Terex Straight Man Lifts Long Beach

Aerial Manlift Hazards

Aerial man lifts are personnel lifts like boom lifts, articulated boom lifts and scissor lifts which use an articulated boom or a series of folding, linked supports. These equipment enables employees to get up high into previously inaccessible places. In some ways, these machines have made construction much safer and easier, although, the general safety which comes with the unparalleled mobility of aerial manlifts has implemented a new list of hazards that can inadvertently result in serious injury or even death to operators who are unaware.



Falls

Usually, falls could take place when employees are unable to correctly secure the lift platform or are unable to wear a safety harness. Falls can occur when a worker on the platform acts wrongly and partakes in an activity like climbing the guard rails to be able to gain added height. What's more, mishaps can be caused if the operator on the ground causes the machine to move in an unexpected motion prior to the worker being properly secured.



A lot of employees also fall because the base of their machinery is accidentally struck by some other heavy object. In this situation, the force of the blow below becomes amplified by the length of the lift, therefore causing the worker to be suddenly catapulted off of the platform. Clearly this hazardous action has terrible results.



Tip-Overs

Boom lifts are susceptible to tipping over. Tip overs are more common in articulated boom lifts, but could happen in any type of lift. As boom lifts can move both horizontally and vertically, they are capable of changing the equipment's overall center of gravity. Hence, if the lift is parked on an incline of some sort or over loaded, completely extending the boom when it is in the wrong position could cause the equipment to tip over.

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