers true work-anywhere wireless communications that doesn’t rely on expensive Wi-Fi networks or a separate device with Bluetooth wireless communications

The second that gas levels reach a hazardous concentration, the employee-worn G7 alerts the user using bright alarm lights and a loud audible alarm. G7 instantly communicates alerts to our Monitoring Center and the live monitoring team. Blackridge Solutions offers 24/7 First Responder live monitoring, while some customers have a control room or dedicated team members who can own this responsibility.

If an H2S leak occurs, G7 ensures that your teams have the complete picture. You can confidently send in a prepared response team with the proper safety gear, to the right location. By mapping the employee’s location on a map, your team can make the difference by saving precious minutes in emergency response time. And by geo-referencing every on-site gas reading, our G7 heat-map gas reading reports help you identify minor leaks before they become future problems.

2. Automatic and full compliance reporting
With traditional portable gas detection, collecting logs and proving compliance is a manual and tedious process. We don’t use SD cards, Ethernet cords or IR ports. G7 communicates all calibration logs and bump tests automatically and wirelessly to your user account, where you can easily review usage, exposure, and maintenance activity for each device. Bumps and calibrations are effortlessly handled and reported by the device, while efficiently using valuable calibration gas.

Compliance reports also highlight your employee’s use of equipment, helping you to ensure that employees not only use monitoring devices but that they use equipment correctly and conscientiously. G7 reports deliver green-yellow-red insights that highlights when everything is in compliance, when something is approaching out of compliance and when an item needs your immediate attention.

3. Over-the-air wireless device configuration and firmware updates
When you log into the Monitoring Portal, you have complete control over how to configure every device. Create G7 configuration profiles to customize device behaviors for each employee role and scenario. Device configurations ensure that no G7 is mis-configured — create separate profiles as needed, such as for operators, instrumentation techs and heavy-duty mechanics. Even if a device is powered off, it will automatically download the a new configuration upon connection to the Safety Network.

Configure all G7 safety settings including man down detection, fall detection, high and low-gas alert levels, time-weighted average (TWA) and short-term exposure limits (STEL). When you save the changes, the Safety Network automatically updates all devices associated with that profile.. Similarly, the Monitoring Portal features Alert Profiles that configures the response to each alert according to your business’ custom emergency response protocol.

We continuously improve our solutions. When we deploy G7 product improvements through firmware updates, these occur wirelessly, seamlessly and automatically over-the-air. If a device happens to be off, when it connects to the Safety Network, it downloads new firmware and manages the update. We want to make your job easier and ensure safety for your workers around the clock.

4. Portable gas detection with interchangeable sensor cartridges
G7 devices feature easily removable and replaceable portable gas detection cartridges — no need to take equipment out of the field, causing downtime and potentially interrupting employee monitoring programs either. Choose between a Standard Cartridge, Single-gas Cartridge or Quad-gas Cartridge and select the gas sensors that meet your requirements. Our current line of gases include H2S (hydrogen sulfide), LEL (lower explosive limit of combustible gases), CO (carbon monoxide), CO2 (carbon dioxide), O2 (oxygen) and NH3 (ammonia). If your teams’ need shift in the future, rest assured that you can repurpose G7 equipment with new cartridges easily and cost-effectively.

With G7, never pay to replace gas sensors again. When a sensor reaches the end of its life, we will send you a new, pre-calibrated cartridge automatically as part of your service program. Your portable gas detection fleet never has to experience any downtime while saving you time and money.

5. Future expansion
G7 offers many new features and capabilities, but a key G7 innovation is its cartridge-based interface. In this article, we spoke a lot about our portable gas detection cartridges. Our Standard Cartridge is a great example of how G7 is designed to support other applications, including plant evacuation management and lone working scenarios. We have other cartridges in our roadmap and we work tirelessly to deliver maximum value to our customers. We’re driven by customer feedback — let us know what challenges that we can help you solve through G7 expansion.

For further information on the Loner G7, please contact Blackridge Solutions at (778) 686-5799 or info@blackridgesolutiuons.com

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Wandering Prevention: GPS Watch for Those With Alzheimer's

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