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| Construction Equipment Standards & Regulations Committee |
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Mission
The mission of the Construction Equipment Standards and Regulations Committee is:
To identify, evaluate and prioritize newly emergent issues related to developing technical standards,
regulations and other matters common to construction equipment which could potentially impact member companies, their products and markets; and To develop and communicate, as appropriate and in a timely and proactive manner, the consensus AEM position on
such issues.
Scope
Technical issues that affect AEM construction equipment products,
particularly issues that impact multiple AEM product councils/bureaus/committees.
"Construction equipment" includes forestry, materials handling and personnel lifting equipment as well as
equipment used for earthmoving, roadbuilding, mining, utility, etc. Agricultural equipment is excluded from the
committee's scope.
Operation
This committee shall have the responsibility to identify, evaluate and
communicate within the industry, issues concerning technical standards development, pending regulations and other
issues that could impact member company construction equipment products, and to provide an avenue for formulating the
required industry position and action. This shall be accomplished by receiving and evaluating information from
various sources such as the AEM construction equipment product groups, the Technical and Safety Council, the External
Liaison Committee and special assigned task forces. A designated representative of each product group shall submit
issues to the committee, communicate back to their respective group issues identified at the committee level, and
follow through with appropriate action. Each product group affected shall have a voice in developing industry
positions.
The committee shall be responsible for determining the priority of each issue using an "importance vs. ability to
influence" methodology and for creating the documentation concerning the issue. A member of the committee will
be assigned as the principal contact person for each issue.
The External Liaison Committee shall serve as the link to outside (external) organizations when communication of
industry positions is required or when AEM action could proactively influence the direction of the issue, as well as
in unusual circumstances where the Standards and Regulations Committee is unable to provide direction or when
immediate decisions are required to support negotiations with an outside organization.
Organization
The committee shall consist of designated representatives from each
construction equipment product council, bureau or committee and interested members at large; and it shall report to
the Technical Council Executive Committee. The chairman of the External Liaison Committee shall be an ex officio
member of the committee. A chairman and vice-chairman shall be elected from the committee to serve for a two year
term.
Meetings
The committee shall meet as a minimum at the spring and fall
Construction Equipment meetings in conjunction with the product group meetings.
AEM Staff Contact
Richard Dressler
414-298-4132
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