Different Classes of Aerial Lift
A specialized kind of heavy equipment that enables an individual to be raised into the air is aerial lifts. These equipment are usually used to perform repairs on areas that are high up in the air like on roofs, near street-light fixtures and power lines. Similar to nearly all devices, there are various models of aerial lifts which can be utilized to perform different jobs. For the utmost safety, each and every type of different type of machinery needs right training and specific certification prior to operation.
Scissor Lifts
Genie lifts are a different name for scissor lifts. These equipment are the most basic type of aerial lift available. These lifts are made of a platform which is raised up using pneumatic power and are mainly utilized indoors. Normally, scissor lifts are the safest kind of lift models. When totally 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 use these tools, employees must be certified as operators.
Boom Lifts
The boom lift is a a lot more complex kind of aerial lift machine compared to a scissor lift. The boom lift often has a much wider base 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 that allows the operator to lift and lower the bucket. As the arm of the boom is jointed, it can move from side to side too. The boom lift resembles a metal scorpion's tail. Usually, it is used in outdoor construction applications. The boom lift is considered to be more risky to run compared to scissor lifts, therefore, operators should be licensed individually for these kinds of lifts.