About

• Secretariat: SAC

  Committee Manager:

  Ms Shanshan Shao
• Chairperson (until end 2027):

  Prof Bi'nan Shou
• ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:

  Mme Blandine Garcia
  ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:

  Alexander Estrada
• Creation date: 1947

Scope

Standardization of construction of boilers and pressure vessels.

Excluded:

• railway and marine boilers covered by ISO/TC 8;
• gas cylinders covered by ISO/TC 58;
• aircraft and vehicle components covered by ISO/TC 20;
• equipment used for fire-fighting covered by ISO/TC 21;
• personal safety equipment covered by ISO/TC 94;
• components of rotating or reciprocating devices;
• nuclear pressure equipment covered by ISO/TC 85;
• piping systems;
• cryogenic vessels covered by ISO/TC 220.

Note :

Construction is an all-inclusive term that includes design, materials, fabrication, examination, inspection, testing and conformity assessment.