Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically lift employees to higher places. They are commonly seen in the construction industry in order to transport or lift employees form one place 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 what type of man lift would be used in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Electrically insulated man lifts are a type of lift that is preferred for working in close proximity to electrocution hazards, based on Man and Material Lift Engineering. The electrically insulated man lifts offer protection to personnel against accidental electrocution. These machinery 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 which serve to reduce ground fault.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique equipment capable of transporting employees vertically to difficult-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor kind of design of the folding supports which could lower and raise the platform. To be able to hoist the lift, every one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift will either be powered hydraulically or manually. The hydraulic powered system does not rely on power, however allows the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure. As the possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground suddenly is eliminated, hydraulic systems make safer scissor lifts at the end of the day.
Capacity
Man lifts are designed in a huge range of weight capacities. Some 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 many people, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.