3 Important Things to Consider Before Hiring Scissor Lifts

When you’re looking for a scissor lift hire, it can be easy to get lost in the weeds. Frankly, there are a lot of reasons to hire scissor lifts and a lot of equipment available to meet that demand. However, if you’re not sure about the terminology and you don’t clearly understand what you need it can be difficult. In this article, we will look at three important things that you should understand before you hire a scissor lift.

1. Understand the Operating Conditions

One of the critical things that you will need to understand is the ventilation where the scissor lift will be used most often. If you’re working indoors and electrically operated lift would be a better fit because there will be no noxious fumes. Also, pay attention to the dimensions of the working spaces, the lift will have to pass through the narrowest points. If the lift will be operating outside you will need to consider the ground surfaces. If the surface is on uneven terrain, you will probably need a lift to traverse it safely or an all terrain boom. If you cannot get direct access under the working area, you may be better off hiring a telescoping boom lift instead. Finally, if there is any groundwater present you may need to get some stabilisers to get an even load distribution.

2. Ensuring Clear Access

Before the hired scissor lift is hired, it’s essential that you have a clear path to the get the equipment onto and off the site. Any driveways or access points need to be wide enough to allow the equipment to pass safely. Once the lift is in place, there will need to be enough room to move it around to the various working locations. If you have any nearby obstacles at height, such as walls, trees and especially power lines, your operators should be advised to take extra care.

3. Considering Loading Issues

The main reason to hire a scissor lifts is to lift employees, tools, and materials to a safe working height. As such, the weight, height, and distance that the lift needs to operate at must be clearly understood in advance. Also, it can be helpful to know the primary type or types of materials that will be lifted on the job site. The less weight carried, the higher the equipment can reach, this is an easy way to think about lifting equipment. Of course, once you have hired the scissor lift or other lifting equipment that you need it has to be used within the weight limitations. This needs to be emphasised to the workforce, in the event of an unfortunate accident it could affect your insurance coverage and lead to other legal problems.

If you are looking for scissor lifts for hire, get in contact with Access Hire today. We can supply a wide selection of high quality scissor lifts and other equipment. Our team is looking forward to discussing your needs in more detail.

Access Hire Australia is a specialist division of Access Group Australia that facilitates the hiring, selling, servicing and transportation of boom lifts, scissor lifts, telehandlers, all-terrain forklifts, generators and lighting towers.