Various Classes of Aerial Lift
A specialized kind of heavy equipment that enables a person to be lifted into the air is aerial lifts. These machinery are typically used to perform repairs on areas that are high up in the air such as on roofs, near street-light fixtures and power lines. Similar to most tools, there are different types of aerial lifts that could be used to complete different tasks. For the utmost safety, every kind of different kind of machine needs proper training and specific qualifications prior to operation.
Scissor Lifts
Genie lifts are a different name for scissor lifts. These equipment are the most basic kind of aerial lift available. These lifts are made of a platform that is raised up utilizing pneumatic power and are mainly utilized for indoor applications. Usually, scissor lifts are the safest type of lift models. When completely compressed, these scissor lifts could be driven like big carts. Usually, when the platform is extended, they are not able to be driven for safety reasons. Before anyone could utilize these tools, workers need to be certified as operators.
Boom Lifts
The boom lift is a much more complicated kind of aerial lift equipment compared to a scissor lift. The boom lift often has a much wider base in order 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 that enables the operator to lower and raise the bucket. As the arm of the boom is jointed, it could move from side to side too. The boom lift looks like a metal scorpion's tail. Usually, it is utilized in construction applications outdoors. The boom lift is considered to be more risky to run compared to scissor lifts, thus, operators need to be licensed individually for these kinds of lifts.