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Article: Aerial lifts for high-level maintenance. (Maintenance).
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- Plant Engineering
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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Aerial work platforms provide a safe and efficient means of getting to hard-to-reach overhead areas. They can quickly carry an operator, with tools and materials, to places that would require setting up ladders or scaffolding.
An advantage of the aerial work platform is its ability to maneuver in tight spaces and hard-to-reach areas. Most of these units are self-propelled. There are models for use on smooth, hard, level surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, or tile and others for use on rough terrain.
Where overhead work is required, plants use these devices in maintenance and repair functions. Since there are many designs for aerial work platforms, ...