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Article: Lift Safety First.(Brief Article)
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- Arbor Age
- Article date:
- August 1, 2000
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Choose The Best Lift For The Job
Of all the tools of the tree care specialist, the aerial lift is one of the greatest. It can also be one of the most dangerous, if safety precautions are not followed. There are many types of lifts on the market today, at least one for every type of application. Besides the familiar truck mounted lifts, there are several types of self-contained lifts available for rent or purchase. Among these are one-man vertical lifts, scissors lifts, articulated boom lifts, all-terrain lifts, and combinations of these lifts.
As far as safety goes, many of the rules for truck mounted lifts also apply to the self-contained lifts. The ...