Different Kinds of Aerial Lift
A specialized type of heavy equipment that allows an individual to be raised into the air is aerial lifts. These machinery are normally utilized to complete repairs on places that are high up in the air like on roofs, near street-light fixtures and power lines. Like most tools, there are various models of aerial lifts that can be used to complete different jobs. For the utmost safety, each and every type of different kind of machinery requires right training and specific qualifications before operating it.
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 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. Generally, when the platform is extended, they are not able to be driven for safety reasons. Before anybody could utilize these devices, workers should be licensed as operators.
Boom Lifts
Compared to a scissor lift, boom lifts are much more complicated kind of aerial lift machinery. A boom lift has a wide base in order to keep the lift anchored. It uses a jointed arm that has a bucket on the end of it. There is a control box located in the bucket that allows the operator to lower and lift the bucket. As the arm of the boom is jointed, it can move from side to side also. 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 operate than scissor lifts, hence, operators should be certified individually for these kinds of lifts.