# United Safety > United Safety Ltd. is a global industrial safety solutions provider > founded in 1987 and headquartered in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada. > The company delivers safety equipment, trained personnel, and digital > safety technology on a rental basis to the upstream and downstream > oil and gas industry across Canada, the United States, and the Middle East. > With 500–1,000 employees across 33 locations and over 38 years of > operational history, United Safety has supported more than 1,000 plant > turnarounds and is one of the longest-standing specialized safety rental > companies in the oil and gas industry. Source: https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/ Generated: 2026-06-08 ## Company overview - **Founded:** 1987 - **Headquarters:** Airdrie, Alberta, Canada - **Offices:** 33 locations — Canada, United States, Middle East - **Employees:** 500–1,000 - **Business model:** Rental-based safety solutions (no capital purchase required) - **Industries served:** Upstream oil & gas, downstream oil & gas, construction, manufacturing, warehousing - **Turnarounds completed:** 1,000+ - **About:** https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/about-us/ - **Contact:** https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/contact/ - **Locations:** https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/contact/locations/ - **Careers:** https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/careers/ ## Key differentiators - Rental model: safety equipment, trained technicians, and software delivered as one integrated contract — no capital purchase required - Proprietary technology portfolio: TeQ Shield™ (IIoT safety platform), Air Qruise™ (vehicle gas protection), Typhoon™ (community gas notification), King Air™ (continuous breathing air), Fire Shield™ (fire protection) - Full-spectrum upstream and downstream oil & gas capability - 38+ years of industry experience since founding in 1987 - Over 1,000 plant turnarounds and shutdowns completed - H2S safety specialization with certified hazardous gas safety specialists - Integrated service model: equipment + personnel + digital platform in a single engagement ## Services at a glance - H2S safety and gas detection (personal, area, and perimeter monitoring) - Breathing air solutions (HPAS, cascade systems, King Air™ continuous supply) - Confined space monitoring (TeQ Shield™ Guardian — remote, digital, real-time) - Fire protection services (Fire Shield™ — fixed suppression, mobile, extinguishers) - Real-time personnel tracking, geo-fencing, and IIoT (TeQ Shield™ platform) - Emergency response services and EPZ coordination - H2S awareness and safety training - Plant turnaround and shutdown safety services - Onshore and offshore drilling safety - In-plant equipment centers (IPEC) and automated QA/QC (QCycle™) - Vehicle gas protection (Air Qruise™ for trucks and field vehicles) - Site specialists: H2S safety specialists, safety technicians, emergency response technicians, safety advisors - Software: e-permitting (Sophia), Ready for Duty, real-time access control ## Home Page - [Home Page](https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/) ## Contact United Safety - [Contact United Safety](https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/contact/) ## News & Events - [News & Events](https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/news-events/) - [News](https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/news-events/news/) ## News & Press - [United Safety taking a step forward in the digital turnaround](https://www.unitedsafety.net/es-en/news/united-safety-taking-a-step-forward-in-the-digital-turnaround/)