Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically lift employees to higher areas. They are commonly seen in the construction industry in order to transport or raise personnel form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide steps or platforms and special handholds to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being done will decide precisely which kind 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 workers against accidental electrocution. These kind of 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 that serve to reduce ground error.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machinery capable of transporting personnel vertically to hard-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. To be able to hoist the lift, every one of the folding supports is opened so as 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 possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground suddenly 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 many people while others have the ability to hold one person. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more beneficial for transporting many individuals, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.