Real Work. Real Risk. Real Solutions.
Tactical Compliance for the Real World
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The Nest
Where safety strategies are born and built. Explore our core offerings, designed for real worksites, real risk, and real solutions.
For small teams or early-stage readiness
A tactical kit of foundational safety tools ready to download and deploy. From training templates and policy starters to checklists and audit forms, each resource is built to get safety off the ground fast without cutting corners.
This isn’t a dusty binder on the shelf. These are actionable, editable tools built to evolve with your operations.
For teams seeking custom solutions and expert guidance
You stay in control while we build the backbone. Mission Ops is for teams ready to level up their safety game with tailored compliance systems, custom forms, and full-scale programs design without out handing over the reins.
Coming 2026: virtual consulting available across the United States and MN/WI on-site in 2027.
Take off into modern digital safety management. Coming 2026
Ready to ditch clunky spreadsheets and outdated workflows? The Flightline connects your team to a cloud-based EHS platform partnership designed for safety, compliance, and environmental oversight.
Built for small teams scaling up or large operations looking to upgrade, this solution delivers scalable systems and expert support to modernize your programs.
Launch a Readiness Review
A no-pressure planning session to assess your site’s compliance posture.
The Banner
Heather Knowles, MS, GSP
Founder | Principal Consultant, Black Banner Safety
Heather Knowles founded Black Banner Safety with a mission: to deliver grounded, tactical solutions for the real world.
With nearly two decades of experience across the U.S. Navy, aerospace, manufacturing, and public safety, her work has taken her from aircraft maintenance to manufacturing solid rocket propellant. She's led safety programs in circuit board fabrication, power and hand tool manufacturing, and law enforcement/corrections - all under pressure, all with lives on the line.
She doesn’t just study risk. She’s lived it.
Her approach? Practical. Adaptive. Built for real operations.
Heather believes that safety is never one-size-fits-all and real solutions come from the grey areas between rigid compliance and real-world performance.
She’s not here to play gotcha or push generic programs. She’s here to solve problems, reduce risk, and empower teams to work safer, smarter, and more confidently.
With a Master’s in Occupational Safety & Health and a GSP designation (CSP in progress), Heather blends technical expertise, strategic insight, and lived experience into every solution.
Black Banner Safety was built for the doers - the ones who get it done.
Heather’s role? Making sure they get it done - safely, sustainably, and without losing their edge.
Coming Soon to the Arsenal…
Real tools. Real teams. Real risk.
We’re building a tactical resource library for seasoned pros, career starters, and the employees stuck wearing the safety hat with no idea where to start.
If that sounds like you, you’ll want what’s coming.
These tools are grounded in regulation and best practice, but forged in real operations. No fluff. No filler. Just what works when the pressure’s on and the time’s short.
What’s in development:
Editable templates for hazard assessments, inspections, and more
Quick-start compliance checklists built for lean teams
Safety comms materials that don’t suck
Premium guides and tactical briefs for mission-critical clarity
If only it was this easy!
Want early access? Dropping Soon!
A free field-ready tactical resource designed to help you sink your talons into safety, fast.
Whitepaper, checklist, guide—whatever form it takes, it’ll be sharp, usable, and forged for real operations.
If you’ve got skin in the game, or just got handed the clipboard… this is where you take control.