Kinds of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically raise employees to higher places. They are commonly seen in the construction business in order to move or lift workers form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide platforms or steps and special handholds to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being carried out would decide exactly which type of man lift would be used in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Based on Man and Material Lift Engineering, the man lift most preferred for working in close proximity to electrocution hazards are electrically insulated man lifts. The electrically insulated man lifts offer protection to employees against accidental electrocution. These equipment are in compliance with the American National Standards Institute A92.2 Category C, 46kV Rated. These electrically insulated man lifts provide fiberglass insulated booms, are operated on nonconductive hydraulic hoses which serve to reduce ground fault and fiber optic control cables.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machinery capable of transporting personnel vertically to hard-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor type of design of the folding supports that can lower and raise the platform. To be able to raise the lift, each one of the folding supports is opened so as to extend the platform to higher heights.
Scissor lifts can be either manually or hydraulically lifted. Hydraulic systems allow the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than relying on power. As the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from abruptly descending to the ground is eliminated, at the end of the day, hydraulic systems make safer scissor lifts.
Capacity
Man lifts are designed in a huge range of weight capacities. Several man lifts have the capability to only hold many individuals while others have the ability to hold one individual. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting many people, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.