Blackline Safety Corp., a global pioneer in connected safety technology, is unveiling new software enhancements at the 2025 National Safety Council (NSC) Safety Congress & Expo in Denver, Colorado, September 12-18, 2025.
Blackline is rolling out significant updates to its cloud-based safety platform, Blackline Live. Highlights include upgraded bulk management tools that automate manual tasks, a refreshed loner mobile app that extends protection to lower risk workers, and all-new geofencing capabilities that help organisations strengthen compliance and efficiency.
Hardware breakthroughs
“From software innovation to hardware breakthroughs, we’re delivering on our promise to get every worker home safe,” said Cody Slater, CEO and Chair of Blackline Safety. “NSC marks the start of an exciting season of announcements for Blackline.”
Attendees are invited to preview these enhancements at booth #1506 at NSC:
Updates to automate and scale operations:
- Bulk Actions: Simplifies fleet management with the ability to add and manage hundreds of alerts, zones, and team members at once.
- Alert Notification Manager: Delivers browser pop-up notifications of active safety events so alerts are seen faster.
- SMS Number Assignment: Improves SMS alert reliability with local delivery across regions.
Updates to streamline compliance:
- Enhanced Bump Test and Calibration Certificates: Makes audits and compliance easier with new data fields, an improved layout and multilingual support.
- Auto Bump Test & Calibration: For those with EXO 8 monitors in their fleet, an upgrade kit will enable this feature keeping the EXO compliant without manual effort.
Updates to improve worker protection:
-Sensor Readings page: Provides live sensor readings across devices, making it easier to flag abnormal levels and respond to incidents faster.
- AlertLink: Shares alerts between nearby devices to speed team responses.
- Updated Analytics & Alerts Reporting: Offers a more comprehensive view of alerts and emergency response so trends are easier to spot and act on.
- Updated Loner Mobile app: Extends protection to lower-risk lone workers, who don’t need rugged gas detection devices, right from their smartphones.
ZoneAware geofencing
Blackline will also introduce ZoneAware, a powerful new geofencing capability that enables safety teams to monitor and manage contractors and employees or devices within preset areas.
Developed in direct response to customer demand, ZoneAware elevates real-time visibility, helping organisations optimise resources, track time spent in specific zones (including high-risk areas), and see how quickly employees get to muster points — which together strengthen compliance, emergency preparedness, and efficiency.
Along with previewing these software enhancements, NSC attendees can hear from Blackline Business Development Director Yves Carrier. Yves will present at the Safety Huddle on how organisations can leverage safety data and AI to make proactive, data-driven decisions that strengthen compliance and reduce risk.
- Date: Tuesday, Sept. 16
- Time: 10:30–10:50 a.m. MT
- Location: NSC Safety Huddle booth (#2336)
EXO 8 area monitor
Last year at NSC, they introduced the EXO 8 area monitor, and over the last 12 months they have expanded the platform with new configurations, including gamma radiation protection.
The number of Blackline fire-hazmat customers grew 175% from April 2024 to April 2025, with thousands of users now using EXO 8 across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand.
EXO 8 has also earned seven major industry awards, including the prestigious Red Dot Design Award, the Préventica Paris Innovation Award, two OH&S Industrial Hygiene Awards, and most recently two OH&S New Product of the Year Awards.
EXO 8’s gamma detection
“With EXO 8’s gamma detection, it’s even more valuable for hazmat teams, offering broader protection and the ability to use it in public safety scenarios,” said Chris Johnson, Deputy Chief, Westchester County Department of Emergency Services.
Following NSC, Blackline will demonstrate product innovations at upcoming international events, including A+A in Düsseldorf (Nov. 4-7) and ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi (Nov. 3-6).
