The DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa announced they will utilize drones for window washing, ironically just one day after an incident in Mobile where a window washer had to be rescued.
Vice President of construction and engineering for DCH David Roberts talked about the idea.
“The old way with cantilevering off the side of the building with swing stages with men hanging off these stages, swinging from ropes and cables, we’re getting away from that because it’s expensive and the liability is too great,” said Roberts. “The weekend of Augusr 24 and 25, we have a company we’ve contracted out of Atlanta, Georgia called Sun Brite that will be washing all four faces of the medical tower with drones.”
Roberts added that residents of Tuscaloosa should be patient, as the process gets underway. He said some parking lots would be blocked in order to ensure a seamless transition.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.
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