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Aerial Manlift Dangers

Aerial manlifts are machines that use either a series of linked, folding supports, like a scissor lift or a boom lift or an articulated boom lift. These industrial types of machine allow employees to access hard-to-reach places. In some ways, these equipment have made construction much easier and safer, although, the overall safety which comes with the unparalleled mobility of aerial manlifts has implemented a new list of hazards that could accidentally result in severe injury or even death to unaware operators.



Falls

Usually, falls could happen when employees are unable to correctly secure the lift platform or are unable to wear a safety harness. Falls could occur when someone on the platform acts unsuitably and participates in an activity like climbing the guard rails in order to gain extra height. Furthermore, mishaps can be caused if the operator on the ground causes the machine to move in an unexpected motion prior to the worker being correctly secured.



Many employees also fall because the base of their machine is inadvertently struck by some other heavy object. In this situation, the force of the blow below becomes amplified by the length of the lift, therefore causing the employee to be abruptly catapulted off of the platform. Obviously this hazardous action has terrible results.



Tip-Overs

Unfortunately, boom lifts are easily prone to tipping over. Tip-overs can occur 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 could change the machinery's overall center of gravity. Thus, if the lift is parked on a slope of some sort or over loaded, totally extending the boom when it is in the wrong position can result in a tip-over situation.

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