COMMERCIAL TURF CARE EQUIPMENT - SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS

Available format(s)

Hardcopy

Superseded date

06-19-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2017

Publisher

Outdoor Power Equipment Institute

Foreword
Part I - General
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
Part II - Pedestrian-controlled machines
4 General requirements
5 Operators controls
6 Guards and shields
7 Operation, service, and maintenance instructions
8 Requirements for low-voltage electrical components
9 Labels and instructions
10 General requirements
11 Rotary mowers - Specific requirements
12 Reel mowers - Specific requirements
13 Flail mowers and flail power rakes - Specific requirements
Part III - Ride-on mowers
14 General requirements
15 Operators controls
16 Guards and shields
17 Operation, service, and maintenance instructions
18 Requirements for low-voltage electrical components
19 Labels and instructions
20 General requirements
21 Rotary mowers - Specific requirements
22 Reel mowers - Specific requirements
23 Flail mowers and flail power rakes - Specific requirements
24 Implements
Annex A (informative) - Rationale
Annex B (informative) - Drop distance calculations
Annex C (informative) - Safety pictorials
Annex D (informative) - Bibliography

Defines the safety specifications that are powered for: (a) pedestrian-controlled machines; (b) ride-on machines; and (c) implements for use with pedestrian and ride-on machines intended for marketing as commercial turf care equipment and that are customarily used by hired operators.

DevelopmentNote	Supersedes & Redesignates ANSI B71.4. (11/2012)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	141
PublisherName	Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	ANSI/OPEI 5395-2:2024

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