AEM has been actively involved in the federal committee addressing the crane safety standard. AEM was represented on OSHA's Crane and Derrick Advisory Committee (CDAC) by two manufacturing members, who devoted substantial time each month for a year to develop the draft standard. AEM held monthly teleconferences in which these members conferred with other members of the AEM Power Crane and Shovel Association (PCSA) to develop consensus opinions to relay to the CDAC committee. AEM has a long-standing commitment to such collaborative safety efforts with entities inside and outside of government.

AEM is the North American-based international trade group representing the off-road equipment manufacturing industry, and its members manufacture equipment, products and services used worldwide in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining and utility sectors. AEM is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has offices in the world capitals of Washington, D.C.; Ottawa, Canada; and Beijing, China; with a European presence in Brussels, Belgium.