{"id":22947,"date":"2021-11-17T14:58:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T19:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/?p=22947"},"modified":"2022-07-11T14:41:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T18:41:50","slug":"high-heat-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/22947\/high-heat-index\/","title":{"rendered":"It Feels Like A High Heat Index"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/for-heat-index.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/for-heat-index.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22953\" width=\"203\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/for-heat-index.jpg 728w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/for-heat-index-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever looked at the difference between the temperature versus the \u201cfeels like&#8221; temperature? Well that \u201cfeels like\u201d temperature is also known as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/ama\/heatindex#:~:text=The%20heat%20index%2C%20also%20known,sweat%20to%20cool%20itself%20off.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heat Index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Heat Index is \u201cwhat the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with the air temperature.\u201d Heat Index is becoming increasingly more important to people\u2019s health and safety as temperatures around the world are getting <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/21961\/getting-hotter-monitor-assets-with-room-alert\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hotter and hotter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Measuring and managing Heat Index is absolutely critical to the physical comfort and safe wellbeing of your employees, customers and anyone else who steps foot in your facilities.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><b>How Bad Can It Be?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/heat-index-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/heat-index-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22950\" width=\"203\" height=\"114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/heat-index-1.jpg 728w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/heat-index-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A high Heat Index that is not being monitored and controlled is dangerous and can even be deadly. Severe heat can cause issues much worse than just physical discomfort. It can lead to problems with brain function, productivity, mood and more. Some examples of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/niosh\/topics\/heatstress\/heatrelillness.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">serious health and safety concerns<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> related to Heat Index are<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faintness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dizziness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatigue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscle cramps<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low blood pressure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confusion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nausea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headache<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26 degrees Celsius), fatigue is possible with prolonged exposure and\/or physical activity. At 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius), heat stroke, heat cramps, or heat exhaustion is possible with prolonged exposure and\/or physical activity. According to the United States Department of Labor <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupational Safety and Health Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201cRecord-breaking heat in the U.S. in 2021 endangered millions of workers exposed to heat illness and injury in both indoor and outdoor work environments.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heat is the leading cause of death among all weather-related workplace hazards which is why OSHA implemented a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/laws-regs\/standardinterpretations\/2021-09-01\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nationwide enforcement initiative on heat-related hazards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. OSHA will soon be requiring specific standards for hazardous heat conditions, and employers may be mandated to monitor Heat Index to ensure their employee safety.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><b>Monitoring Heat Index With Room Alert<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22951\" width=\"251\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Infographic-1583x2048.png 1583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environment monitoring with Room Alert is the easiest and most effective way to oversee all of the environmental conditions in your facility. For Heat Index in particular, Room Alert has a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/13462\/introducing-our-next-generation-temperature-humidity-sensor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Temperature &amp; Humidity Sensor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/19254\/prevent-downtime-with-digital-temp-humidity-sensor\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Temperature &amp; Humidity Sensor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a 4 in 1 that monitors temperature, humidity, dew point and heat index. This sensor has a special enclosure cap to promote increased air circulation which results in fast and accurate readings of the conditions in your environment. With this single sensor, <\/span><b>you can prevent up to 50% of all causes of environment-related downtime<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to measure how the Heat Index is impacting people is through thermal comfort. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azosensors.com\/article.aspx?ArticleID=487\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thermal comfort<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is \u201cthe condition of mind that expresses satisfaction with the thermal environment and is evaluated by subjective evaluation.\u201d Heat index levels of 86-104 degrees Fahrenheit (30\u201340 degrees Celsius) will result in some physical discomfort. Heat index of 104-113 degrees Fahrenheit (40\u201345 degrees Celsius) will lead to great discomfort. Heat index of &gt; 113 degrees Fahrenheit (45 degrees Celsius) is considered dangerous and can cause significant health and safety threats.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><b>Keeping Your People Healthy &amp; Safe<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is critical to effective facilities management to understand how potentially fatal a high Heat Index can be to those in and around your facilities. Room Alert is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/18970\/room-alert-best-environment-monitoring\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best in environment monitoring<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and with thousands of customers across over 185 countries, you can have confidence in knowing that Room Alert is protecting your people, assets, facilities and reputation. To learn more about how you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UvavhLnHH9E\">keep your employees and residents safe<\/a>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/11426\/keeping-employees-residents-comfortable-room-alert\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">check out this article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><b>Contact Us<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions about monitoring Heat Index with Room Alert, please contact us today through email at <\/span><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sales@AVTECH.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, through our online Live Chat service, or via phone 401.628.1600.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/AVTECHVideoChannel\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit our YouTube Channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and read our articles <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/avtech.com\/articles\/category\/news\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn many other reasons why you need Proactive Environment Monitoring with Room Alert.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever looked at the difference between the temperature versus the \u201cfeels like&#8221; temperature? 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