The regulations governing committee activities, preparation of standards, organization of
theTechnicalDivisionandthereviewandapprovalprocessaredetailedintheAGMAPolicy
and Practice Guides. Committee chairmen, committee members, and others concerned
with standards preparation and review are urged to become familiar with the appropriate
Policy and Practice Guides and with this manual in order to facilitate the entire process of
preparation and review of standards.This editorial manual complies with the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) Style Manual to the extent practical. It also uses the
rules for drafting andpresentation ofthe InternationalStandards Organization(ISO) ifthey
coincide with or enhance the ANSI Manual. Illustrations, examples and terminology have
been substituted for those in the ANSI Manual in order to provide information more
appropriate to the gearing industry. In addition, the special policies clause cites specific
AGMA policies and practices as relating to preparation of AGMA technical literature.