Kinds of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically lift workers to higher places. They are usually seen in the construction business in order to move or lift employees 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 carried out would decide precisely what type of man lift will 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 equipment 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 which serve to reduce ground fault.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machine capable of transporting personnel vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor type of design of the folding supports that serve to raise and lower the platform. To be able to hoist 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 enable the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than relying on power. As the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground abruptly 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 several man lifts capable of holding many individuals, while some models could only hold a single individual. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting many individuals, because boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.