Various Types of Aerial Lift
A particular type of heavy machinery that enables a person to be lifted into the air is aerial lifts. These machines are usually used to perform repairs on places that are high up in the air such as on roofs, near power lines and street-light fixtures. Similar to the majority of tools, there are different models of aerial lifts which can be utilized to perform different tasks. For the utmost safety, each and every type of different type of equipment needs proper training and specific certification before using it.
Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are often referred to as Genie lifts. They are considered the most basic kind of aerial lift. These lifts are made of a platform that is raised up by means of pneumatic power and are mainly used indoors. Usually, scissor lifts are the safest type of lift models. When completely compressed, these scissor lifts could be driven like big carts. Generally, when the platform is extended, they are not able to be driven for safety reasons. Before anybody could utilize these tools, employees must be licensed as operators.
Boom Lifts
Compared to a scissor lift, boom lifts are much more complicated kind of aerial lift machine. A boom lift has a wide base to be able to keep the lift anchored. It uses a jointed arm which has a bucket on the end of it. There is a control box located in the bucket which enables the operator to lower and raise the bucket. As the arm of the boom is jointed, it could also move from side to side. The boom lift resembles a metal scorpion's tail. Usually, it is utilized in construction applications outdoors. The boom lift is considered to be more risky to operate compared to scissor lifts, thus, operators should be certified separately for these types of lifts.