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Business Wire 8-Apr-2019 9:00 AM
Spring is the perfect time to prepare lights for summer storm season
This winter brought brutally cold temperatures to the midwestern and northeastern U.S., with tens of thousands of customers losing power during January's polar vortex.1 With outages historically increasing across the U.S. during the hot summer months2, Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) reminds organizations of the importance of testing and inspecting emergency and exit lighting ahead of summer storm season.
"Many facilities' emergency lighting may have been utilized during the harsh winter months, and those same devices may be needed even more during the summer. Checking in on these devices during the seasonal transition can help prepare your facility for future outages," said Taylor Brummel, Marketing Manager, Cintas Fire Protection. "Emergency lighting can provide important assistance during power failures by helping guide building occupants to safety."
Cintas offers the facts surrounding four common misconceptions about emergency and exit light maintenance:
"As businesses prepare for the next wave of extreme weather, now is a good time to inspect and test emergency and exit lighting to address any potential issues before they occur," said Brummel.
To learn more about emergency lighting, download the white paper, "Emergency Lights: An Often Overlooked but Critical Component to a Building's Life Safety System," here: cintas.com/emergencylightdata.
For more information about Cintas Fire Protection, visit cintas.com/fire-protection-services.
About Cintas Corporation:
Cintas Corporation helps more than one million businesses of all types and sizes get ready™ to open their doors with confidence every day by providing a wide range of products and services that enhance our customers' image and help keep their facilities and employees clean, safe and looking their best. With products and services including uniforms, mats, mops, restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and training and compliance courses, Cintas helps customers get Ready for the Workday®. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held Fortune 500 company traded over the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CTAS and is a component of both the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and Nasdaq-100 Index.
1 https://www.powermag.com/polar-vortex-tests-resiliency-of-u-s-power-system/
2 https://phys.org/news/2019-01-degree-days-blackouts-power-stations.html
3 http://insideenergy.org/2014/08/18/power-outages-on-the-rise-across-the-u-s/
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