Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist employees to higher places. They are usually seen in the construction business in order to transport or lift employees form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide special handholds and steps or platforms to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being done would decide precisely what type 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 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
The scissor lift is a unique machine capable of transporting employees vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor type of design of the folding supports that can raise and lower 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 can be either manually or hydraulically lifted. Hydraulic systems enable the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than depending on power. Since the possibility 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
The man lift has a huge range of weight capacities, with certain man lifts capable of holding many individuals, while some models can only hold a single individual. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more beneficial for transporting lots of people, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.