Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically raise personnel to higher places. They are often seen in the construction business in order to transport or lift workers form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer special handholds and platforms or steps to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being done would decide precisely what kind of man lift will be used in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Electrically insulated man lifts are a kind of lift that is preferred for working near electrocution hazards, based on Man and Material Lift Engineering. The electrically insulated man lifts provide protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These machines are in compliance with 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 equipment capable of transporting workers vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor kind of design of the folding supports that could lower and raise the platform. In order to raise the lift, every one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
Scissor lifts could be either hydraulically or manually lifted. Hydraulic systems allow the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure, instead of relying on power. As the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from suddenly descending to the ground 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 people while others have the ability to hold one individual. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more beneficial for transporting many people, since boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.