About

• Secretariat: SAC (China)
  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 and performance 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 covered by ISO/TC 67;
• cryogenic vessels covered by ISO/TC 220.
• hydrogen vessels covered by ISO/TC 197;
• equipment for sterilization covered by ISO/TC 198;
• human occupied vessels;
• quality management of welding processes by ISO/TC 44/SC 10;
• refrigeration and air-conditioning systems by ISO/TC 86;
• generic steel for pressure purposes by ISO/TC 17/SC 10.

Note :

Construction includes design, materials, fabrication, examination, inspection, testing and conformity assessment.

Performance includes energy efficiency of equipment and sustainability.