A newly designed tiller will soon make the GoLift safer and even better!
Soon to be released is a new feature on the GoLift line of material lifts. A new tiller style control handle has been designed and added to the standard product line. Safety is a large part of ergonomics and goes hand in hand with convenience and comfort. Those three factors were the driving force in this new redesign.
The tiller control is a little more narrow than the frame of the machines. That means the operators hands are always inside the fall line of the widest point. This keeps the hands and knuckles out of harms way from narrow door ways and wall obstructions. The tiller features handles that are angled to a natural and comfortable hand grip posture. Rather than a traditional horizontal round bar the GoLift operator has a comfortable grip that is angle down 15 degrees and rearward 10 degrees. This posture allows the user to apply greater control force while maintaining neutral posture in the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.
Both the model Ul3 and UL4 are self propelled power lifts. A whole new list of safety considerations is necessary when you add self propulsion. While backing the machine the operator is between the machine and any obstructions. Compounding that risk the operator naturally faces forward. There is some hazard or injury risk when all these factors are applied. That’s why the newly designed tiller is on a pivot. To begin operation of the GoLift the operator must swing the tiller toward themselves to released the dynamic brake. The tiller weight is supported by gas springs to minimize pull force and it never locks in the go position. That’s important because should the operator become trapped between and obstruction and the machine while backing up the moment contact occurs the tiller is naturally pushed to the home position where the brake applied automatically. This feature is sometimes known as a “belly bar”. We just think it’s a great idea and another reason why GoLift is the number on light duty material lift available.
Check in from time to time to see what’s going on at ERGOdynamics as we develop better and safer ways of managing risks and work toward eliminating on the job injuries and down time for from time loss injury days.
Soon to be released is a new feature on the GoLift line of material lifts. A new tiller style control handle has been designed and added to the standard product line. Safety is a large part of ergonomics and goes hand in hand with convenience and comfort. Those three factors were the driving force in this new redesign.
The tiller control is a little more narrow than the frame of the machines. That means the operators hands are always inside the fall line of the widest point. This keeps the hands and knuckles out of harms way from narrow door ways and wall obstructions. The tiller features handles that are angled to a natural and comfortable hand grip posture. Rather than a traditional horizontal round bar the GoLift operator has a comfortable grip that is angle down 15 degrees and rearward 10 degrees. This posture allows the user to apply greater control force while maintaining neutral posture in the hand, wrist, elbow and shoulder.
Both the model Ul3 and UL4 are self propelled power lifts. A whole new list of safety considerations is necessary when you add self propulsion. While backing the machine the operator is between the machine and any obstructions. Compounding that risk the operator naturally faces forward. There is some hazard or injury risk when all these factors are applied. That’s why the newly designed tiller is on a pivot. To begin operation of the GoLift the operator must swing the tiller toward themselves to released the dynamic brake. The tiller weight is supported by gas springs to minimize pull force and it never locks in the go position. That’s important because should the operator become trapped between and obstruction and the machine while backing up the moment contact occurs the tiller is naturally pushed to the home position where the brake applied automatically. This feature is sometimes known as a “belly bar”. We just think it’s a great idea and another reason why GoLift is the number on light duty material lift available.
Check in from time to time to see what’s going on at ERGOdynamics as we develop better and safer ways of managing risks and work toward eliminating on the job injuries and down time for from time loss injury days.
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