Industrial storm shelters are meeting a growing demand, as widespread tornado outbreaks indicate a widening Tornado Alley. Straight-line winds and powerful tornadoes killed at least 40 people over the weekend from Missouri to the Gulf Coast. Although meteorologists began preemptively broadcasting extremely rare tornado warnings last week, unprotected residents in the storm-prone Deep South couldn’t escape the late-night storms. Tornadoes don’t discriminate in location or socioeconomic status. Powerful storms decimate with impunity. The weekend’s death toll could’ve been higher if the storms had the timing brought the tornadoes during working hours.
Construction zones remain susceptible to sudden severe weather and tornadoes. Heavy construction gears up during March, coinciding with the 2025 Tornado Season. Industrial Storm Shelters protect remote workers susceptible to high winds and flying debris. Our rapidly deployable industrial storm shelters can protect every sized demographic from damaging 250-mile-per-hour winds and flying debris. Each aboveground safe room is FEMA 320 / 361 & ICC500 compliant.
Can You Survive an F5 Tornado in a Storm Shelter?
Although an EF5 tornado is extremely rare, our industrial storm shelters protect workers from Mother Nature’s most terrifying wind event. Safety-conscious project managers can strategically place an aboveground safe room rental at any corner of the job site without stymying or overwhelming stressed operations edging closer to deadlines. Moreover, we offer short-term and long-term rental options for endless applications. Our shelters are great for remodeling, demolition, drilling, construction, manufacturing, and warehousing facilities.
What are OSHA Requirements for a Tornado Shelter?
Although OSHA doesn’t federally require onsite tornado shelters, the agency has developed rudimentary guidelines for sheltering. OSHA says employees should gather within an internal corridor, room, or hallway without windows or near doors. Employees should hunker down to the building’s lowest gravitational center. While OSHA tornado requirements are a last line of defense against impending destruction and injury, they offer little consolation for workplace fatalities. Tornadoes are growing in intensity and severity within a widening Tornado Alley. Hiding from an EF5 tornado is like sheltering from a nuclear blast – only permanent steel protection affords a federally-compliant storm safety solution.
Do I Have to Go to Work if There is a Tornado Warning?
Employers cannot prohibit employees from leaving work during tornados and severe weather. Although venturing outside during a tornado is dangerous, employees have the right to take whatever life-saving measures are at their disposal, regardless of conventional wisdom and sensibilities. Employers should never force their workers to take such drastic measures during severe weather. Assauge your workforce’s fears and storm anxieties with an onsite industrial storm shelters. Our storm shelters provide turnkey protection from 250-mile-per-hour winds and flying debris. Strategically placing shelters near rear corridor exits or centralized locations away from construction and manufacturing engenders safety and well-being for frayed and harried workforces.
What Are the Rules for Tornado Warning?
All workers should enable tornado and severe weather warnings on their mobile devices. Construction workers in exposed environments are disadvantaged during tornadoes. Although meteorologists and safety engineers urge workers to seek low-lying ditches and underground culverts during tornadoes, workers should only implement these last-ditch efforts if steel sheltering isn’t immediately available.
Industrial Storm Shelters Save Lives
There’s no substitute for permanent steel protection. Mother Nature will always leave project managers second-guessing their instincts, especially protecting workers while managing challenging deadlines. Industrial storm shelters mitigate the unknown by providing turnkey storm protection. Moreover, we offer several sizing and optional features for shelters with or without concrete and metal bases. We can astutely evaluate your job site’s safety needs and configurations before recommending the right shelter for your workforce.
