Tukwila Scissor Lift Safety Training

Tukwila Scissor Lift Safety Training - A Scissor Lift is a practical kind of platform which generally moves in a vertical direction. The equipment is capable of this movement due to the use of folding supports that are connected in a criss-cross pattern called a pantograph. The platform could propel vertically due to the application of pressure to the outside of the lowest set of supports. This elongates the crossing pattern and causes the equipment to rise. Various kinds of scissor lift likewise have an extending "bridge" which enables operators to have closer access to the work area since the vertical only movement could have some inherent limits.

Scissor Lifts could contract by several ways like for example mechanical, via a rack and pinion or lead screw system, or pneumatic or hydraulic. There are various types offered on the market. Some kinds may require no power to enter "descent" mode but instead depend on a simple release of hydraulic or pneumatic pressure depending on the power system employed. These hydraulic and pneumatic methods of powering these lifts are preferred as releasing a manual valve gives a fail-safe option of returning the platform to the ground.

Click to Download the pdf