aerial lifts
Cables carry passengers
Aerial lifts are mechanical devices that transport people or cargo through the air along a fixed path.
The term covers chairlifts and gondolas at ski resorts, aerial tramways spanning canyons or rivers, and industrial equipment like cherry pickers and bucket trucks used for elevated work: The aerial lift carried skiers up the mountain.
In workplace safety contexts, aerial lifts specifically mean platforms that raise workers to height.
- hoistRaise with tackle
- ropewaysSuspended cable transport systems
- cable systemWired signal distribution setup
- bucketOpen-top carrying vessel
- cable carsWire-pulled transit vehicles
telescopic · chairlifts · ski resort · scenic overlook · platform · articulating · towable · gondolas · trams · heights · winch · cherry picker · bucket truck · boom · pulley systems · window washers · guardrails · fall protection
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Non-flying travel methods
trains · buses · automobiles · trucks · subways
aerial liftssubways
Underground urban railways
underground railways · tunnels · mine shafts · escalators · stairs
aerial liftstrail systems
Connected outdoor walking routes
hiking paths · mountain roads · snowcats · all-terrain vehicles · mountain railways
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