Aerial Manlift Dangers
Aerial manlifts are equipments that use either a series of folding, linked supports, such as an articulated boom lift or a scissor lift or a boom lift. These industrial types of equipment enable workers to get in touch with hard-to-reach areas. In some ways, these kinds of machines have made construction much easier and safer, although, the general safety that comes with the unparalleled mobility of aerial manlifts has applied a new list of hazards that could accidentally cause severe injury or even death to drivers who are unaware.
Falls
Normally, falls can happen when employees are unable to wear a safety harness or are unable to correctly secure the lift platform. Falls can happen when someone on the platform acts unsuitably and takes part in an activity like climbing the guard rails to be able to gain extra height. What's more, accidents could be caused if the ground-based operator causes the equipment to move in an unexpected motion prior to the worker being correctly secured.
Lots of workers also fall because the base of their equipment is accidentally struck by some other heavy object. In this situation, the force of the blow below becomes amplified by the lift's length, thus causing the worker to be abruptly catapulted off of the platform. Obviously this hazardous action has catastrophic outcome.
Tip-Overs
Sadly, boom lifts are easily prone to tipping over. Tip-overs can happen in any type of lift, but are more frequent in articulated boom lifts. Because boom lifts are able to move both vertically and horizontally, they are capable of changing the overall center of gravity of the machine. Thus, if the lift is over loaded or parked on an incline of some type, extending the boom to full length when it is in the wrong position could lead to a tip-over situation.