Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically raise 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 provide special handholds and steps or platforms to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being carried out would decide exactly which kind of man lift will be utilized 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 offer protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These kind of 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 fault.
Scissor Lifts
The scissor lift is a unique machinery capable of transporting personnel vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name due to the scissor type of design of the folding supports that can lower and raise the platform. To be able to raise the lift, each and every one of the folding supports is opened so as to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift would either be powered hydraulically or manually. The hydraulic powered system does not depend on power, however allows the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure. As the possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from suddenly 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 individuals, while some models could only hold a single person. Scissor lifts and platform lifts are more conducive for transporting a lot of people, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.