Kinds of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically lift workers to higher areas. They are commonly seen in the construction industry in order to move or lift personnel form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer special handholds and platforms or steps to provide safe transport. The type of construction work being performed will decide precisely which type of man lift would be utilized 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 provide protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These type of machinery 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 that serve to reduce ground error.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machine capable of transporting personnel vertically to difficult-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor type of design of the folding supports which serve to raise and lower the platform. In order to hoist the lift, each and every one of the folding supports is opened so as to extend the platform to higher heights.
Scissor lifts can be either hydraulically or manually lifted. Hydraulic systems enable the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than relying on power. Because the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from abruptly descending to the ground is eliminated, hydraulic systems make safer scissor lifts at the end of the day.
Capacity
The man lift has a large range of weight capacities, with certain man lifts capable of holding a lot of people, while some models could only hold a single person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more beneficial for transporting lots of people, since boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.