Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically lift employees to higher areas. They are usually seen in the construction industry in order to transport or lift personnel form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide steps or platforms and special handholds to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being carried out will decide precisely which kind of man lift will be utilized 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 provide protection to personnel against accidental electrocution. These equipment follow the American National Standards Institute A92.2 Category C, 46kV Rated. These electrically insulated man lifts provide fiberglass insulated booms, fiber optic control cables and are operated on nonconductive hydraulic hoses that serve to reduce ground error.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machinery capable of transporting employees vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor type of design of the folding supports that serve to raise and lower the platform. To be able to raise the lift, each and every one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift would either be powered manually or hydraulically. The hydraulic powered system does not rely on power, however enables the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure. Since the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from rapidly 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. Certain 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 numerous individuals, because boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.