Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist personnel to higher places. They are commonly seen in the construction industry in order to move or lift employees form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer special handholds and platforms or steps to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being performed will decide exactly which kind of man lift would be utilized in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Electrically insulated man lifts are a kind of lift which is preferred for working near electrocution hazards, based on Man and Material Lift Engineering. The electrically insulated man lifts provide protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These machines follow the American National Standards Institute A92.2 Category C, 46kV Rated. These electrically insulated man lifts offer 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 employees vertically to difficult-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor type of design of the folding supports which can raise and lower the platform. To be able to raise the lift, every 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 only a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than relying on power. Because the potential 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 individuals while others have the ability to hold one person. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more beneficial for transporting many people, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.