Types of Man Lifts
Designed specifically to vertically hoist personnel to higher places, scissor lifts are common in the construction industry to help move or lift personnel form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and offer steps or platforms and special handholds to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being performed will decide precisely what type of man lift will be utilized in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Electrically insulated man lifts are a type of lift which is preferred for working in close proximity to electrocution hazards, according to Man and Material Lift Engineering. The electrically insulated man lifts offer protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These equipment follow the American National Standards Institute A92.2 Category C, 46kV Rated. These electrically insulated man lifts offer fiberglass insulated booms, are operated on nonconductive hydraulic hoses that 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 personnel vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor type of design of the folding supports which could lower and raise the platform. To be able to hoist the lift, each one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
Scissor lifts could be either manually or hydraulically lifted. Hydraulic systems allow the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure, rather than depending on power. Since 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
Man lifts are designed in a huge range of weight capacities. Some man lifts have the capability to only hold many people while others have the ability to hold one person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting many individuals, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.