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Why Construction Workers Must Use Scissor Lifts

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When it comes to the safety and protection of construction workers, the choice of the right tools and equipment becomes very important. A proper choice of tools differentiates work efficiency and an accident. However, most of the cases, the construction work needs to be carried out to the level above the ground. This kind of work includes plaster, roof lanterns, structural fixes that are always off grounds. These kinds of jobs have often proved dangerous for construction workers and demand professional care. A simple ladder can also do the job quickly, although putting the lives for a quick and risky job is never a good idea.

However, this is where a scissor lift comes in handy and does the job of above grounds of construction while assuring protection. A scissor lift is a working platform for construction workers, that enables them to carry themselves along with loads of cement and other construction material. The scissor lifts work on the principle of crisscrossing that works under the platform. Moreover, the scissor lifts enable construction workers to reach the heights by moving upward as well as the cross directions. The scissor lifts come with the mechanical choices of hydraulic, mechanical or pneumatic power that assists the construction workers to adapt quickly. However, for safety and flexibility, construction workers must always opt for a scissor lift. Let’s discuss some reasons why construction workers must use scissor lifts.

  • Ease of Access to Heights

Scissor lifts can easily reach the heights of more than 32 feet. The surpassing benefits of scissor lift’s access to heights highly convince the construction workers to avail of its services. As discussed earlier, a scissor lift is designed under a cross-crossing structure that enables it to reach maximum heights while keeping the platform safety on top.

Moreover, scissor lifts also ensure to lug heavy objects and decrease accidental factors. A scissor lift also puts workers out of the worries to assemble or disassemble the parts. The platform can be transferred easily and doesn’t waste the worker’s time.

  • Safety

A scissor lift comprises of its own sets of benefits, but the safety of construction workers is the prime one. No matter how much weight you are taking with you, a scissor lift enables the transfer of construction workers to higher heights safely. Whether they are working for a construction site or entertainment service, scissor lift always proves to be more successful for construction workers.

Before the invention of the scissor lift, people were used to working with ladders and scaffolding equipment. It must be noted that ladders and scaffolding equipment are never reliable and are made up of traditional fixtures. These regular fixtures never ensure the quality nor the support to reach certain heights for a construction worker. In addition to that, construction workers also have to take much stuff with them to reach higher grounds, which is quite perilous. Before putting the fraught with danger, it is always recommended to choose scissor lifts rather than the fragile ladders.

  • Flexibility

Scissors lifts always provide more flexibility benefits in construction jobs. The scissor lifts also come in different types. For example, a minimalistic electrical scissor lift works for the indoor jobs, while diesel-powered lift can work for higher heights and weights. In short, scissor lifts can be easily transferred and adapted to any construction environment and always assists workers with their benefits.

Not only the operation, but construction workers can also opt from different sizes and shapes. The qualities and reliability of scissor lifts put their concerns of safety aside and reduces the work burden from them.

  • Relief from Harness

A scissor lift finally provides the relief from the requirement of the harness to workers to prevent any accident. Construction workers always have concerns related to the harness during the high height construction. Meanwhile, a scissor lift removes this precaution by providing its own protection of rails that protects the construction workers from falling over.

A scissor lift encourages workers to work freely without the worries of harness limitations and frustration of the ladders. Construction workers can choose the scissor lifts to ensure their protection with the help of guardrails. In addition to protection, the service of twisting tables can protect them and save the time of harness and tedious shiftings.

  • Easy to use

Another most important benefit that construction workers must always consider is its effortless setup. A regular construction worker can easily set up the scissor lift and kick off the usage without any proper training. Although there are still many pieces of training available regarding the usage of scissor lifts devices, they are often not necessary.

Scissor lifts controls are quite simple and can be installed easily. This factor significantly encourages construction workers to put the device on their work benefits. The scissor lifts take as little as possible space in the warehouse. But in the end, it still depends on the needs and affordability of the company.

  • Economic Competency

Where scissor lifts hold many benefits, it also entails economic benefits for the construction workers. As the scissor lift is the diverse solution to the construction workers, results prove it to be the most economic competent tool to date. With the abilities of customization and turntable abilities, saving scissor lifts on your side can significantly reduce the company’s financial costs.

An entire warehouse or construction contract can be employed by a scissor lift to reduce the business costs. Moreover, workers can choose hydraulic scissor lifts because of its zero consumption of power and effective use. In short, the scissor lifts are time and money savers. The scissor lifts can be operated with many employees on a single setup. The customization of scissor lifts has evinced the importance of scissor lifts. Think of traditional scaffoldings, which do not follow the ergonomics and withdraw finance each year. Traditional construction equipment always requires special care and usage limitations which increases the final costs. In the end, it means purchasing a scissor lift is always valuable then expanding the scaffoldings lineup each year.

