GOST 28708-2013 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 28708-2013 — Means of small mechanization of agricultural works. Safety requirements (Russian: ГОСТ 28708-2013 «Средства малой механизации сельскохозяйственных работ. Требования безопасности»). The standard specifies safety requirements for small agricultural mechanization equipment including mounted, trailed and stationary machines, as well as specialized hand‑guided and operator‑walk‑behind machines and small stationary units with internal combustion or electric motors up to 250 V.

Abstract

This interstate (GOST) standard defines mandatory safety-related design, marking, information and operational requirements intended to reduce occupational hazards during normal use, transportation, installation and maintenance of small mechanization means used in agricultural works (examples: small tractors, motoblocks/power‑tillers, motor‑mowers, motor‑snow‑removers, motor‑carts and small stationary agricultural units). It replaces the earlier 2001 edition and includes normative references to noise, vibration, electrical and ergonomic standards.

General information

• Status: Active / in force (interstate standard adopted as a national standard of the Russian Federation).
• Publication date: Introduced (date of entry into force) — 1 July 2014; adoption order issued 8 November 2013.
• Publisher: Adopted by the Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification; printed editions published by Standartinform (Moscow) and available from national standard bodies.
• ICS / categories: ICS 65.040.10 (Agricultural machinery and implements).
• Edition / version: GOST 28708-2013 (replaces ГОСТ 28708-2001).
• Number of pages: Official print/catalog records indicate a short standard (official card lists 10 pages of main text; some commercial distributions show 14–16 pages depending on formatting/translation and included prefatory material).

Scope

The standard applies to mounted, trailed and stationary agricultural machines and implements that are aggregated with small tractors and motoblocks (power‑tillers), to specialized machines and implements operated while walking alongside or immediately behind the operator (for example: motor‑cultivators, powered mowers, motor‑snow‑removers, motor‑carts), and to small stationary agricultural machines and aggregates with internal combustion engines or electric motors with rated voltage not exceeding 250 V. It establishes safety requirements for intended use, transport, installation, maintenance and servicing to ensure occupational safety.

Key topics and requirements

• Application and definitions for means of small mechanization used in agriculture.
• Design and guarding of hazardous moving parts to prevent contact and entanglement.
• Requirements for operator controls, control location and ergonomics (human‑machine interface, control levers, forces).
• Stability, braking and prevention of accidental movement for mobile equipment.
• Noise and vibration assessment and maximum permissible conditions referenced to occupational safety standards.
• Electrical safety requirements for equipment with electric motors (rated voltage ≤ 250 V) and references to relevant electrical safety standards.
• Marking, warnings, operator information and instructions for safe operation, transportation and maintenance.
• Requirements for safe assembly, transport securing and procedures for installation and maintenance access.
• Reference to normative safety standards (GOST 12.x series and other applicable GOSTs) that must be applied together with this standard.

Typical use and users

Primary users include manufacturers and designers of small agricultural machines (mountable and trailed implements, motoblock accessories, small stationary units), safety engineers and compliance officers, certification and testing laboratories, importers and distributors of small mechanization equipment, and regulatory authorities applying national/adopted interstate standards for product conformity and occupational safety. Service and maintenance personnel and training organizations also use the standard to develop safe working procedures.

Related standards

The standard cites and is intended to be used with other normative documents, notably several GOSTs from the occupational safety and machinery series such as GOST 12.1.003 (noise), GOST 12.1.012 (vibration), GOST 12.2.003 (general production equipment safety), GOST 8769 (lighting devices for tractors and trailers), and GOST 27570.0 (electrical safety / general requirements), among others referenced in its normative list. Users should consult the normative references in the standard for exact document numbers and editions.

Keywords

small mechanization; agricultural machinery; motoblock; power‑tiller; mounted implements; trailed implements; stationary agricultural units; safety requirements; guards; ergonomics; noise; vibration; electrical safety; marking; operator instructions.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 28708-2013 is an interstate (GOST) safety standard titled "Means of small mechanization of agricultural works. Safety requirements" that sets safety, design and information requirements for small agricultural mechanization equipment.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers mounted, trailed and stationary machines and implements used with small tractors and motoblocks, hand‑guided and operator‑walk‑behind machines (e.g., motor‑cultivators, motor‑mowers) and small stationary agricultural units with internal combustion or electric motors (≤ 250 V), addressing hazards during use, transport, installation and maintenance.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers, designers, conformity assessment bodies, test laboratories, safety engineers, importers/distributors, maintenance organizations and regulators responsible for agricultural machinery safety.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: GOST 28708-2013 was adopted and entered into force on 1 July 2014, replacing ГОСТ 28708-2001. It is listed as an active (in‑force) standard; a corrigendum/amendment was published in 2021 (published as a correction/notice in the official information index). Users should check the national standards registry for any later amendments or withdrawals before applying the standard.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: It is part of the family of GOST/interstate standards addressing machine and occupational safety for agricultural and related equipment and is intended to be used together with other GOSTs in the safety series (notably GOST 12.x series and machinery‑specific standards referenced in its normative list).

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Small mechanization, agricultural machinery, safety requirements, motoblock, mounted implements, guards, ergonomics, noise, vibration, electrical safety.