Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically raise workers to higher areas. They are usually seen in the construction industry in order to move or raise workers form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer platforms or steps and special handholds to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being done will decide precisely which type of man lift will be used in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Electrically insulated man lifts are a kind of lift that is preferred for working near electrocution hazards, according to Man and Material Lift Engineering. The electrically insulated man lifts offer protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These type 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, fiber optic control cables and are operated on nonconductive hydraulic hoses that serve to reduce ground error.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machinery capable of transporting personnel vertically to hard-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor kind of design of the folding supports that 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.
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 relying on power. As the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from rapidly descending to the ground is eliminated, at the end of the day, hydraulic systems make safer scissor lifts.
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. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more beneficial for transporting many individuals, because boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.