Final Words

It is important to remember that, scissor lifts are not always the best choice for specific constructions. But still, the platform increases the worker’s protection and options at work. With the vast lineup of benefits, it is easier for workers to switch to a scissor lift. The platform aids in completing the job in less time with better ergonomics. The platform is delivering a majority of economic benefits, which helps them in composing a working environment with a significant increase in output. A construction operator always asks for the flexibility and safety of their work, which can be fulfilled by none other but scissor lifts.

Novartis launches Innovation Prize

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Novartis launches Innovation Prize to encourage new technologies to address unmet mobility needs of the multiple sclerosis community

  • The Novartis Innovation Prize: Assistive Tech for Multiple Scelrosis (MS) identifies and embraces technology that aims to improve mobility and daily function for people living with MS.

  • To develop their innovation, the first-place winner will receive a prize worth $250,000 USD and the second-place winner will receive $50,000 USD*


  • Applications are open worldwide to the tech community, innovators, design experts, patient advocates – anyone with an idea to make everyday life better for those with MS or mobility-limiting disabilities.


“Every day, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) face difficult and unique mobility challenges that can make regular activities such as walking, speaking, and living out comfortable lives extremely difficult,” said John Tsai, Head of Global Drug Development and Chief Medical Officer, Novartis. “Novartis is deeply invested in this community, and it is our hope that through this Innovation Prize, we can help reimagine care for people living with MS by encouraging new technologies addressing some of the challenges faced by those living with MS and their loved ones.”

Launched in partnership with WIRED Brand Lab, alongside other collaborators such as Shift.ms and Techstars, the Prize invites innovators from a wide variety of disciplines to showcase pioneering ideas, while sparking a broader conversation about the future of accessibility technology.

“Novartis are committed to reimagining the everyday lives of people affected by MS,” said Richard Tew, General Manager of Novartis Pharamceuticals Australia and New Zealand. “We are excited to see how the Novartis Innovation Prize will spark new ideas and conversations across Australia to help address the challenges faced by the MS community and others living with mobility-limiting conditions.”

The applications will be accepted until January 11, 2020 at 09:00 AEDT (January 10, 2020 at 17.00 ET) and the winners will be announced at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas on March 13, 2020.

About the Innovation Prize

The Novartis Innovation Prize: Assistive Tech for MS identifies and embraces technology that aims to improve the mobility, accessibility, and activities of daily life for these individuals and others living with mobility-limiting conditions. The Prize aims to spur investment and dialogue across the many needs of people living with MS, and other people living with mobility-limiting conditions. More information, including application requirements, judging criteria, and terms and conditions can be found on the application site, www.wired.com/msinnovationprize.

About Multiple Sclerosis
MS is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system that affects around 2.3 million people worldwide
i and an estimated 25,600 Australiansii. There are three main forms of MS: relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS), the most common form of the condition at diagnosis; secondary progressive MS (SPMS); and primary progressive MS (PPMS)iii. MS disrupts the normal functioning of the brain, optic nerves, and spinal cord through inflammation and tissue lossiv.

SPMS follows an initial form of RRMS, which accounts for approximately 85% of all MS diagnoses, and is characterized by gradual worsening of neurological function over timev. This leads to a progressive accumulation of neurological disability. There remains a high unmet need for safe and effective treatments to help delay disability progression in SPMS with active disease (with relapses and/or evidence of new MRI activity)vi.

About Novartis

Novartis is reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives. As a leading global medicines company, we use innovative science and digital technologies to create transformative treatments in areas of great medical need. In our quest to find new medicines, we consistently rank among the world’s top companies investing in research and development. We believe continued R&D is essential to innovation and in Australia last year we invested 9.4M in clinical trials. Novartis products reach nearly 1 billion people globally and we are finding innovative ways to expand access to our latest treatments. About 125,000 people of more than 140 nationalities work at Novartis around the world. Novartis has more than 60 years’ history in Australia and employ around 600 people across its two divisions. For more information, please visit http://www.novartis.com.au.

*Subject to the terms and conditions found on www.wired.com/msinnovationprize

i Multiple Sclerosis International Federation. Atlas of MS 2013. http://www.msif.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Atlas-of-MS.pdf. Accessed April 2019

ii MS Australia. Key facts and figures about multiple sclerosis. Available at: https://www.msaustralia.org.au/file/1276/download?token=1KgyRQBY (link is external). Accessed April 2019.

iii MS Society. Types of MS. https://www.mssociety.org.uk/what-is-ms/types-of-ms. Accessed March 2019.

iv PubMed Health. Multiple Sclerosis (MS). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001747/. Accessed April 2019

v Kappos L et al. Siponimod versus placebo in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (EXPAND): a double-blind, randomized, phase 3 study. Lancet. 2018:391(10127):1263-1273.

vi National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Secondary Progressive MS (SPMS). https://www.nationalmssociety.org/What-is-MS/Types-of-MS/Secondary-progressive-MS. Accessed April 2019.

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