Aerial lift
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An aerial lift is any lift that transports materials while suspended off the ground.[1]
Aerial lifts are commonly used to handle a number of tasks involving high, hard to reach areas. For example, they can be used to repair lines on telephone poles, paint large buildings or two-story homes or raise heavy items to shelves high off the ground. Aerial lifts when properly used, offer more stability and safety than ladders. There are a number to choose from, each being better suited to different situations.
Scissor aerial lifts, also known as mobile scaffolding, use criss-cross braces that extend and stretch upward. As the criss-cross braces rise, the platform attached to the top of the braces also rises. Cherry pickers and bucket trucks are types of aerial lifts that contain a bucket-like platform on top of a long arm. The platform rises as the arm unfolds. Boom aerial lifts contain a hydraulic arm that extends outward and raises the platform. Special training is required to operate each of these aerial lifts.[2]
Other Types of Lifts
Other types of lifts include:
- Articulated boom lift
- Boom lift
- Bucket loader
- Cantilever vertical reciprocating conveyor
- Dock lift
- Industrial scissor lift
- Lift cart
- Lift table
- Scissor lift
- Telescopic boom lift
- Vertical reciprocating conveyor
