The summer months are great for baseball and beach parties; not so much for working in an industrial facility without air conditioning.
Industrial facilities have always had to combat hot weather, but with online commerce driving an ever-faster pace of shipping and receiving and several high-profile heat stress lawsuits setting precedents, facility managers will be facing a perfect storm of heat-related issues this summer. Fortunately, there are several ways to address this problem – including the use of high volume, low speed (HVLS) fans and industrial curtain walls.