Ambient Air Monitoring for Heat Stress Prevention

Smart wireless sensors from YoLink can play a role in your workplace heat stress management program

September 1, 2023

OSHA and Cal/OSHA are focused on heat stress compliance in the workplace. July 2023, OSHA launched a national emphasis program to prevent workplace hazards in warehouses, processing facilities, distribution centers, and high-risk retail establishments. Exposure to excessive heat is considered by OSHA a recognized hazard from which the employers must protect employees. Does your company’s heat stress prevention & monitoring program include active heat temperature & humidity monitoring and record retention, or 24/7 email alerts? YoLink does! YoLink Commercial Solutions enhances a company's established Heat Stress Prevention Program by adding a proactive heat monitoring & alert element for OSHA compliance. And if you need a written heat stress policy, we can assist.

Temperature sensor mounting areas to be considered for heat stress temperature monitoring:

(Actual site should be based on your review of your employee work areas.)

The ambient air temperature reading will be accurate indicator using a single heat & humidity sensor unit installed at each area of concern throughout the facility.

Large Areas could need more than 1 sensor. Monitor Condensed / Enclosed areas periodically for adjustments. Install One Test Site Sensor at consistently Hot locations, or Employee’s work location, this should give an accurate sample of the Ambient Air Temperature for mapping.

Suggested sensor sites & areas of concern to be considered for monitoring:

Consider all work site areas not air-conditioned for monitoring.

Outdoors and indoors, working docks areas, workstation areas on the factory or warehouse floor.

Middle of goods in & out, packing areas, mezzanines, pick mod work areas. Sensors can be located on 2nd or 3rd level or at all levels.

YoLink offers smart, wireless, and economical sensors to monitor and manage temperature and humidity conditions.

YoLink product solution for high ambient air temp monitoring for heat stress compliance is flexible, expandable, portable if desired, and has a large area footprint coverage, reliable, and budget friendly.

Yolink App has active 24/7 monitoring and multi-text / email alert auto notification with audible capabilities, 2-year history record retention.

Installation is simplified with auto set up on devices using QR scan.

Factory technical support provided. Factory Training / Installation instructions provided with Videos, Manuals, and Step by Step instruction. Technical phone Support provided. Additional training Videos for Installation and User training on YoLink sites and located on YouTube. Excellent installation, video training, and support documentation.

Whole building device control, using YoLink Hub with LoRa range is ¼ mile (1320 feet), with smart app active 24/7 monitoring capabilities, email notifications, record retention, easy to use and to install. Hub has a unique Control-D2D device-to-device pairing, you create links between one device and up to 128 other devices. One hub can control 300+ devices. Once a pairing relationship is set, the devices will respond accordingly, even if WiFi, internet, or power is out. Numerous features included in app control.

Proactive smart building features and proactive management capabilities available with ‘Raedius Web Console’.

Add YoLink Raedius Web Console for your smart building experience across multiple solutions and platforms. Raedius was designed to allow you to realize the full potential of your YoLink system by supporting any number of devices at any number of locations.

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