Port-A-Cool, LLC, manufacturer of Port-A-Cool® portable evaporative cooling units has announced that Pat Summerall is now the company’s official product spokesperson. Port-A-Cool® portable evaporative cooling units are an environmentally-friendly, economical way to reduce temperatures an average of 15 to 25 degrees F using just tap water and 115v of electrity. Manufactured in East Texas since 1993, Port-A-Cool® units can be seen on the sidelines of 22 NFL teams, and anywhere that traditional cooling is ineffective or cost prohibitive.
Mr. Summerall is the signature voice of sports broadcasting in America. As a professional football player, Pat was best known as the kicker for the legendary New York Giants championship teams of the late 50’s and ‘60’s. After his retirement from the gridiron, he became the mainstay of the CBS Sports broadcasting team for 32 years. In 1994, Pat and broadcast partner, John Madden, joined the Fox network. For 21 years, they were the strongest sportcasting team in the history of the game.
George Allen Summerall was born in Lake City, Florida. He won the Florida State Tennis championship and won All-State Basketball honors twice before he became a football star at the University of Arkansas. Pat received an education degree in 1952 and later earned a master’s degree in Russian history. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1952, but was traded to the Chicago Cardinals before ever playing a single game for Detroit. He was a place-kicker and tight end for Chicago from 1952 through 1957. He joined the New York Giants in 1958 and played in the 1958, 1959, and 1961 NFL Championship games, scoring five points in the legendary 1958 game (23-17 loss to Baltimore) and 10 points in the 1959 game (31-16 loss to Baltimore). Summerall also had a brief stint with the St. Louis Cardinals baseball organization.
He began his broadcasting career with CBS in 1960. In addition to football, he was the network’s signature voice for its golf coverage, including the Masters®, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, the NBA and five Heavyweight Championship Fights. The 1994 Masters® was Summerall’s final event for CBS. He was sports director of WCBS Radio in New York City from 1960 to 1971. At the same time he also served as host of the station’s four-hour, six-days-a-week morning news program and worked for the CBS Radio Network.
In total, Summerall has worked 16 Super Bowls on network television, the first five as a game analyst and the rest as the play-by-play man. To further Summerall’s astonishing Super Bowl statistics, he also worked on 10 Super Bowl radio broadcasts. Summerall and Madden worked eight Super Bowl broadcasts together-more than any other network broadcast team. Their broadcast of Super Bowl XVI in 1982 is still the highest-rated sports program of all time.
The winner of many prestigious awards in recognition of his contribution to professional football, include the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, and the NFL Alumni’s prestigious Order of the Leather Helmet. In 2002, he received the coveted George Halas Award, which has only been awarded three other times to the founders of the League-Pete Rozelle, George Halas and Art Rooney. Summerall also earned Sportscaster of the Year honors from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Quarterback Club, the Golden Mike Award from the Touchdown Club of America, 2005 Sports Legend Honoree, National High School Hall of Fame, 1989 Bert Bell Award, 1993 Joe Foss Challenge Award, Florida High School Sports Hall of Fame, Walter Camp Football Foundation Distinguished American Award and the Association of Tennis Professionals’ JAKS Award as Tennis Broadcaster of the Year. Pat was the first recipient and now annually presents the Pat Summerall Legends for Charity Award at the Super Bowl. He has also received an honorary doctorate degree.
Pat’s book, Pat Summerall, On and Off the Air was released in August 2006. He is Founder of Summerall Sports Ltd. Pat and his wife, Cheri, reside in Southlake, Texas, with their black lab, Amazing Grace. Pat is represented by Bob May and Radio Advantage in Dallas.
For more information about Port-A-Cool® portable evaporative cooling units, please contact our customer service department at 936-598-5651 or call us toll-free at 1-800-695-2942. You can also reach us via email at info@port-a-cool.com or visit our website at www.port-a-cool.com and see what Pat Summerall has to say about Port-A-Cool® portable evaporative cooling units.
Monday, July 7, 2008
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What is "High Temperature Environment"?
With summer temperatures steadily climbing into triple digits, the potential for heat stroke becomes a real concern for those exposed to high temperature environments.
“High Temperature Environments” are generally referred to as those over 87˚F for light work, over 82˚F for moderate work and over 78˚F for heavy work. This amount requires 25% rest time for every 75% of work time, according to OSHA, with additional rest times for higher temperature environments. For example, work place temperatures over 86˚F require 75% rest time for every 25% of work time when a worker is producing a heavy workload.
