Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically lift workers to higher places. They are commonly seen in the construction business in order to move or lift workers 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 done will decide precisely what type of man lift would be utilized in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Based on 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 offer protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These type of equipment follow the American National Standards Institute A92.2 Category C, 46kV Rated. These electrically insulated man lifts provide 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 workers vertically to difficult-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor type of design of the folding supports which could lower and raise the platform. In order to raise the lift, each and every one of the folding supports is opened so as 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, instead of relying on power. As 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 a lot of individuals, while some models can only hold a single individual. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting lots of people, because boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.