Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist personnel to higher areas. They are commonly seen in the construction business in order to move or lift employees form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer special handholds and steps or platforms to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being done will decide precisely what kind of man lift would be utilized 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 provide protection to personnel against accidental electrocution. These equipment 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 fault.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are a special type of aerial man lift which is meant to transport workers vertically to hard-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor kind of design of the folding supports which 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 allow the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than depending on power. Since the possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from abruptly descending to the ground 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 individual. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more beneficial for transporting many individuals, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.