ISO Technical Committees

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 17 - "Cards and personal identification"

Standardization in the area of

  • identification and related documents,
  • cards,

and devices associated with their use in interindustry applications and international interchange.
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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 27 - "IT Security techniques"

Standardization of generic methods and techniques for IT security. This includes:

  • identification of generic requirements (including requirements methodology) for IT system security services,
  • development of security techniques and mechanisms (including registration procedures and relationships of security components),
  • development of security guidelines (e.g., interpretative documents, risk analysis), and
  • development of management support documentation and standards (e.g., terminology and security evaluation criteria).

Excluded is the embedding of mechanisms in applications.
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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC 37 - "Biometrics"

Standardization of generic biometric technologies pertaining to human beings to support interoperability and data interchange among applications and systems. Generic human biometric standards include: common file frameworks; biometric application programming interfaces; biometric data interchange formats; related biometric profiles; application of evaluation criteria to biometric technologies; methodologies for performance testing and reporting and cross jurisdictional and societal aspects.
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JTC 1/SC 31 : Automatic identification and data capture techniques

Standardization of data formats, data syntax, data structures, data encoding and technologies for the process of automatic identification and data capture.
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JTC 1/SC 37 : Biometrics

Standardization of genetic biometric technologies pertaining to human beings to support interoperability and data interchange among applications and systems. Generic human biometric standards include: common file frameworks; biometric application programming interfaces; biometric data interchange formats; related biometric profiles; application of evaluation criteria to biometric technologies; methodologies for performance testing and reporting and cross jurisdictional and societal aspects.
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TC 8  : Ships and marine technology

Standardization of design, construction, structural elements, outfitting parts, equipment, methods and technology, and marine environmental matters, used in shipbuilding and the operation of ships, comprising sea-going ships, vessels for inland navigation, offshore structures, ship-to-shore interface and all other marine structures subjec to IMO requirements.
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ISO TC8/SC 11 - "Intermodal and short sea shipping"

ISO TC8 is the internationally recognized body of experts in the development of standards for the maritime community. As part of a continuous process for improvement, ISO/TC8 revised its strategic vision to be the world-wide standards body that is the “linking instrument” between the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which sets the requirements and regulations, and the international shipping and shipbuilding industry.
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TC 20 : Aircraft and space vehicles

Standardization of materials, components and equipment for construction and operation of aircraft and space vehicles as well as equipment used in the servicing and maintenance of these vehicles.
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TC 21 : Equipment for fire protection and fire fighting

Standardization in the field of all fire protection and fire fighting apparatus and equipment including extinguishing media as well as the personal equipment of the fire fighter, and related work on terminology, classification and symbols.

Approval of advisory documents relating to the general principles and application of equipment and apparatus for fire protection and fire fighting.
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TC 22 : Road vehicles

All questions of standardization concerning compatibility, interchangeability and safety, with particular reference to terminology and test procedures (including the characteristics of instrumentation) for evaluating the performance of the following types of road vehicles and their equipment as defined in the relevant items of Article 1 of the convention on Road Traffic, Vienna in 1968 concluded under the auspices of the United Nations:

  • mopeds (item m);
  • motor cycles (item n);
  • motor vehicles (item p);
  • trailers (item q);
  • semi-trailers (item r);
  • light trailers (item s);
  • combination vehicles (item t);
  • articulated vehicles (item u).

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TC 23/SC3: Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry\Safety and Comfort

Standardization of tractors, machines, systems, implements and their equipment used in agriculture and forestry as well as gardening, landscaping, irrigation and other related areas in which such equipment is used, including electronic / electrical aspects and electronic identification of all categories of animals.
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TC 28 : Petroleum products and lubricants

Standardization of methods of measurement, sampling and test, terminology, classifications and specifications for petroleum, petroleum products and non-petroleum based lubricants and hydraulic fluids..
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TC 31: Tyres, rims and valves

Standardization of classifications, size designations, dimensions and ratings of tyres, rims and valves
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TC 34 : Food products

Standardization in the field of human and animal foodstuffs as well as animal and vegetable propagation materials, in particular terminology, sampling, methods of test and analysis, product specifications and requirements for packaging, storage and transportation.
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TC 37: Terminology and other language and content resources

Standardization of principles, methods and applications relating to terminology and other language and content resources in the contexts of multilingual communication and cultural diversity.
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TC 58 : Gas cylinders

Standardization of gas cylinders, their fittings and characteristics relating to their manufacture and use.
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TC 59: Building construction

Standardization in the field of building and civil engineering, of:

  • general terminology for building and civil engineering;
  • organization of information in the processes of design, manufacture and construction;
  • general geometric requirements for building, building elements and components including modular coordination and its basic principles, general rules for joints, tolerances and fits;
  • general rules for other performance requirements for buildings and building elements including the coordination of these with performance requirements of building components to be used in building and civil engineering;
  • geometric and performance requirements for components that are not in the scope of separate ISO technical committees.

