Best Heaters for the Industrial Workplace

According to the Voluntary Protection Participant’s Association (VPPA), workers spend 90,000 hours at work in a lifetime. That’s a lot of hours! But, what’s sad is that 70% of Americans say they’re unhappy with their jobs. Imagine spending so much time doing something you don’t like. Some employees reported that the overall atmosphere of the workplace was a part of that dissatisfaction. Fixing the overall atmosphere may seem overwhelming but there is a small, practical way to make it better.  

Making sure the workplace is set to a comfortable temperature is an easy way to make employees happy, plus it will help them work more efficiently if they’re not distracted by moving around to keep warm. By keeping the workplace warm enough, you not only take a step toward keeping them happy, you also comply with OSHA expectations. There are no set regulations, but OSHA does have recommendations. To protect employees from having to work in uncomfortable temperatures, OSHA recommends that employers keep the thermostat between 68 and 78 degrees.

The following are BlackHawk’s TOP 5 recommendations for warming up the workplace 

1. Portable heaters

Portable heaters come in different sizes for personal use or for a work station. They’re the easiest to buy and use. No installation or setup necessary.

TPI Portable Electric Salamander Heater

TPI Confined Space Heater

TPI Hot Room Heater

TPI Portable Quartz Electric Infrared Heater With Portable Cart Unit

2. Radiant Heaters 

Radiant heaters can be easily installed in the ceiling or wall where they supply heat directly to panels in the wall or ceiling. They provide valuable floor space for work. 

TPI Radiant Cove Heater – ceiling mount

TPI Electric Cabinet Unit Heater – wall mount

3. Suspended Heaters

Suspended heaters add usable floor space to tight quarters. They are strong, safe and easy to install and are a great money-saving option.  Infrared heaters are quiet and do not burn oxygen.

TPI Mitey Midget Electric Infrared Heater

TPI Mul-T-Mount Overhead Electric Infrared Heater

4. Baseboard Heaters

Baseboard heaters provide a safe, efficient and economical source for supplemental and primary heating. They allow you to save money on your heating bill by installing them in individual rooms that can be set as separate heating zones.  

TPI Standard Electric Baseboard Convection Heater

TPI Standard Hydronic Electric Baseboard Heater

5. Hazardous Location Heaters

Hazardous location heaters are designed for rugged industrial applications in hazardous locations where the possibility of explosion or fire exists due to the presence of certain flammable gases, vapors, powdered metals or dust

TPI Fan Forced Hazardous Location Heater

Cabinet Style Hazardous Location Wall Convector

Portable Fan Forced Hazardous Location Heater,

For additional questions about space heaters sold by BlackHawk Industrial, give us a call. We’re happy to help. Our mission is to provide innovative, value-added services and products that reduce our customer’s total cost. Feel free to contact us for more information.

BlackHawk Industrial

1501 SW Expressway Drive

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012

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