The Moffitt Solution to Stricter Indoor Heat Regulations
On June 20th, 2024, California’s stricter indoor heat regulations became OSHA-approved and businesses are now left scrambling to comply. These new regulations ensure workers remain safe in high-temperature environments by detailing preventive measures all employers must follow when the internal temperature exceeds 82℉. However, many of these new requirements kill productivity as much as being overheated can. Moffitt has the ideal solution for ensuring worker safety in hot environments.
Addressing Excess Heat at the Source
Industrial facilities, especially those with high-temperature processes, such as forges and glassworks, produce extreme heat that becomes trapped under the roofing, turning facilities into ovens. When combined with direct sunlight and elevated ambient temperatures, industrial buildings can quickly become dangerously hot, necessitating California’s stricter stance on indoor heat protection for workers. While more frequent breaks, access to cool water and designated cool-down areas go a long way to ensuring the health of skilled workers, it doesn’t address the problem at the source: heat buildup. By providing an escape route through robust ventilation systems, internal temperatures can be dramatically reduced by up to 30℉.
Let the Heat Out Naturally
Heat rises and Moffitt’s custom natural ventilation systems simply provide a way for it to escape while pulling cooler air into the building. These systems utilize the power of thermodynamics to help improve internal temperatures and can be integrated into any facility to address hot spots and increase airflow. Depending on the application, natural ventilation systems will include a combination of roof vents to allow the heat to escape and wall louvers to pull air in, creating a safer, more comfortable working environment while maintaining efficiency and productivity throughout the shift. To provide the most efficient ventilation systems, Moffett’s team of dedicated professionals develop custom solutions based on our customer’s unique needs, building layouts, and environmental factors.
Power Systems for an Extra Boost
Natural ventilation systems, though highly effective alone, can be paired with additional powered systems like exhaust fans and evaporative cooling units such as the DeltaStream, to provide even greater temperature reduction in high-temperature indoor environments. These can be very beneficial in extreme heat zones, such as near forges and glasswork to draw the extreme heat out and replace it with cooler air. Designing powered ventilation systems for maximum efficiency and air transfer requires extensive knowledge and experience to ensure optimal performance and temperature reduction.
Moffitt’s Custom Solutions to Meeting the New Indoor Heat Regulations
Optimal ventilation systems must be designed to meet the unique building layout and as such Moffitt maintains a team of experts readily available for on-site evaluations to determine the best solutions for each customer. Due to the mounting importance of additional heat sickness precautions for industrial applications, our on-site evaluations and quotes are free and we strive to arrive at your facility within 48 hours.
Don’t wait, contact us today for your free on-site ventilation evaluation and learn how Moffitt can help get your facility compliant with the new stricter regulations, or request a quote and let’s get started.