Should your business allow space heaters?

12/14/2020 (Permalink)

Space Heaters: Do you Allow them?

Winter is here and temperatures are dropping, so you may be faced with the question about space heaters for the colder areas of your workplace. Do you allow them?

There are no federal workplace safety rules that prohibit space heaters but they do have to be used in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations. Space heaters can pose workplace safety hazards. Space heaters with inadequate safety features, space heaters placed near combustibles, or space heaters that are not plugged in properly all pose a risk.

An average of 7,100 non-residential building heating fires occur yearly, with an average loss of over $98.2 million. Space heaters are responsible for 30% of heater fires and cause 70% of the deaths. - https://scssafetyandhealth.com/

Having a basic education on portable heater safety will help in preventing fires. Staying vigilant and assuring safe practices when dealing with space heaters is essential.

Hopefully, you will never experience a fire at your business. But if you do, you will want the Professionals to help make it... "Like it never even happened."

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