BS 5768:1979

This standard BS 5768:1979 Specification for operating instrumentation for earth-moving machinery is classified in these ICS categories:

• 53.100 Earth-moving machinery

This International Standard specifies the information an operator shall be able to obtain from the instrumentation at the instrument panel and the arrangement of this instrumentation in order to make it possible to operate the machine in a safe and proper way and to maintain it in good operating condition.

For guidance, an annex sets forth specified space envelope, preferred dimensions and dial-face layout of some instruments which are frequently used today.

Specifies the information to be obtainable from the instrument panel and the arrangement of such information to enable the machine to be operated in a safe and proper way and to maintain it in good operating condition.