ASABE Adopts Standard for Guards for Moving Parts

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has completed the national adoption of ISO Technical Specification 28924:2007 Agricultural machinery—Guards for moving parts of power transmission—Guard opening without tool.

This identical adoption, designated ASABE/ISO TS 28924:2007 SEP2015, provides safety requirements for the design and construction of guards that can be opened without a tool and that shield the moving parts of power-transmission machines used in agriculture.

The adoption further harmonizes national and international standards, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements, and product marketing.

ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text of the standard by electronic download in about a month. Find the download 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. S