The Extreme Heat Countermeasures Exhibition showcases tools to keep construction and factory workers cool. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO – As extreme heat blankets the globe from Phoenix to Athens, entrepreneurs are responding with an array of personal cooling devices that can help reduce health risks for everyone from infants to outdoor workers.
“We’re getting more orders from public facilities, like school gyms, to use our product,” said Mr Hayato Ohashi, who works in sales at industrial fan manufacturer Earth Blower Japan. “The heat is just getting extraordinary in the last decade – it’s not something that will suddenly disappear next year.”
Fan-based cooling apparel works by accelerating airflow to dry perspiration and typically uses less energy than air-conditioning. The approach works best in more humid places where perspiration doesn’t evaporate efficiently.Kuchofuku’s offerings included a fan-equipped baby carrier and a bed. The mattress, which is made of a sheet of flexible, mesh-like padding, has an electricity-powered fan at the foot that sucks air from the headboard to boost circulation and keep sheets dry.
Fans can also limit power costs. Although expenses vary according to the cost of electricity, Mr Ohashi said running its biggest fan for eight hours a day for a month, excluding weekends, typically costs only around 10,000 yen .Many of the products on display targeted outdoor workers. Because of Japan’s ageing population, many of its labourers at construction sites or in agriculture are at higher risk of heat stroke.
Biodata Bank offers a wearable device that alerts users when they are at risk of heatstroke. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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