It doesn’t matter if there’s two feet of snow outside or not. 

Some indoor work environments are always excessively hot, and the humidity and temperature must be monitored constantly to be sure employees are working within a safe heat level, or if the index is too high, that they are taking all the necessary precautions to avoid heat illness. Food manufacturing and packaging operations, foundries, and any other business with heat generating equipment must be vigilant regardless of the season. Additionally, employees working in outdoor environments that remain hot and humid for most of the year, will need to be protected, as well.  It’s not uncommon for parts of the South to remain in the 90s, with a similar humidity, well past Halloween. In these environments, construction workers, roofers, farm laborers, and other outdoor workers, are still going to be subject to heat illness.

If your team is exposed to dangerous heat, indoors or out, there is one way to know for sure when the index reaches a dangerous level and that is by installing a HeatAlert™ Monitoring Station. These tools let workers “see” when the heat is dangerous so they can take steps to prevent illness or heat injuries.

But as dangerous as heat illness is, there is another threat looming on the horizon; freezing, icy conditions, and extreme cold weather are just around the corner. 

On October 10 2021, 87 Ultra-marathon runners had to be rescued from the mountains outside of Salt Lake City, because near whiteout conditions and unseasonably cold weather exposed them to life threatening hypothermia.  In these regions winter has already arrived.  While in the Northeast, the trees are in a dazzling display of color, which attracts leaf peepers from around the world, but locals know this beautiful display is a sure sign that ice and snow are just around the corner.  The locals are getting their snow blowers and plows tuned up and ready.  Businesses need to be doing the same thing, by installing IceAlert® signs all around their exterior walkways, stairwells, parking lots, and driveways. 

IceAlert® signs have been warning people about icy conditions for over 20 years. They let people “see” the weather before they slip and fall on the ice. They alert employees and customers when sidewalks and parking lots may be slippery, so pedestrians and drivers are not surprised by the icy condition, and they can walk and drive with the appropriate caution.

You may be enjoying the pleasant fall weather right now, but snow, ice and freezing weather are on the horizon.  Now is the perfect time to order and install IceAlert® products around your business.  If you already have them installed, but they are more than 5 years old, they should be replaced for maximum functionality. 

Don’t let your customers or employees fall on the ice because they didn’t know that slippery conditions are present.  Let them “see” the danger with IceAlert® products before they hurt themselves or someone else.