ASABE to revise agricultural speed identification symbol.
Press Release Summary:
ASABE has initiated a project to revise ANSI/ASAE S584.1, Agricultural Equipment: Speed Identification Symbol standard, which was adopted by ASABE in January of 2005 and revised in August of 2006. In the latest periodic review of the document, several outdated references were identified. Proposed revision will address all identified and needed updates.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Announces Project to Revise the Agricultural Equipment Speed Identification Symbol
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to revise the agricultural equipment speed identification symbol standard.
ANSI/ASAE S584.1, Agricultural Equipment: Speed Identification Symbol (SIS) was adopted by ASABE in January of 2005 and revised in August of 2006. In the latest periodic review of the document several outdated references were identified. The proposed revision will address all identified and needed updates.
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 international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Its 9,000 members, from more than 100 countries, are consultants, managers, researchers, and others who have the training and experience to understand the interrelationships between technology and living systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300 (phone) or (269) 429-3852 (fax); hq@asabe.org. Details can also be found at http://www.asabe.org/.
