Let a Rented Aerial Work Platform Give You a Lift Simply put, aerial work platforms lift workers, tools and supplies for the completion of many different types of jobs overhead. Contractors of all kinds, as well as homeowners, find many occasions for renting aerial work platforms.

Aerial work platforms come in a variety of types — everything from a push-type lift that carries one person up 12 feet to a telescopic boom lift that takes people up more than 150 feet in the air.

Features to Look for in Rented Aerial Work Platforms Many factors determine which aerial work platform you should rent, such as whether you will work inside or out, the availability of electricity, the type of terrain you will work on, the height you need to achieve and if you will need to reach up and over something.

By renting an aerial work platform, you can complete high-reach work quickly and easily. Still, aerial work platforms do pose some risks. Injuries or deaths can result from accidents, such as a tip-over, collapse, collision or electrical-source contact.

Telehandlers, short for telescopic handlers, have the strength and ability to lift, move and place material, while overreaching obstacles within the worksite. Other names for telehandlers include rough-terrain variable-reach, extended-reach or shooting-boom forklifts.

Think Load Weight and Reach When Renting Telehandlers Before renting a telehandler, make sure you know how heavy of a load you have to lift and how high you have to lift it. The following material tells how these factors and other ones will affect your telehandler rental decision.

Federal and some state agencies require that forklift operators of all kinds receive training prior to operating the equipment to prevent injuries or deaths from accidents, such as a tip-over, collapse, collision or electrical-source contact.