Kinds of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically raise workers to higher places. They are often seen in the construction industry in order to transport or raise employees form one place 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 done would decide exactly 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 provide protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These type of equipment follow the American National Standards Institute A92.2 Category C, 46kV Rated. These electrically insulated man lifts provide fiberglass insulated booms, are operated on nonconductive hydraulic hoses which serve to reduce ground fault and fiber optic control cables.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machine capable of transporting workers vertically to difficult-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor type of design of the folding supports that serve to lower and raise the platform. In order to raise the lift, each one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
Scissor lifts can be either hydraulically or manually lifted. Hydraulic systems enable the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than relying on power. As the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from suddenly 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 numerous individuals while others have the ability to hold one person. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more beneficial for transporting lots of people, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.