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Scope

Standardization of forestry machinery including terminology, safety, related tests methods and ergonomic aspects. Excluded manually portable forestry machinery dealt by ISO/TC 23/SC 17.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 3 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
15
Life on Land
24

Published ISO standards *

3

ISO standards under development *

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Participating members
16
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 23/SC 15/WG 3   Woody biomass reduction machinery, terminology and safety Working group
ISO/TC 23/SC 15/WG 6   Study revision of ISO 11850 Working group
ISO/TC 23/SC 15/WG 9   Functional safety Working group
ISO/TC 23/SC 15/WG 10   Forestry winch systems Working group
Joint working groups under the responsibility of another committee
Reference Title
ISO/TC 127/SC 2/JWG 31 Joint ISO/TC 127/SC 2 - ISO/TC 23/SC 15 WG: Operator protective structure material requirements
ISO/TC 127/SC 3/JWG 16 Joint ISO/TC 127/SC 3 - ISO/TC 82/SC 8 - ISO/TC 23/SC 19 - ISO/TC 22/SC 31 - ISO/TC 23/SC 15 WG: Secure high speed mobile data communication
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 23/SC 15

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 23/SC 15:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 43/SC 1 Noise ISO
ISO/TC 108/SC 4 Human exposure to mechanical vibration and shock ISO
ISO/TC 127 Earth-moving machinery ISO
ISO/TC 127/SC 1 Test methods relating to safety and machine performance ISO
ISO/TC 127/SC 2 Safety, ergonomics and general requirements ISO
ISO/TC 127/SC 3 Machine characteristics, electrical and electronic systems, operation and maintenance ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 23/SC 15

ISO/TC 23/SC 15 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 43/SC 1 Noise ISO
ISO/TC 108/SC 4 Human exposure to mechanical vibration and shock ISO
ISO/TC 127 Earth-moving machinery ISO
ISO/TC 127/SC 2 Safety, ergonomics and general requirements ISO
ISO/TC 127/SC 3 Machine characteristics, electrical and electronic systems, operation and maintenance ISO
ISO/TC 127/SC 4 Terminology, commercial nomenclature, classification and ratings ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
CEMA European Committee of Associations of Manufacturers of Agricultural Machinery A
COPA-COGECA Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations in the European Union (COPA) - General Confederation of Agricultural Co-operative in the European Union (COGECA) A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations A
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
5-9 May 2025 Lexington (United States) ISO/TC 23/SC 15  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/TC 23/SC 15 - Secretariat

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METSTA, Mechanical Engineering and Metals Industry Standardization in Finland
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FI-00130 Helsinki
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