A crane is a machine designed to lift loads based on the fundamental principle of the lever. It includes a counterweight, a support point, and the load to be hoisted.
A man Lift is a machine that has a cage-type platform which is elevated to carry out works at different heights (15-409-Modual-12i-V4-Crain-and-Lifting-FA.pdf).
There are several types of man lift:
Boom Lifts: With compact size, these AWPs are best for construction, oil & gas, facility maintenance, and other industries’ high-rise work such as mining. they come in a series of 2 types, such as: telescopic lifts and Articulated lift.
Spider Lifts: it is comprised in the Teupen LEO series. With compact size, this is an ideal choice for indoor use and other elevated work on site.
Although it may seem intuitive, for a crane to be stable the magnitude of load that is to be lifted must be some value less than the load that will cause the crane to tip. To prevent cranes from tipping, the stability can be increased by two main methods: by making the crane wider and increasing its centre of gravity, and by making the part of the crane susceptible to tipping heavier(Emerson,2021).
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Reference
https://emersoncranes.com/crane-hire-parts-and-functions/#:~:text=The%20function%20of%20a%20crane,the%20weight%20of%20the%20load.”https://coresafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/15-409-Modual-12i-V4-Crain-and-Lifting-FA.pdf
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