ASABE adopts standard for agricultural equipment manuals.
Press Release Summary:
ASABE published its 49th adoption of ISO standard, ANSI/ASABE AD3600:2015, Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment – Operator’s manual – Content and format. An identically titled ASABE standard, ANSI/ASAE EP363.2, was used as basis for recently revised ISO document and was replaced with adoption. Adoption further harmonizes national and international standardization, facilitating manufacturing, safety advancements, and product marketing worldwide.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Adopts International Standard for Agricultural Equipment Manuals
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN — The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has published its 49th adoption of an ISO standard, ANSI/ASABE AD3600:2015, Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment – Operator’s manual – Content and format.
An identically titled ASABE standard, ANSI/ASAE EP363.2, was used as the basis for the recently revised ISO document and was replaced with the adoption.
The adoption further harmonizes national and international standardization, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements and product marketing worldwide.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text of the standard by electronic download in about three weeks. Location for the download is on the ASABE online Technical Library at: elibrary.asabe.org. Others can obtain a copy for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at OrderStandard@asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 250 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 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at www.asabe.org/projects.
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting www.asabe.org/.
