Lifting device
Lifting devices allow the vertical movement of people, and / or goods. There are a wide range of lifting devices, suited to different situations, uses, vertical distances and loads.
Types of lifting devices (including links to articles on Designing Buildings Wiki) inlcude:
- Cherry picker.
- Crane.
- Escalator.
- Forklift truck.
- Hoist.
- Lift table.
- Lifting platform.
- Lifting sling.
- Lift.
- Pallet truck.
- Post lift.
- Scissor lift.
- Stacker.
- Stairlift.
- Suction lifter.
- Wheelchair platform.
- Working platform.
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[edit] Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki
- Access and inclusion in the built environment: policy and guidance.
- Access consultant.
- Approved document M.
- Changing lifestyles.
- Considerations When Installing a Residential Lift.
- Fire and rescue service.
- Firefighting lift.
- Inclusive design.
- Lifts and Their Special Operating Modes.
- Lifts for office buildings.
- Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER).
- Manual handling.
- Mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs).
- Non-discriminatory building design.
- Railings.
- Ramps.
- Smart elevators.
- Stairs.
- Working platforms for tracked plant: good practice guide to the design, installation, maintenance and repair of ground-supported working platforms.
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