Types of Man Lifts
Designed specially to vertically lift personnel to higher places, scissor lifts are common in the construction business to help transport or raise personnel form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide platforms or steps and special handholds to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being done would decide precisely what kind of man lift will be used 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 machinery 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 which serve to reduce ground error and fiber optic control cables.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are a special kind of aerial man lift which is meant to transport employees vertically to hard-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor type of design of the folding supports which can raise and lower the platform. In order to raise the lift, 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 only a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than relying on power. As the possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground abruptly 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 many people while others have the ability to hold one individual. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more beneficial for transporting a lot of individuals, since boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.