Kinds of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist workers to higher places. They are commonly seen in the construction industry in order to transport or lift employees form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer platforms or steps and special handholds to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being done will decide exactly which kind of man lift will be utilized in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
According to 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 offer protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These kind of machines follow 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 which 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 difficult-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor type of design of the folding supports which serve to raise and lower the platform. To be able to raise the lift, each and every one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
Scissor lifts could be either manually or hydraulically lifted. Hydraulic systems allow the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than relying on power. Since 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. Several man lifts have the capability to only hold many people while others have the ability to hold one person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more beneficial for transporting numerous people, because boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.