About
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Secretariat: BSI (United Kingdom)
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2025):Dr Warren Hepples
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:
- Creation date: 1947
Scope
Standardization of gas cylinders and other pressure receptacles, their fittings and requirements relating to their manufacture and use.
Excluded: Cryogenic vessels (ISO/TC 220) and aerosol containers.
NOTE: Pressure receptacles, cryogenic receptacles and aerosols are defined in the international regulations for the transport of dangerous goods by sea, air, road and rail and in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations (ST/SG/AC.10/1 as amended from time to time).
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This committee contributes with 11 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:
| Reference | Title | Type |
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| ISO/TC 58/SC 2 | Cylinder fittings | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 58/SC 3 | Cylinder design | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 58/SC 4 | Operational requirements for gas cylinders | Subcommittee |
| ISO/TC 58/TF 1 | Hydrogen economy | Working group |
| ISO/TC 58/WG 7 | Compatibility between gases and materials | Working group |
| ISO/TC 58/WG 10 | Fitting of valves to gas cylinders | Working group |
| ISO/TC 58/WG 11 | Vocabulary | Working group |
| ISO/TC 58/WG 13 | Permanently mounted Large Tubes | Working group |
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 58
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 58:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/TC 11 | Boilers and pressure vessels | ISO |
| ISO/TC 21 | Equipment for fire protection and fire fighting | ISO |
| ISO/TC 21/SC 8 | Gaseous media and firefighting systems using gas | ISO |
| ISO/TC 22/SC 41 | Specific aspects for gaseous fuels | ISO |
| ISO/TC 52 | Light gauge metal containers | ISO |
| ISO/TC 156 | Corrosion of metals and alloys | ISO |
| ISO/TC 197 | Hydrogen technologies | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 58
ISO/TC 58 can access the documents of the committees below:
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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| ISO/TC 11 | Boilers and pressure vessels | ISO |
| ISO/TC 22 | Road vehicles | ISO |
| ISO/TC 22/SC 41 | Specific aspects for gaseous fuels | ISO |
| ISO/TC 44 | Welding and allied processes | ISO |
| ISO/TC 44/SC 9 | Health and safety | ISO |
| ISO/TC 52 | Light gauge metal containers | ISO |
| ISO/TC 94/SC 15 | Respiratory protective devices | ISO |
| ISO/TC 121/SC 6 | Medical gas supply systems | ISO |
| ISO/TC 193 | Natural gas | ISO |
| ISO/TC 197 | Hydrogen technologies | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
| Acronym | Title | Category |
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| EC - European Commission | European Commission | A |
| ECMA | European Cylinder Makers Association | A |
| EIGA | European Industrial Gases Association | A |
| GVARA | GVARA Limited_Gas Valves and Regulators Association | A |
| Liquid Gas Europe | the European LPG Association | A |
| MEGA | Middle East Gases Association | A |
| UNSCETDG | UN/ECOSOC Sub-Committee of Experts on the transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) | A |
| IMO | International Maritime Organization | B |
| OTIF | Intergovernmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail | B |
| UNECE | United Nations Economic Commission for Europe | B |
| Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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| 5 | November 2025 | Saint-Denis (France) | ISO/TC 58/SC 3 | * |
| 6 | November 2025 | Saint-Denis (France) | ISO/TC 58 | * |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional
ISO/TC 58 - Secretariat
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