Dr\u00e4ger Safety AG & Co. KGaA, L\u00fcbeck\/Germany, has acquired a stake in Focus Field Solutions Inc., a leading provider of industrial safety solutions based in St. John\u2019s, Newfoundland and Labrador\/Canada. With this latest investment, Dr\u00e4ger extends its expertise in the area of digital worksites.<\/p>\n
Focus FS has developed a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform which digitizes critical operations data for people and assets. It offers different modules such as HSE (Health, Safety & Environment), E-Mustering, Incident Management and Asset Tracking. The customer can choose from a range of modules and create a solution that best fits their company needs. There are three main use cases that can be addressed by the solution: worker safety, plant and asset safety, and incident safety.<\/p>\n
This digital technology minimizes risk and delivery performance insights to create safer and smarter workplaces. Through optimized workflow traffic and facility activities, real-time analytics, and dynamic HSE processes worker safety accelerates from simple compliance to safety culture dominance. Plant and asset safety enables efficient worksites with real-time inventory visibility and tracking, preventative maintenance planning, and smart rescue planning operations. Systematic management and corrective action, along with real-time communication and accountability, enhance and improve incident safety protocols.<\/p>\n
\u201cBehaviour-based safety, situational awareness, and increased operational productivity are challenges our customers worldwide face on a daily basis. With this partnership, we have the ability to offer effective solutions today,\u201d says Ann-Marie Edgerton, Vice President of Segment and Product Marketing Emergency & Rescue Services at Dr\u00e4ger. \u201cOur vision for tomorrow is also clear. We will ensure that not only do we offer technology for life to our customers \u2013 we will have an integrated offering that supports their ambitions of building safe and efficient worksites.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very enthusiastic about having Dr\u00e4ger as a partner and investor,\u201d says Jeffrey K. Brown, CEO and co-founder of Focus FS. \u201cThis investment shows Dr\u00e4ger\u2019s confidence in our vision of creating connecting worksites. We believe zero-harm is achievable \u2013 and by aligning ourselves with Dr\u00e4ger, who also believes workplace safety is paramount, we can help our customers realize that ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Focus FS already has a strong presence in the oil and gas, mining, and transportation sectors with Canadian and international customers. An important aspect of the company\u2019s connected worksite vision involves market growth and product adoption.<\/p>\n