Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically lift workers to higher places. They are commonly seen in the construction business in order to transport 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 type of construction work being carried out will decide precisely which kind of man lift would be used 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 provide 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 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 equipment capable of transporting employees vertically to difficult-to-reach places. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor type of design of the folding supports that could lower and raise the platform. In order to raise 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, instead of relying on power. Since the possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from rapidly descending to the ground 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. Certain man lifts have the capability to only hold many individuals while others have the ability to hold one person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting lots of people, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.