随着国内高层建筑的大量兴建，城市环境美化要求的提高，高空作业吊篮普及迅速。在国外发达，推广使用高处作业吊篮已有40年历史，技术，质量可靠，使用安全。我国从八十年代开始参照国外技术，进行国产化设计，逐步投入批量化生产。
建筑外墙装饰是一项繁重的综合性工程，施工量大，工期长，使用劳动力多，经济效益低。传统的施工方法有：
(1)采用简易建筑吊篮施工。从建筑物顶部悬挂钢丝绳，配置吊船，上下移动用手搬葫芦，机具简陋，使用不便，无安全保障，劳动强度大，效率低。
(2)沿建筑物立面搭设脚手架。此方法费工、费时，占地面积大，需要钢材多，价格高，运输量大。
高空作业吊篮的使用克服了上述施工存在的缺点，安装方便，电动升降，作业效率高，占地面积小，配置有工作绳和安全绳，使用安全可靠，适合各种复杂施工环境。如建筑物外墙施工作业和维修装饰作业。在大城市高层建筑、楼房密集区的施工作业，住宅小区的维修粉刷，更能显示其经济、方便、安全、高效的优越性。

中译英：
With the construction of a large number of high-rise building, city landscaping requirements increase, aerial basket popularity rapidly. In developed countries, to promote the use of high operating basket has 40 years of history, advanced technology, reliable quality, safe use. Our country begins from eighty time reference of foreign technology, domestic design, gradually put into batch production.
Building external wall decoration is an onerous integrated engineering construction, large quantity, long construction period, the use of labor is much, economic benefits is low. The traditional construction method:
(1) using a simple construction hanging basket construction. From the top of the building suspension rope, configuration of crane ship, moving up and down is moved by hand hoist, equipment pallet, inconvenient use, security, high labor intensity, low efficiency.
(2) along the facade of a building scaffold. This method takes a lot of work, time consuming, covers an area of, need to steel, high price, large transportation quantity.
Aerial basket used to overcome the shortcomings of the construction, convenient installation, electric lifting, high work efficiency, small occupation area, equipped with working rope and a safety rope, the use of safe and reliable, suitable for all kinds of complicated construction environment. Such as building exterior wall construction and repair decoration operation. In the big city high-rise buildings, building concentrated area construction, residential repair paint, can demonstrate its economic, convenient, safe, efficient advantage.
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