# 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/uslblog/ 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/uslblog/about-us/ - **Contact:** https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/contact/ - **Locations:** https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/contact/locations/ - **Careers:** https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/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 ## Blog - [Blog](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/) ## Terms of Use - [Terms of Use](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/terms-of-use/) ## Trademarks Privacy & Cookies - [Trademarks Privacy & Cookies ](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/trademarks-privacy-cookies/) ## Resources Technical papers, white papers, case histories, brochures, and specifications published by United Safety. ### Publications - [A new environment – United Safety featured in The Oil & Gas Year / Abu Dhabi 2015](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2015/01/a-new-environment-united-safety-featured-in-the-oil-gas-year-abu-dhabi-2015/) - [An insight into United Safety by The Roughneck magazine](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2016/03/an-insight-into-united-safety-by-the-roughneck-magazine/) - [Automated Well Ignition Increases Safety for Well Blowouts_HSE Now](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/10/automated-well-ignition-increases-safety-for-well-blowouts_hse-now/) - [Bringing innovations to Iraq and why it’s important given the country’s local conditions ](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/11/bringing-innovations-to-iraq-and-why-its-important-given-the-countrys-local-conditions/) - [Confined space safety redefined - TeQ Shield™ Guardian featured in BIC magazine](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2015/06/confined-space-safety-redefined-teq-shield-featured-in-bic-magazine/) - [Driving out of danger](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2015/05/driving-out-of-danger/) - [Gas Protection System Allows Safe Transit Through Dangerous Areas](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/01/gas-protection-system-allows-safe-transit-through-dangerous-areas/) - [Gas Safety Innovations – United Safety in Pipeline Magazine](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/09/gas-safety-innovations-united-safety-in-pipeline-magazine/) - [Gearing up to protect the UAE’s sour gas workers](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/04/gearing-up-to-protect-the-uaes-sour-gas-workers/) - [Influencing safety through social marketing*, Part Two](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2013/11/influencing-safety-through-social-marketing-part-two/) - [Innovating in Confined Space Monitoring](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2015/02/innovating-in-confined-space-monitoring/) - [Oilfied Technology magazine features the launch of United Safety’s integrated risk management software ‘Sophia’ ](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2015/11/oilfied-technology-magazine-features-the-launch-of-united-safetys-integrated-risk-management-software-sophia/) - [Safety First – United Safety in the Oil&Gas magazine](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/05/safety-first-united-safety-in-the-oilgas-magazine/) - [The Air TreQ™ Blinder featured in HSE Now](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2015/03/the-air-treq-blinder-featured-in-hse-now/) - [The Challenges of Confined Space](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/04/the-challenges-of-confined-space/) - [Three Reasons to Buy the Air Qruise™ Electro-Ex according to Oil & Gas Middle East](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2015/01/three-reasons-to-buy-the-air-qruise-electro-ex-according-to-oil-gas-middle-east/) - [Transiting Safely Through Red Zones](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/03/transiting-safely-through-red-zones/) - [United Safety expands into West Texas with new Midland office](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2015/03/united-safety-expands-into-west-texas-with-new-midland-office/) - [United Safety featured in HSE Now: Ensuring Public Protection from Toxic Gas Releases](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/07/united-safety-featured-in-hse-now-ensuring-public-protection-from-toxic-gas-releases/) - [United Safety is featured in BIC Magazine](https://www.unitedsafety.net/uslblog/2014/05/united-safety-is-featured-in-bic-magazine/)