20 March 2015

Lewis Barbe has commented on proposed American National Standards/American Society of

Agultural Engineer standard which is currently being revised. A summary of the official comments are

as follows:

ANSI/ASAE S323.2 JUN1983 (R2009)

Approved May 1989; reaffirmed January 2010 as an

American National Standard

SUMMARY OF BALLOT to: MS-52

Proposal: Perform periodic review of ANSI/ASAE S323.2 JUN1983 (R2009) Definitions of Powered

Lawn and Garden Equipment. A five year approval has been recommended.

The following three standards were balloted to MS-52 for approval of a five year reaffirmation. All

were approved by the committee with eight reaffirm votes and one revise vote. Three members did

not vote. Your reasons for voting to revise the standards are also included below.

1) ANSI/ASAE S323.2 JUN1983 (R2009) Definitions of Powered Lawn and Garden Equipment.

Revise vote comment from L Barbe: Need to incorporate ISO defiinations and in piticular

guard,warnings.

2) ANSI/ASAE S377 DEC1974 (R2009) Application of Remote Linear Control Devices to Lawn and

Garden Ride-on Tractor Attachments and Implements.

Revise vote comment from L Barbe: Need to require a system sfety analysis and reference

ANSI Z535 on warnings.

3) ANSI/ASABE S599 NOV2010 Standardized Deployment Performance of an Automatically

Deployable ROPS for Turf & Landscape Equipment.

Revise vote comment from L Barbe: Need to require a full sytem safety analysis and

standards for manufacturs training program, instructions and warnings

In accordance with the ANSI approved ASABE Standardization Procedures for a standard to be

reaffirmed at least six members of the committee are required to review and vote to approve or

disapprove. Disapproval votes must be accompanied by comments or rationale and suggestions for

changes. Wording indicating that disapproval vote shall be accompanied by comments, or

suggestions for change, shall be conspicuously included in the ballot text. To reaffirm the standard,

greater that 50% of the votes, less abstentions and disapprovals without comments, shall be to

approve. If the consensus of the committee is to reaffirm, but legitimate review comments are

brought forward, the standard shall be reaffirmed, but the committee chair shall work with the

member who wishes to revise the standard to complete and return a PPF (Project Proposal Form) to

ASABE Standards staff.