How to Keep Warehouse Employees & Industrial Personnel Cool
Why Cool Industrial Personnel?Keeping workers cool is essential for factory heat stress prevention and maintaining productivity. Increase productivity by keeping workers comfortably cool with Bessamaire Freshwater Evaporative Cooling™.
Bessamaire Reduces Employee Heat Stress With Our Freshwater Evaporative Cooling™ and Our Bessamaire Maxi-Split
Productivity losses from high plant temperatures may be documented by your own plant records.
Low morale caused by uncomfortable work conditions results in tardiness, absenteeism, and turnover. Vacant workstations result in lower production efficiency, possible overtime, and the hiring and training cost for replacements.
Safety is a major economic consideration in all industrial work areas. The hot, uncomfortable worker is more liable to ignore good safety practices.
High plant temperatures directly impact productivity and operational efficiency, as shown by your own plant records. Bessamaire’s evaporative coolers offer a simple and effective solution for factory heat stress prevention, ensuring optimal working conditions that boost productivity and worker satisfaction.
Does Your State Offer Grants To Help Reduce Workplace Heat Stress?
The proper location of the Bessamaire Evaporative Coolers is important. Many states offer grants to support workplace heat stress prevention initiatives. Contact us to see if your state has programs that can help you implement cooling systems for the industrial workplace.
| Plant Temperature | Loss of Output | Loss of Accuracy |
| 75° | 3% | - |
| 80° | 8% | 5% |
| 85° | 18% | 40% |
| 90° | 29% | 300% |
| 95° | 45% | 700% |
| 100° | 62% | - |
| 105° | 79% | - |
Cooling Guidelines for the Industrial Workplace
Engineered to either cool and ventilate the entire plant, warm areas, or hot spots. The prefabricated duct packages are used to provide island, stream, or spot cooling to help create Cool Zones to prevent Heat Stress.
Area Cooling
Used to cool the entire plant or large areas where personnel are spread throughout. Bessamaire duct discharges the air at 12’ - 14’ above the floor. After cooling and ventilating the space, 80% - 90% of the air should be exhausted through powered exhaust.
Island Cooling
Emphasizes the location of employees within the plant. Islands of people cooled by a central unit that throws the cool air in a radius of 125' providing effective localized cooling for heat stress prevention.
Stream Cooling
Used where personnel are in clusters within an area. Streams of cool, clean, fresh air flow in a more concentrated direction.
Spot Cooling
Used where personnel work at set workstations close to high heat processes. Custom ductwork is required to deliver the cooled air to the workstations.
Side Wall Distribution
Used where roof installation is not desirable. Bessamaire FreshWater Evaporative Coolers are available with up discharge, vertical units, or the Portable Bessy.
Sizing
A function of the in-plant ambient conditions and the plant location. As shown in the sizing chart below, more frequent air changes are needed in hotter and more humid locations.
Sizing Chart
- 200,000 Cubic Feet to be cooled.
- Plant temperature 100° on the hottest day
- Minutes of air change 2
- CFM needed 100,000 CFM.
Additional Guidelines
Effective temperatures with “wind chill” effect in the 70’s can be maintained by following these sizing steps.
Determine the in-plant temperature rise over outdoor ambient. Identify target air change rates from the chart.
Determine the size of the cubic area to be cooled.
The cubic area is calculated by multiplying the square foot of the floor by 10.
Divide the cubic footage of the area by the target air change number.
The result is the CFM needed.
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Saves up to $20,000 in installation expenses, offering immediate cost benefits.
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A greener cooling solution, significantly reducing environmental impact.
Low Maintenance Requirement
Requires minimal maintenance, ensuring hassle-free operation and longevity.
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