Types of Man Lifts
Designed specially to vertically raise workers to higher areas, scissor lifts are common in the construction business to help move or lift personnel form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer special handholds and platforms or steps to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being carried out will decide precisely which kind 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 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, are operated on nonconductive hydraulic hoses which serve to reduce ground error and fiber optic control cables.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are a special type of aerial man lift which is meant to transport workers vertically to difficult-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor kind of design of the folding supports which serve to 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 just a release of hydraulic pressure, instead of relying on power. As 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 some man lifts capable of holding lots of individuals, while some models can only hold a single person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more beneficial for transporting many individuals, since boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.