{"id":22973,"date":"2021-03-28T03:47:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-28T03:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/?p=22973"},"modified":"2025-05-30T17:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:40:21","slug":"why-sl-350x-data-center-lifts-arent-the-worst-choice-for-your-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serverlift.com\/nn\/blog\/why-sl-350x-data-center-lifts-arent-the-worst-choice-for-your-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"Why SL-350X\u00ae<\/span> Data Center Lifts Aren\u2019t The Worst Choice For Your DC"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are plenty of machines people adopt for handling IT equipment in data centers. But most of those products were designed to do totally different types of work than what\u2019s required for expensive servers in high-tech data centers. People who have been injured lifting a heavy server or have damaged that server know how easy it is to make the wrong choice. And as veterans of the industry, we\u2019ve heard every horror story.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every colocation facility or DC operator is used to having to problem solve and be creative . . . sometimes they just have to make things work with the resources at hand. That\u2019s the nature of the job. But implementing \u201cOSHA-safe\u201d methods and standards for moving servers and other equipment in your data center is no time to flex that creative muscle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No one should tinker with a solution that requires four sets of hands and a couple of sprained backs. Nor should they scoff at a budget proposal for a proper data center lift and then eat their words when someone gets seriously hurt. Which is why a ServerLIFT\u00ae<\/sup>-brand data center lift is an essential, must-have tool for any data center facility. And, while we recommend the <\/span>SL-500X\u00ae<\/sup> Elektrisk datasenterheis<\/span><\/a> (or one of our other motorized lifts) for most data center operations, the manual, hand-cranked <\/span>SL-350x\u00ae<\/sup> L\u00f8ft av datasenter<\/span><\/a> is not the worst choice for your enterprise data center environment\u2014by a long shot. Before we get into that, here are four options that do <\/span>not<\/span><\/i> pass muster within any facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Option #1: Doing It By Hand<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"manualCalling over another operator on shift to lift a hundred-pound server together seems like the simplest solution . . . until someone gets hurt or that server slips and falls. Work conditions that include repeated heavy lifting often leads to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). As <\/span>the CDC<\/span> says, this type of activity falls into the category of \u201croutine lifting of heavy objects, daily exposure to whole body vibration, routine overhead work, work with the neck in chronic flexion position, or performing repetitive forceful tasks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s also worth noting that MSDs are the <\/span>leading cause of injury<\/span><\/a> in the American workplace and cost companies billions of dollars. The inherent risk in manual handling grew even greater after the onset of the pandemic and mandated social distancing. Now, lifting anything by hand, especially when it\u2019s done with multiple people, carries multiple significant <\/span>health liabilities<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Option #2: Lifting Machines Not Made For the Data Center<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"MaleThey\u2019re called material lifts, warehouse lifts, counterbalance lifts, pallet jacks, stackers, and forklifts, among other names. They don\u2019t cost a lot of money and seem like the ideal next step up after manual lifting. Some are electrically powered. Others are hand-cranked. Many employ hydraulics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Advertisements for these lifts include phrases such as \u201cup to any challenge in your warehouse facility, or construction site,\u201d and \u201cfor industrial, commercial, and institutional use.\u201d They seem like they might be up to the task, but in reality they have no place in the data center. This is because they all lack the basic attributes for DC use:<\/span><\/p>\n