According to Andrea Lorini, owner of Lorini srl rental company, the key features of Magni aerial platforms are ease of use and of routine maintenance combined with safety. For us, safety is an essential constructive prerequisite. Here are some of the measures that have been implemented.  

Let’s take a closer look at the scissor lift range.  The platform can only be raised vertically thanks to mechanical “pantographs”, which are generally driven by a hydraulic cylinder-piston system.

This type of platforms can reach different heights depending on the work they need to carry out.

In general, indoor maintenance work requires heights up to 15 metres, whereas in case of outdoor work there are platforms which can reach up to 22 metres. This is the case of Magni ES and DS ranges.

Some models are equipped with systems that allow to extend in length the working surface of the platform.  Thus, once the platform raised, the operator can benefit from more floor space.

Moreover, this facilitates the access to the work area and allows the operator to carry more equipment (think of the power socket for the use of tools at height).  The DS range includes models equipped with hydraulic stabilisers. These are triggered when the lift function is activated to prevent the machine from moving and to allow for off-road use.

Scissor lifts are mainly used for works requiring only obstacle-free vertical movements and higher load capacities, such as for the installation of electrical, thermo-hydraulic, fire-fighting systems, internal or external maintenance, small cleaning operations or other.

Risk reduction

The use of work equipment in dangerous areas exposes operators and workers to accidents which can result in injuries. The majority of accidents are caused by specific risk factors, namely:

1. Mechanical factors due to breakages, failures, structural deficiencies, poor choice of equipment;
2. Environmental factors caused by the surrounding conditions in the work area (atmospheric conditions, presence of obstacles, interferences and power lines, unsuitable ground conditions);
3. Human factors due to behavioural errors caused by the lack of information, education , training and suitability for the task;
4. Organisational factors caused by poor work planning (lack of a work plan, absence of emergency and maintenance procedures, commissioning, control and verification) 

In order to define the scope of the rules established hereinafter, pursuant to Article 69 of Legislative Decree no. 81/2008, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

1. working equipment: any machine, apparatus, tool or plant, understood as the complex of machinery, equipment and components necessary for the implementation of a production process intended for use at work;
2. use of a working equipment: any working operation connected to a working equipment, such as putting into service or out of service, the use, transport, repair, the transformation, the maintenance, cleaning, assembly, disassembly;
3. hazardous area: any area inside or near a work equipment where the presence of a worker constitutes a risk to the health or safety of the worker;
4. exposed worker: any worker who is in whole or in part in a dangerous area;
5. operator: the worker responsible for the use of work equipment.”

Guidelines for the safe use of A.W. Ps

1. READ THE USER AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL BEFORE USING THE AWP.
2. DO NOT CONSUME ALCOHOLIC DRINKS BEFORE USING THE AWP.
3. ALWAYS WEAR THE APPROPRIATE PPE AGAINST FALLS FROM A HEIGHT, BEFORE USING THE AWP.
4. CAREFULLY CHECK THE CAPACITY OF THE BEARING SURFACE OF THE AWP.
5. NEVER OVERLOAD THE AWP BEYOND ITS CAPACITY
6. DO NOT APPROACH ELECTRICAL LINES BEYOND THE SAFETY DISTANCE WITH THE AWP.
7. CHECK THE WORK AREA OF THE AWP AND THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS.
8. MARK THE WORK AREA OF THE AWP
9. BE AWARE OF THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES OF THE AWP
10. CARRY OUT THE PRESCRIBED CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS TO KEEP THE MACHINE RUNNING EFFICIENTLY