Types of Man Lifts
Designed specially to vertically lift workers to higher places, scissor lifts are common in the construction business to help transport or raise employees form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer special handholds and steps or platforms to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being done would 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 near electrocution hazards are electrically insulated man lifts. The electrically insulated man lifts provide protection to employees against accidental electrocution. These kind of machinery are in compliance with 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 that serve to reduce ground error 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 due to the scissor kind of design of the folding supports which serve to raise and lower 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.
The scissor lift would either be powered hydraulically or manually. The hydraulic powered system does not depend on power, however allows the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure. Since the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground suddenly 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 people while others have the ability to hold one individual. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more conducive for transporting numerous people, since boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.