Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist employees to higher places. They are usually seen in the construction industry in order to transport or raise employees form one location 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 kind of man lift will be used in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
According to 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 kind of machines are in compliance with 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 error.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are a special type of aerial man lift that is meant to transport workers vertically to difficult-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor kind of design of the folding supports which could raise and lower the platform. In order to raise the lift, every one of the folding supports is opened so as to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift will either be powered hydraulically or manually. The hydraulic powered system does not depend on power, however enables the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure. As the possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground rapidly is eliminated, at the end of the day, hydraulic systems make safer scissor lifts.
Capacity
The man lift has a large range of weight capacities, with some man lifts capable of holding many individuals, while some models can only hold a single person. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more beneficial for transporting many people, since boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.