ISO TO MEET AT OPEI THIS DECEMBER International delegations will attend meetings of ISO TC 23 SC 13, Powered lawn and garden equipment, Dec. 12-14 at OPEI offices in Alexandria, Virginia. The committee specifically sets international standards for gas-powered lawnmowers (ISO 5395) and snow throwers (ISO 8437), and includes active participation and leadership from U.S.-based OPEI members, as well as delegates from other countries, including the U.K., Germany, Italy, Belgium, France, Sweden, and China. A particular matter of focus for discussion are new global requirements for autonomous large-form gas-powered lawn- mowers, particularly for commercial application. Also meeting Dec. 15-16 will be international delegations to ISO/IEC Joint Working Group 12, which combines the efforts of these two global standards bodies to adopt common new requirements for battery-powered riding lawnmowers.
proach, and it is creating unduly demands and cost demands on all producers – including OPE manufacturers. OPEI is developing an EPR position paper to encourage regulators to harmonize when possible and exclude industries when there are market driven systems already developed, or industries that properly manage end-of-life products such as OPE.
UPCOMING MEETINGS Oct. 18 – OPEI Board Meeting – Louisville, KY Oct. 18-21 – Equip Exposition – Louisville, KY
Oct. 19-21 – ISO TC 23/SC 17 – Equip Exposition – Louisville, KY Nov. 2 – OPEI member meeting with KMPG re: IRA tax credits – Alexandria, VA Dec. 8 – Market Statistics Committee Forecast Advisory Subcommittee Dec. 12-16 – ISO TC 23/SC 13 – Alexandria, VA March 2023 – OPEI Board Meeting – Alexandria, VA June 20-22, 2023 – OPEI Annual Meeting – Asheville, N.C.
OPEI/ANSI ROBOTIC MOWER STANDARD AMENDMENT PUBLISHED
ANSI/OPEI 60335-2-107-2020/Amd.2 – American National Standard for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances – Robotic Battery Powered Electrical Lawnmowers – Safety Specifications has been published and is available via the ANSI electronic standards store. This document specifies safety requirements and their verification for the design and construction of robotic battery powered electrical rotary lawnmowers and their peripherals with the rated voltage of the battery being not more than 75 V d.c. EMC and environmental aspects. For more information on OPEI’s robotic standard work, contact Brandon Martin, Vice President, Battery Electric Prod- ucts & Industry Affairs, at bmartin@opei.org. OPEI DEVELOPS INDUSTRY POSITION PAPER Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an alternative recycling approach that shifts complete waste handling and processing obligation on producers, distributors, and retail- ers to manage the end-of-life collection of the products they produce. While this approach has proven successful in dealing with problem consumer products, not all materials are suited for inclusion in an EPR system. Regulations today are targeting specific aspects of products without a single harmonized ap-
Show site set up Equip Exposition Show Director Troy Winebrenner (right), “Lucky Dog” show runner Joel McGee, and Mulligan the TurfMutt visit the Kentucky Exposition Center in advance of the launch of the trade show.
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