According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Department of Health, and the University of Michigan, employees required to work in high temperature environments should be allowed to take frequent breaks in a cool place.
According to OSHA “rest period” recommendations, if a staff of 100 workers takes ONE additional 10-minute rest period per day, the cost to the company will be 16 hours and 40 minutes in lost production time per day or 83 hours and 20 minutes per week. In terms of dollars, at $18 per hour pay rate, excluding overtime and including benefits, the cost to the company will be $1,500 per week or $19,500 over the course of a 13-week summer. That is for ONE 10-MINUTE REST PERIOD PER DAY PER 100 WORKERS!
According to these same organizations, high temperature work environments can lead to a variety of heat-illnesses including: heat stroke, heat stress, heat strain, heat collapse, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat fatigue and heat rash.
Also according to these groups, if frequent breaks are not taken, workers are at risk of physical symptoms such as nausea, headaches, dizziness, cramps, confusion, unconsciousness, seizure and even death. Mentally, workers can become drowsy, unfocused, moody, and the effects of heat stress have been shown to contribute to accidents, work slowdowns and walkouts, according to the Southwest Michigan Coalition on Safety and Health.
All these groups recommend ventilation as a preventative and some specifically recommend evaporative cooling where available, citing the inefficiency and high cost of installing and operating central air conditioning and the additional benefit of portable evaporative cooling and the ability to direct spot cooling where desired.
Port-A-Cool® portable evaporative cooling units provide fresh cool air and require nothing but tap water and 110v of electricity to operate. Evaporative cooling has also been proven to improve indoor air quality because of the introduction of fresh air and moisture that the unit produces. The energy costs are also lowered by as much as 3/4th when utilizing evaporative cooling.
For providing 100% fresh, cool air for warehouse or shop employees, kennels, poultry houses, gymnasiums, or during outdoor activities, Port-A-Cool® units are the only choice.
For more information, please contact Port-A-Cool, LLC, manufacturer of Port-A-Cool® evaporative cooling units, at 1-800-695-2942.
“High Temperature Environments” are generally referred to as those over 87˚F for light work, over 82˚F for moderate work and over 78˚F for heavy work. This amount requires 25% rest time for every 75% of work time, according to OSHA, with additional rest times for higher temperature environments. For example, work place temperatures over 86˚F require 75% rest time for every 25% of work time when a worker is producing a heavy workload.
According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the U.S. Department of Health, and the University of Michigan, employees required to work in high temperature environments should be allowed to take frequent breaks in a cool place.
According to OSHA “rest period” recommendations, if a staff of 100 workers takes ONE additional 10-minute rest period per day, the cost to the company will be 16 hours and 40 minutes in lost production time per day or 83 hours and 20 minutes per week. In terms of dollars, at $18 per hour pay rate, excluding overtime and including benefits, the cost to the company will be $1,500 per week or $19,500 over the course of a 13-week summer. That is for ONE 10-MINUTE REST PERIOD PER DAY PER 100 WORKERS!
According to these same organizations, high temperature work environments can lead to a variety of heat-illnesses including: heat stroke, heat stress, heat strain, heat collapse, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat fatigue and heat rash.
Also according to these groups, if frequent breaks are not taken, workers are at risk of physical symptoms such as nausea, headaches, dizziness, cramps, confusion, unconsciousness, seizure and even death. Mentally, workers can become drowsy, unfocused, moody, and the effects of heat stress have been shown to contribute to accidents, work slowdowns and walkouts, according to the Southwest Michigan Coalition on Safety and Health.
All these groups recommend ventilation as a preventative and some specifically recommend evaporative cooling where available, citing the inefficiency and high cost of installing and operating central air conditioning and the additional benefit of portable evaporative cooling and the ability to direct spot cooling where desired.
Port-A-Cool® portable evaporative cooling units provide fresh cool air and require nothing but tap water and 110v of electricity to operate. Evaporative cooling has also been proven to improve indoor air quality because of the introduction of fresh air and moisture that the unit produces. The energy costs are also lowered by as much as 3/4th when utilizing evaporative cooling.
For providing 100% fresh, cool air for warehouse or shop employees, kennels, poultry houses, gymnasiums, or during outdoor activities, Port-A-Cool® units are the only choice.
For more information, please contact Port-A-Cool, LLC, manufacturer of Port-A-Cool® evaporative cooling units, at 1-800-695-2942.
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