Types of Man Lifts
Scissor man lifts are made to vertically hoist personnel to higher places. They are often seen in the construction industry in order to transport or lift personnel form one place to another. Man lifts are power-driven and provide special handholds and platforms or steps to provide safe transport. The kind of construction work being done will decide exactly which kind of man lift will be used in a project.
Electrically Insulated Man Lifts
Based on Man and Material Lift Engineering, the man lift most preferred for working near electrocution hazards are electrically insulated man lifts. The electrically insulated man lifts provide protection to employees against accidental electrocution. These type of equipment 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 fault.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are a special type of aerial man lift which is meant to transport personnel vertically to hard-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 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 allows the scissor lifts to descend with just a release of hydraulic pressure. As the possibility of mechanical malfunctions preventing the platform from descending to the ground suddenly 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 some man lifts capable of holding lots of people, while some models can only hold a single person. Platform lifts and scissor lifts are more conducive for transporting a lot of individuals, as boom lifts have less space located in their bucket.