Post Hole Digger Safety Standard to be developed by ASABE.
Press Release Summary:
To supplement existing standards, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) is developing new standard: Safety for Tractor-Mounted, Boom-Type Post Hole Diggers. Its purpose will be to establish safety recommendations for use and operation of boom-type post hole diggers designed for attachment to 3-point hitch of agricultural tractors. No other ASABE standard pertains exclusively to boom-type post hole diggers.
Original Press Release:
ASABE to Develop Safety Standard on Post Hole Diggers
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to develop a new standard, Safety for Tractor-Mounted, Boom-Type Post Hole Diggers.
The purpose of this standard will be to establish safety recommendations for use and operation of boom-type post hole diggers designed for attachment to the three-point hitch of agricultural tractors. Although many existing SABE standards apply to implements attached to and powered by agricultural tractors, none pertain exclusively and specifically to boom-type post hole diggers. The proposed standard will fill that need and by so doing better meet the needs of those who use such implements.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 225 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at ASABE, 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at asabe.org/standards/proposed.html .
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an educational and scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in St Joseph, Michigan, ASABE comprises 9,000 members from more than 100 countries.
