ASABE to Adopt large rotary mower ISO safety standard.
Press Release Summary:
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated project to adopt, nationally, ISO 4254-13:2012, Agricultural machinery - Safety -Part 13: Large rotary mowers. ASABE's adoption of said international standard will include maximum cutting height for use in conducting foot probe test. Although this deviates from ISO document, inclusion will further align technical content with standard SAE J232, Industrial Rotary Mowers, published by SAE.
Original Press Release:
Asabe to Adopt Large Rotary Mower ISO Safety Standard
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN—The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to adopt nationally an international standard, ISO 4254-13:2012, Agricultural machinery - Safety -Part 13: Large rotary mowers. The basis for this document was ASABE standard ASAE S474, Agricultural Rotary Mower Safety, which will be withdrawn upon approval of the adoption.
ASABE’s adoption of ISO 4254-13 will includea maximum cutting height for use in conducting the foot probe test. Although a deviation from the ISO document, the inclusion will further align the technical content with another commonly utilized standard, SAE J232, Industrial Rotary Mowers, published by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
The adoption, with deviations,of ISO 4254-13 moves the national and international standards closer toward harmonization, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements and product marketing worldwide.
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/.
