Kinds of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist employees to higher places. They are commonly seen in the construction industry in order to transport or raise personnel form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer steps or platforms and special handholds to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being carried out would decide exactly what kind of man lift will be used 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 personnel against accidental electrocution. These machinery 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 that serve to reduce ground error and fiber optic control cables.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machinery capable of transporting employees vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor type of design of the folding supports that can raise and lower 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 can be either manually or hydraulically lifted. Hydraulic systems enable the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than depending on power. Since the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground suddenly is eliminated, hydraulic systems make safer scissor lifts at the end of the day.
Capacity
The man lift has a huge range of weight capacities, with certain man lifts capable of holding many people, while some models can only hold a single individual. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting numerous people, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.