Kinds of Man Lifts
Designed specially to vertically lift employees to higher places, scissor lifts are common in the construction business to help move or raise employees form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide platforms or steps and special handholds to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being carried out would decide precisely what type of man lift will be used in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
According to 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 offer protection to personnel against accidental electrocution. These type of machinery 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 error and fiber optic control cables.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are a special type of aerial man lift which is meant to transport personnel vertically to hard-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor type of design of the folding supports that could lower and raise the platform. In order to hoist the lift, each 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 enable the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than depending on power. Because the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground abruptly 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. Certain man lifts have the capability to only hold numerous individuals while others have the ability to hold one person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more beneficial for transporting many individuals, because boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.