Lights out! Cintas Poll Reveals Worker Concerns during Power Outages
October 26 2017 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
More than a third of U.S. adults would not feel
very confident in their ability to navigate a building safely
following power loss
Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) commissioned a survey
conducted online by Harris Poll, May 3-5, 2017, among
2,072 U.S. adults ages 18 and older to identify U.S. worker
concerns during power outages. The study found that more than a
third (34 percent) would not feel very confident in their ability
to navigate the building safely.
“The poll results show that people consider lighting critical to
their safety when an emergency occurs,” said Taylor Brummel,
Marketing Manager, Cintas Fire Protection. “The U.S. experiences
more power outages than any other developed country in the world1,
so it’s important for businesses to be prepared. Whether its severe
weather, faulty power grid equipment, a fire or any other issue,
emergency lighting can assist in guiding occupants to safety when
power fails.”
The poll also found that if the lights went out at their place
of work, 50 percent of U.S. adults would not feel very confident in
their ability to walk up and down stairways safely. Additionally,
42 percent of employed Americans would not feel very confident in
their ability to calmly execute their workplaces’ emergency
plan.
“Emergency and exit lighting is often ignored or excluded from
life safety programs,” added Brummel. “However, due to the
increasing risk of power outages in the U.S., it is important for
building owners to prioritize emergency and exit light
maintenance.”
Power outages are on the rise and are nearly four times more
likely to occur now than in 20002. The average U.S. power customer
loses power for 3.5 hours per year, dramatically exceeding the
average compared to countries like Japan whose average customer
experiences only six minutes of power loss per year.3
To learn more about emergency lighting, download Cintas Fire
Protection’s new white paper, “Emergency Lights: An Often
Overlooked but Critical Component to a Building’s Life Safety
System,” here: www.cintas.com/emergencylightdata.
For more information about Cintas Fire Protection, visit
cintas.com/fire-protection-services/.
Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the United States by
Harris Poll on behalf of Cintas from May 3-5, 2017 among
2,072 U.S. adults ages 18 and older. This online survey is not
based on a probability sample and therefore no estimate of
theoretical sampling error can be calculated. For complete survey
methodology, including weighting variables, please contact Matt
Serra at 904-355-8680 or via e-mail at mserra@mulberrymc.com.
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 safety and compliance training, Cintas helps customers
get Ready for the Workday®. Headquartered in
Cincinnati, Cintas is a publicly held 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
http://www.ibtimes.com/aging-us-power-grid-blacks-out-more-any-other-developed-nation-1631086
2 http://assets.climatecentral.org/pdfs/PowerOutages.pdf
3 http://issues.org/22-4/apt-2/
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