Whether you have a permanent HVAC system or no cooling system in place, managing the temperature for workers and products can offer many benefits. Aside from productivity and worker morale, safety is paramount. Workplace safety remains a major concern in numerous companies worldwide and many organizations have faced significant scrutiny for the poor working conditions they provide to their employees.
Enhancing the workplace environment isn’t just about benefiting employees; it’s also a legal obligation. Moreover, healthy workers are productive workers. Recent research by the National Center for Biotechnology Information indicates that good indoor air quality can increase employee performance by 6% to 9%.
If your company operates in especially warm environments, you need to ensure that you improve your working conditions through rental cooling and other HVAC equipment. If you’ve never used rental air conditioners and ventilation equipment before, the following benefits justify why you need them in your workplace.
Improve the Health of Your Workers
Most employees spend much of their time indoors, meaning that the air they breathe is essential for their health. In poorly controlled environments, the air becomes too thick with the carbon dioxide the employees exhale. Moreover, the working environment may reach unsafe temperatures, impacting hydration, energy levels and slowing down worker productivity, impacting their safety. These factors can lead to illnesses, resulting in worker absenteeism, and financial loss.
If you want your workers to avoid frequent absenteeism, you must prioritize their health at work. One method of achieving this is by using portable air conditioner rentals, which enhance air circulation throughout the entire space and help maintain healthy temperatures. This ensures that employees are always comfortable and breathing fresh air. In many instances, a temporary cooling unit can employ high grade filters that trap particles and harmful contaminants before delivering cooled air. If air quality is a concern, along with managing temperature, be sure to inquire about filters when renting any cooling equipment.
Enhance Productivity
If temperatures are rising and workers are struggling to maintain work progress, this could be the sign of impending heat exhaustion or other dangerous factors associated with high temperatures. The warmer an area becomes with workers present, the more likely they become to dehydration and physical ailments related to temperatures. Not only do workers begin reducing their capacity for efficient work, dangers to their safety increases, potentially leading to other, serious issues. As the temperatures rise, so too does the need for resting, hydrating and finding ways to cool down body temperatures if production is to continue.
Implementing temporary cooling reduces the need for frequent breaks and lowers the risks of health related issues from high heat. Of course, employees still have the right to breaks and hydration but with a well maintained temperature in a work space, the frequency of such breaks is lowered and production and work progress can be maintained.
Keep Your Workers Cool
Renting cooling can at first appear to be a luxury but as demonstrated previously, not having a balanced environment can create costs that far exceed the price of a rental cooling unit. Once stable temperatures are maintained, the need for frequent breaks and safety risks are greatly reduced, helping to improve the entire working situation. This can entail a small, portable cooling unit in an area of the workplace or a larger unit that provides a steady temperature throughout a warehouse, factory or production facility. Many different sizes and options are available from TCR, which you can learn about with one phone call.
Reduce Employee Turnover
Recent trends indicate that companies are facing challenges in attracting talented and experienced employees who play crucial roles in driving their progress. This underscores the value of talented employees as priceless resources that companies are reluctant to lose, especially to their competitors. However, talented employees are leveraging their skills and expertise to demand better working conditions.
If you want to retain your experienced and talented workers, you should consider investing in rental cooling or temporary air conditioning systems that improve the overall working environment. Talented individuals will not struggle to work in dangerous conditions when they can easily move to your competitor who might have already installed climate control in the workplace.
Attract Clients
No client wants to enter your space and breathe hot, thick, and stale air. Therefore, you should ensure that your clients have access to quality air whenever they enter your warehouse, manufacturing facility or production facility. Consider having rental air conditioners or other form of HVAC equipment operating to provide the best environment for clients, employees and the products in the facility.
Ultimately, it’s up to you to provide the best working conditions for your employees. Temporary cooling equipment often plays a vital role in achieving that goal. TCR can provide options and determine the best type and size unit for your workplace.
