Real Work. Real Risk. Real Solutions.
Tactical Compliance for the Real World
Proudly Veteran and Woman Owned
The Nest
Where safety strategies are born and built.
Explore the three ways Black Banner Safety helps teams modernize safety: digital platforms that evolve with your work, hands-on program support, and ready-to-deploy tools you can put to work today.
Essentials Arsenal
For the do-it-yourself pros and early-stage teams needing a jumping point
Start strong without starting from scratch.
Real tools for real work.
Templates and checklists that grow with your program.
Mission Ops
For teams seeking custom solutions and expert guidance
Bring us the messy parts.
We build the backbone. You stay in control.
From one-time projects to ongoing fractional leadership, we flex to your needs.
The Flightline
Take off into modern digital safety and risk management
Leave outdated workflows behind.
Future-proof your compliance.
Your team gets a powerful, agile platform fit to your operations without the enterprise bloat.
Launch a Readiness Review
A no-pressure planning session to assess your site’s compliance posture.
The Banner
Heather Knowles, CSP, MS
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 over two decades of experience in the U.S. Navy, aerospace, manufacturing, and public safety, Heather has led safety programs in aircraft maintenance, solid rocket propellant production, circuit board fabrication, power and hand tool manufacturing, and law enforcement and corrections. She has brought safety leadership and risk management expertise in each of these high-risk environments, always under pressure and always with lives on the line.
She doesn’t just study risk. She has lived it.
Her approach is practical, adaptive, and built for real operations. Heather believes safety is never one-size-fits-all, and the best solutions emerge in the grey space 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.
Heather holds the CSP credential, dual OSHA Specialist designations in General Industry and Construction, and a Master’s in Occupational Safety & Health, combining technical expertise, strategic insight, and lived experience in every solution.
Black Banner Safety was built for the doers - the ones who get it done. Heather’s role is to make 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.