Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically lift workers to higher places. They are often seen in the construction business in order to move or lift workers form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide special handholds and platforms or steps to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being performed would decide precisely which type of man lift will be used in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Based on Man and Material Lift Engineering, the man lift most preferred for working near electrocution hazards are electrically insulated man lifts. The electrically insulated man lifts provide protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These machinery follow the American National Standards Institute A92.2 Category C, 46kV Rated. These electrically insulated man lifts offer fiberglass insulated booms, are operated on nonconductive hydraulic hoses that serve to reduce ground fault and fiber optic control cables.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machine capable of transporting employees vertically to hard-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor kind of design of the folding supports that can lower and raise the platform. In order to raise the lift, each and every one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
Scissor lifts can be either hydraulically or manually lifted. Hydraulic systems enable the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure, instead of relying on power. As the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground abruptly 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. Certain man lifts have the capability to only hold numerous people while others have the ability to hold one individual. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more beneficial for transporting lots of people, because boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.