Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist workers to higher areas. They are commonly seen in the construction business in order to transport or lift employees form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer special handholds and platforms or steps to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being performed will decide exactly what kind of man lift would 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 machines are in compliance with 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 error.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machinery 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 which could lower and raise the platform. In order to hoist the lift, every 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 rely on power, however allows the scissor lifts to descend with only a release of hydraulic pressure. Because the potential of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from abruptly descending to the ground is eliminated, at the end of the day, hydraulic systems make safer scissor lifts.
Capacity
The man lift has a huge range of weight capacities, with several man lifts capable of holding lots of individuals, while some models could only hold a single person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting many individuals, since boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.