Why Standards?
Standards provide interchangeability between similarly functioning products and systems, improving compatibility, safety and performance for users. They can also improve the availability of components that can be used interchangeably with equipment provided by different manufacturers. They establish performance criteria for products, materials, or systems. Standards also provide a common basis for testing, analyzing, describing, or informing users and producers in regards to the performance and characteristics of products, methods, materials, or systems.
ASABE is the leading national producer of agricultural safety standards. They are an integral part of our modern world.
ASABE is also accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to coordinate and develop the U.S. position in fifteen distinct areas of international standards development. Each of these areas has an associated ASABE technical committee, made up of U.S. experts from a diverse range of backgrounds, to establish the U.S. position in these areas.