Kinds 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 employees form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer steps or platforms and special handholds to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being carried out will decide exactly what type 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 type of equipment 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 which serve to reduce ground error and fiber optic control cables.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are a special kind of aerial man lift that is meant to transport workers vertically to hard-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor kind of design of the folding supports that serve to raise and lower the platform. To be able to hoist the lift, each one of the folding supports is opened so as to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift would either be powered manually or hydraulically. The hydraulic powered system does not depend on power, however enables the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure. Because the possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground rapidly 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 numerous individuals while others have the ability to hold one individual. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more beneficial for transporting lots of individuals, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.