Club of bologna proceedings

Test result
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On the basis of the test 
results, IAM-BRAIN decides the 
approval/rejection of the machine in 
question. In the case of approval, the Pass 
Mark Certificate and the test result report 
are sent to the applicant. In the case of 
rejection only the test report is sent to the 
applicant. Notification of the fact is given 
to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry 

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and Fisheries. In response to this 
notification, the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries publishes the name, 
approval number and test report of the 
machine in question in the Government's 
Official Daily Gazette, and notifies the 
parties concerned in each Prefecture of 
Japan and all the institutions concerned 
(
Table 6
). 
The applicant can affix the Pass Mark to 
the approved machine and must supply a 
copy of the test report when the machine is 
sold. The test report contains not only the 
specifications and test results of the 
machine, but also a photograph of the 
machine and an explanation of the 
technical terms and the result data. The 
photograph makes it easy to physically 
identify the machine and the explanations 
makes it easy to interpret the test results.
2.4 Safety test 
Objective
- A large majority of the farm 
accidents are caused by agricultural 
machinery. Safety testing of agricultural 
machinery was initiated in 1976 with the aim 
of reducing such accidents, by focusing 
mainly on the machine side. More than 6,000 
models have passed since then. 
Types of machines covered by the test
- This 
test is mainly applied to the principal 
agricultural machines (31 types), consisting of 
those which are diffused in large numbers and 
those which involve a high degree of danger. 
However other machine types can also be 
tested if an applicant wishes to do so. 
Therefore, practically every type of 
agricultural machine is covered by this test. 
Test procedures
- The safety tests are 
conducted based on procedures and standards 
which determine whether the machine being 
tested meets the safety requirements. These 
procedures and standards are exclusively 
related to safety and ease of handling; work 
performance testing is not included. 
Seventeen standard items are included in the 
test: 
•
protection from moving parts; distance 
between guards and the extremities of a 
machine's moving parts, etc.; 
•
shield of the p.t.o. shaft; guard of the p.t.o. 
shaft; 
•
safety devices; structure and function of 
the safety device for the starting system, 
engine shut-down device, emergency 
device, etc.; 
•
brakes; service brake and parking brake of 
a machine; 
•
driver’s seat and space for operation; 
structure of the step, adjustment of the 
seat, etc.; 
•
devices for operation; position and control 
of the direction of levers, etc.; 
•
rops; 
•
hitches and linkages; 
•
protection from hot areas; cover of 
exhaust system, etc.; 
•
protection from sharp edges; 
countermeasures against sharp edges of