ASABE announces ISO approval of sustainability standard project.
Press Release Summary:
ISO 17989-1, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry - Sustainability - Principles, will provide guidelines for integrating environmental sustainability principles, practices, and considerations into design of agricultural and forestry machinery. It will also establish basis for development of machine-specific standards related to sustainability. Initial draft has been accepted, and project volunteers will meet to enhance, update, clarify, and resolve comments and suggestions.
Original Press Release:
Agricultural Equipment Sustaiinability Standard Project Announced
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN - The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) announces the approval by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) of a new project to develop an international standard covering sustainability principals for tractors and machinery for agricultural and forestry, as well as for powered lawn and garden equipment and irrigation equipment.
ISO 17989-1, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry - Sustainability - Principles, will provide guidelines for integrating environmental sustainability principles, practices, and considerations into the design of agricultural and forestry machinery. It will also establish a basis for the development of machine-specific standards related to environmental sustainability.
An initial draft has been accepted, and a meeting of project volunteers will be scheduled soon to enhance, update, clarify, and resolve the early comments and suggestions brought forth during the initial balloting for the project. The project will be carried out by a newly formed ISO working group on sustainability, ISO/TC23 Working Group 2, which is being convened by a German delegation. Michael Senneff, Product Safety Help, LLC (USA), will lead the project. Another ISO technical committee, ISO/TC 207, Environmental Management, will provide additional input and guidance.
ASABE is the accredited administrator for the US technical advisory group to the ISO committee on Tractors and Machinery for Agriculture and Forestry (TC23), and seven of its subcommittees. Committee membership is open and typically comprises individuals with an academic or commercial interest in the subject matter. Participation in standards development benefits commerce as well as the public by ensuring issues such as consumer safety and evolving technology are addressed in a thorough and timely manner and by reducing trade barriers that can occur in the absence of standardization.
For information on this new standard project or other ASABE activities in International Standards, contact Ted Tees at ASABE, 269 932-7005, ted@asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 240 standards of its own currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements. Standards documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on ASABE standards activities, 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 http://www.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 nearly 10,000 members from more than 100 countries.
