Types of Man Lifts
Designed specially to vertically raise workers to higher places, scissor lifts are common in the construction business to help transport or lift workers form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer special handholds and steps or platforms to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being done would decide exactly what kind of man lift will be utilized in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Electrically insulated man lifts are a kind of lift which is preferred for working in close proximity to electrocution hazards, based on Man and Material Lift Engineering. The electrically insulated man lifts offer protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These 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 that serve to reduce ground error.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are a special type of aerial man lift which is meant to transport personnel vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor kind of design of the folding supports which serve to lower and raise the platform. In order to raise the lift, each and every one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift will either be powered manually or hydraulically. The hydraulic powered system does not rely on power, however enables the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure. As the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from rapidly 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 numerous people while others have the ability to hold one individual. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting a lot of people, since boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.