Different Types of Aerial Lift
A particular type of heavy machinery which allows a person to be raised into the air is aerial lifts. These machinery are typically utilized to complete repairs on places that are high up in the air such as on roofs, near street-light fixtures and power lines. Similar to most tools, there are various types of aerial lifts which can be utilized to perform various tasks. For the utmost safety, each kind of different type of equipment needs right training and specific certification prior to operating it.
Scissor Lifts
Genie lifts are another name for scissor lifts. These machinery are the most basic kind of aerial lift available. These lifts are made of a platform that is lifted up utilizing pneumatic power and are mostly used indoors. Typically, scissor lifts are the safest type of lift models. When completely compressed, these scissor lifts are capable of being driven similar to big carts. Usually, when the platform is extended, they are not able to be driven for safety reasons. Before anybody can use these devices, workers should be licensed as operators.
Boom Lifts
The boom lift is a much more complicated pieces of aerial lift machinery compared to a scissor lift. The boom lift usually 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 situated in the bucket which enables the operator to hoist and lower the bucket. Since the arm of the boom is jointed, it could move from side to side as well. 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 operate compared to scissor lifts, thus, operators must be certified separately for these types of lifts.