Temperature control is one of the most important considerations in emergency planning. Your building, employees, equipment and processes depend on the proper climate conditions to prevent damage, maintain productivity and stay safe. Climate control equipment rentals such as air conditioners, heating units, dehumidifiers, chillers, heat exchangers and cooling towers provide the temperature management you need to keep operations going safely and effectively.

Importance of Planning for Emergency Climate Control

Emergencies, such as system failures, power outages and natural disasters, can disrupt a facility's heating or cooling capabilities. Maintaining temperature management during disasters is essential for the following reasons:

Employee Health

Extreme temperatures can significantly impact your company's employees. Safety is a top priority, so you should protect employees from high heat and freezing temperatures to prevent health complications such as heat exhaustion, heat stroke, frostbite and hypothermia. 

The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) recommends keeping workplace temperatures between 68 and 76 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity levels between 20% and 60%. Including climate control in your emergency plans can help you keep employees safe, healthy and comfortable in the event of a system failure or natural disaster.

Equipment and Building Protection

Climate control is essential for your equipment. Extreme heat, cold or humidity can potentially damage equipment such as computers, food processing machines and medical devices. Proper humidity levels are necessary for maintaining accurate laboratory test results and protecting sterile supplies in healthcare settings, and data centers rely on climate control to protect servers and hardware.  

Climate control solutions can also protect your facility in the event of an emergency. Controlling humidity levels helps prevent mold and mildew from developing and building materials from rotting, which helps maintain your facility's structural integrity.

Operational Continuity

Having a climate control plan in place can help you continue operations in emergencies. With the right temperature and humidity control solutions, you can continue using your facility and machines to maintain productivity and prevent downtime. Keeping your operations going in an emergency is crucial for maintaining revenue and profit margins.

Cost Savings

Since climate control solutions protect your building, equipment, and employees, they can also result in significant cost savings. By managing temperatures, you can prevent costly equipment and building repairs, inventory loss and production delays.

Compliance

Climate control can also help you comply with state and federal regulations depending on your industry. For example, food processing plants must maintain proper food storage temperatures to ensure health and safety. Data centers must prevent equipment from overheating or failing to maintain data security. 

Temperature Control Equipment and Applications in Emergency Situations

Temperature Control Rental Solutions (TCRS) offers the following types of climate control solutions for emergency situations:

Temporary HVAC Solutions

Temporary HVAC solutions, such as air conditioners and heaters, can cool or heat your facility when your primary equipment ceases functioning. You can rent a temporary air conditioner or heating unit to maintain safe, comfortable temperatures in your facility. TCRS offers air conditioners for indoor and outdoor use depending on your needs. Cooling and heating are especially important in healthcare facilities because temperature control helps maintain patient comfort.

Air Handlers

Air handlers can help you control temperature and humidity in large spaces. A chilled water air handler consistently cools large areas to maintain comfortable climates, protect temperature-sensitive goods and products, and prevent machines from overheating.

Alternative Cooling Methods

You can rely on alternative cooling methods to maintain equipment and process temperatures when your primary equipment stops working. Industrial chiller rentals can cool your equipment or processes to prevent damage and keep operations running. You can also rent industrial heat exchangers and cooling towers for your process cooling needs.

Dehumidifiers

Since humidity can affect your facility, equipment, and working conditions, moisture control is crucial when an emergency interrupts your primary equipment. Commercial dehumidifier rentals effectively eliminate or reduce humidity in various industrial spaces, helping you prevent complications such as mold, rot, and equipment malfunctions. You can also rent desiccant models that operate in cold conditions.

Enhancing Your Emergency Contingency Plan

A contingency plan is crucial because it supplements your emergency plan with prevention and recovery planning. You can enhance your contingency plan with the following tips:

• Rental contact information: Replacing your climate control solutions quickly in emergency situations helps prevent complications. Keep an equipment rental company's contact information on hand so you can request the necessary temperature control equipment as soon as possible.

• Training: Train your emergency response teams on how to handle temperature and humidity fluctuations. They should know the ideal temperatures for your facility, equipment, and processes so they can respond to changes if necessary.

• Continuous monitoring: Continuously monitoring and evaluating your emergency response plans can help you identify areas for development or improvement.

How TCRS Helps in Emergencies

TCRS offers dependable climate control equipment to help you maintain proper conditions in emergency situations. You can depend on us to deliver the following advantages:

24/7 Service

TCRS offers 24/7 service and support to help you access the equipment you need when you need it. We provide emergency temperature control solutions such as delivery, installation, startup, and product training depending on your needs, and we are here to answer your questions around the clock.

Selection and Flexibility

With our wide selection of temperature control equipment in various sizes, our technicians can provide you with the precise option to meet your specific needs. We also offer flexible rental agreements, so you can keep your rental equipment for as long as you need it.

Rental Ready Equipment

TCRS provides easy-to-use equipment for the smoothest experience possible. You don't need to have HVAC expertise to use our air conditioning units, and the controls are easy to understand. You can turn on your self-contained rental AC unit quickly and easily and expect it to cool your facility reliably.

Contact TCRS for Emergency Temperature Control Solutions

Emergencies such as power disruptions, system failures, and natural disasters can leave your facility and equipment without the proper climate control. Controlling temperature and humidity in emergency situations is crucial because it enables you to protect your employees, equipment, processes, and buildings from potential harm. With high-quality climate control equipment rentals, you can continue operations and maintain your profit margin when your primary systems fail.

TCRS offers reliable temperature control solutions such as air conditioners, dehumidifiers, chillers, heating units, cooling towers, and air handlers with various capabilities to meet your facility's unique needs. Our experts can help you select the ideal equipment and size based on your industry, facility size, and processes. Contact TCRS to learn more about our rental equipment and how we can help you maintain climate conditions in an emergency.