Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist personnel to higher places. They are often seen in the construction business in order to move or lift personnel form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide special handholds and platforms or steps to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being performed will decide exactly what type of man lift would 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 employees against accidental electrocution. These machines follow the American National Standards Institute A92.2 Category C, 46kV Rated. These electrically insulated man lifts provide fiberglass insulated booms, are operated on nonconductive hydraulic hoses that serve to reduce ground fault and fiber optic control cables.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machinery capable of transporting 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. To be able to raise the lift, each one of the folding supports is opened so as to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift will either be powered manually or hydraulically. The hydraulic powered system does not depend on power, however enables the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure. Since the possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from suddenly descending to the ground 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 certain man lifts capable of holding lots of individuals, while some models can only hold a single person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more beneficial for transporting numerous individuals, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.