Facility Tours
Facility tours offer an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at ergonomics in action at various facilities in a variety of industries. An additional fee is required for each tour to participate.
Monday
March 26
The Hospital Tower
9 – 11 a.m.
Facility Tour Description:
Will
tour the new Emory Healthcare J Wing Tower, a 450,000-square-foot, $400 million
state-of-the-art hospital tower with 232 patient beds, including 40 critical
care beds. The new hospital bed tower was built to be Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certified. The J-Wing has been designed to
save energy, reduce water usage and mitigate storm water runoff. The Tower is
outfitted with wireless technology to improve workflow and productivity. With patient- and family-centered care top of
mind, staff, physicians and patient family advisors (PFAs) have spent hours
designing patient care rooms and all aspects of hospital operations to ensure
the best possible patient experience and work environment. ICU rooms have booms
and overhead lifts. The Emory University Hospital connects with the J Wing
Tower via a two-story bridge allowing the hospital to expand its services and
expert care, while creating an integrated, welcoming and spacious environment
for patients and their families. The bridges and connectors connect the EUH
addition to Emory Clinic and the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
The Stamina Lift 5000, electronic stretches and electronic beds are utilized
for transportation from the main Emory University hospital to the J Wing Tower.
Atlanta
Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions
9:15 –
11:15 a.m.
Facility Tour Description:
The
facility fabricates glass by cutting large pieces of glass into various other
sizes and shapes or glass.
Most of the product is transported via
wheeled carts to ovens for tempering, insulating lines or laminating
lines. The facility has drastically
increased the number of overhead cranes for lifting glass relieving the need
for manually lifting glass. Recent lean
initiatives have organized the way people and product move through the
facility. Injuries in the plant dropped
from 15 (2016) to 0 (2017)
Tour Restrictions:
- No open toed shoes.
- No hand bags/purses.
- Attendees must wear
pants (no skirts/dresses).
- All tour attendees will be required to wear Hard Hats,
safety glasses, hearing protection and reflective vests (These will be provided
by the facility).