Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically lift personnel to higher areas. They are often seen in the construction industry in order to move or raise personnel form one place 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 performed will decide precisely which type of man lift would be used in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Electrically insulated man lifts are a type of lift which is preferred for working in close proximity to electrocution hazards, based on Man and Material Lift Engineering. The electrically insulated man lifts provide protection to personnel against accidental electrocution. These equipment 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 which 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 hard-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor type of design of the folding supports that can lower and raise the platform. To be able to hoist the lift, each one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift will either be powered manually or hydraulically. The hydraulic powered system does not rely on power, however enables the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure. Because the potential 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 large range of weight capacities, with several man lifts capable of holding many individuals, while some models could only hold a single individual. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more beneficial for transporting numerous individuals, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.