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Aerial Manlift Hazards

Aerial man lifts are personnel lifts like scissor lifts, boom lifts, and articulated booms lifts that utilize an articulated boom or a series of folding, linked supports. These equipment enables employees to get up high into previously inaccessible places. In some ways, these kinds of machines have made construction much safer and easier, however, the overall safety that comes with the unparalleled mobility of aerial manlifts has implemented a new list of hazards that could inadvertently cause severe injury or even death to operators who are unaware.



Falls

Normally, falls can occur when employees are unable to wear a safety harness or are unable to correctly secure the lift platform. Falls can happen when someone on the platform acts inappropriately and participates in an activity like for instance climbing the guard rails to be able to gain added height. What's more, mishaps can be caused if the ground-based operator causes the machinery to move in an unexpected motion before the worker being properly secured.



Numerous workers also fall because the base of their machinery is accidentally struck by some other heavy thing. During this situation, the force of the blow below becomes amplified by the length of the lift, therefore causing the worker to be suddenly catapulted off of the platform. Obviously this hazardous action has terrible results.



Tip-Overs

Unfortunately, boom lifts are easily susceptible to tipping over. Tip-overs can occur in any kind of lift, but are more common in articulated boom lifts. As boom lifts could move both horizontally and vertically, they are capable of changing the overall center of gravity of the machine. Hence, if the lift is parked on an incline of some sort or over loaded, extending the boom completely when it is in the wrong position could lead to a tip-over situation.

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