Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist employees to higher areas. They are usually seen in the construction industry in order to transport or raise workers form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer steps or platforms and special handholds to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being done would decide exactly which type 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 near electrocution hazards, based on Man and Material Lift Engineering. The electrically insulated man lifts provide protection to personnel against accidental electrocution. These kind of machines 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 equipment capable of transporting employees vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor kind of design of the folding supports which could raise and lower the platform. In order to hoist the lift, each one of the folding supports is opened so as to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift would either be powered manually or hydraulically. The hydraulic powered system does not depend on power, however allows the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure. Because the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground abruptly is eliminated, at the end of the day, hydraulic systems make safer scissor lifts.
Capacity
Man lifts are designed in a huge range of weight capacities. Several man lifts have the capability to only hold many people while others have the ability to hold one individual. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting lots of individuals, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.