Kinds of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist employees to higher places. They are commonly seen in the construction industry in order to move or raise workers form one location to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide steps or platforms and special handholds to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being carried out will decide precisely which kind of man lift would be utilized in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Electrically insulated man lifts are a type of lift which is preferred for working near electrocution hazards, according to Man and Material Lift Engineering. The electrically insulated man lifts provide protection to workers against accidental electrocution. These kind of machinery are in compliance with the American National Standards Institute A92.2 Category C, 46kV Rated. These electrically insulated man lifts provide 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 equipment capable of transporting workers vertically to difficult-to-reach areas. The scissor lift derived its name because of the scissor type of design of the folding supports which serve to raise and lower the platform. To be able to raise the lift, each and every one of the folding supports is opened in order to extend the platform to higher heights.
The scissor lift will either be powered manually or hydraulically. The hydraulic powered system does not rely on power, however enables the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure. 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
The man lift has a huge range of weight capacities, with certain man lifts capable of holding a lot of people, while some models could only hold a single person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting a lot of individuals, because boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.