Stay in Compliance with OSHA Mandates

Non Compliance of OSHA mandates for Heat Exposure is a sure Liability issue for a company. OSHA compliance is viewed as overly strict by many people but the Liability issue remains. A worker doing light work such as typing in temperatures above 87F must have a documented work break of 15 minutes every hour. (See Table Below) This seems un-necessary but each year more people in the United States die from  heat than from hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes, floods, and earthquakes combined. Often the case is listed as a heart attack.    Material Safety Data Sheets available:  MSDS.pdf Click Here OSHA Heat Exposure Chart: TABLE III: 4-2. PERMISSIBLE HEAT EXPOSURE THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES   --Work Load -- Work/rest regimen Light Moderate Heavy Continuous work 30.0°C(86°F) 26.7°C (80°F) 25.0°C (77°F) 75% Work, 25% rest, each hour 30.6°C (87°F) 28.0°C (82°F) 25.9°C (78°F) 50% Work, 50% rest, each hour 31.4°C (89°F) 29.4°C (85°F) 27.9°C (82°F) 25% Work, 75% rest, each hour 32.2°C (90°F) 31.1°C (88°F) 30.0°C (86°F) In many industrial/ military/ emergency settings and cooling of an entire structure is either impossible, cost prohibitive or both. Cooling vest technology allows for the worker to be cooled directly while remaining in the extreme environment for substantially longer periods of time. See our product descriptions for a solution to your problem. Liability Protection is Cost Effective HeaShield click here.  AirVest click here. Typical users of ClimaTech cooling vest products are able to increase productivity by 25-50% or more. Further the micro-climate products are dramatically less expensive to deploy than traditional environmental cooling systems. A large scale deployment of ClimaTech products can often be accomplished at costs less than $1.50 per person per day as compared to installing air conditioning systems for example. ClimaTech products pay for themselves in cost savings and productivity gains in a matter of weeks in most cases. HEAT STRESS INDEX RELATIVE HUMIDITY °F 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 104 98 104 110 120 132         102 97 101 108 117 125         100 95 99 105 110 120 132       98 93 97 101 106 110 125       96   91 95 98 104 108 120 128     94 89 93 95 100 105 111 122     92 87 90 92 96 100 106 114 122   90 05 00 90 92 96 100 106 114 122 88 92 86 87 89 93 95 100 106 115 86 80 84 85 87 90 92 96 100 109 84 78 81 83 85 86 89 91 95 99 82 77 79 80 81 84 86 89 91 95 80 75 77 78 79 81 83 85 86 89 78 72 75 77 78 79 90 81 83 85 76 70 72 75 76 77 77 77 78 79 74 68 70 73 74 75 75 75 76 77 NOTE: Add 10°F when protective clothing is worn and add 10°F when in direct sunlight. Humiture °ƒ Danger Category Injury Threat Below 80° NONE Little or no danger under normal circumstances. 80° to 90° CAUTION Fatigue possible ifi exposure is prolonged and there is physical activity. 90° to 105° EXTREME CAUTION Heat cramps and heat exhaustion possible if exposure is prolonged and there is physical activity. 105° to 130° DANGER Heat cramps or exhaustion likely, heat stroke possible if exposure is prolonged and there is physical activity. Above 130° EXTREME DANGER Heat stroke imminent!

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