Excluded:

  • acoustic requirements (ISO / TC 43);
  • fire tests on building materials, components and structures (ISO / TC 92);
  • bases for design of structures (ISO / TC 98);
  • calculation of thermal properties (ISO / TC 163).

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TC 67 : Materials, equipment and offshore structures for petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries

Standardization of the materials, equipment and offshore structures used in the drilling, production, transport by pipelines and processing of liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons within the petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries.
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TC 68/SC 2 : Security management and general banking operations

Standardization for information security management and operations in financial services, excluding

  • security and operations in retail financial services (SC6), and
  • operations in securities and related financial instruments (SC4).

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TC 68/SC 6 : Retail financial services

Standardisation in the field of retail financial services, including cards, related media and operations.
The scope covers content, usage, interchange and security of retail applications.
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TC 71: Concrete, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete

Standardization of the technology of concrete, of the design and construction of concrete, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete structures, so as to ensure progressive development both in quality and in price reduction; and of definitions and terms, as well as testing procedures, to facilitate international exchange of research work.
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TC 76 : Transfusion, infusion and injection equipment for medical and pharmaceutical use

Standardization of transfusion, infusion and injection equipment for medical and pharmaceutical use; terms and definitions for such equipment; specifications for quality and performance of materials and components.

Standardization of containers (such as infusion bottles, injection vials, ampoules, glass cylinders, cartridges, prefillable syringes, etc.) and devices (such as giving sets, blood collecting tubes, etc.) as well as pertinent primary and secondary packaging and functional components (such as elastomeric closures, caps, pipettes and accessories) for medical and pharmaceutical use.
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TC 85 : Nuclear energy

Standardization in the field of peaceful applications of nuclear energy and of the protection of individuals against all sources of ionising radiations.
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TC 86: Refrigeration and air-conditioning

Standardization in the fields of refrigeration and air-conditioning, including terminology, mechanical safety, methods of testing and rating equipment, measurement of sound levels, refrigerant and refrigeration lubricant chemistry, with consideration given to environmental protection. The scope includes factory-assembled air-conditioners (cooling), heat pumps, dehumidifiers, refrigerants, and refrigerant reclaiming and recycling equipment as well as other devices, components and equipment such as humidifiers, ventilation equipment and automatic controls used in air-conditioning and refrigeration systems that are not covered by other ISO technical committees.
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TC 92 : Fire safety

Standardization of the methods of assessing

  • fire hazards and fire risk to life and to property;
  • the contribution of design, materials, building materials, products and components to fire safety

and methods of mitigating the fire hazards and fire risks by determining the performance and behaviour of these materials, products and components, as well as of buildings and structures.
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TC 94 : Personal safety -- Protective clothing and equipment

Standardization of the quality and performance of clothing and personal equipment designed to safeguard persons against hazards other than those concerned with nuclear radiation.
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TC 98 : Bases for design of structures

Standardization of the bases for design of structures irrespective of the material of construction including especially terminology and symbols, load, forces and other actions and limitations of deformations. Consideration and coordination of basic reliability requirements concerning the structures as a whole, including consideration of structures made of particular materials (steel, stone, concrete, wood, etc.) as far as is necessary for the preparation of a common approach to reliability in liaison with the relevant technical committees.
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TC 104  : Freight containers

Standardization of freight containers, having an external volume of one cubic meter (35.3 cubic feet) and greater, as regards terminology, classification, dimensions, specifications, handling, test methods and marking.
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TC 122  : Packaging

Standardization in the field of packaging with regard to terminology and definitions, packaging dimensions, performance requirements and tests.
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TC 142: Cleaning equipment for air and other gases

Standardization in the fields of terminology, classification, characteristics, and test and performance methods for air and gas cleaning equipment for general ventilation and industrial applications.

Excluded :

  • exhaust gas cleaners for gas turbines and IC engines in mobile equipment, this being within the scope of other ISO technical committees;
  • filters for personal protection equipment which are the field of work of technical committee ISO / TC 94;
  • cabin filters in mobile equipment covered by ISO / TC 22, 23 and 127.

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TC 145 : Graphical symbols

Standardization in the field of graphical symbols as well as of colours and shapes, whenever these elements form part of the message that a symbol is intended to convey, e.g. a safety sign.

Establishing principles for preparation, coordination and application of graphical symbols. General responsibility for the review and the coordination of those already existing, those under study, and those to be established. The standardization of new graphical symbols, when requested by a technical committee, or where it does not fall within the activity of an existing technical committee.
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TC 146 : Air quality

Standardization in the field of air quality, including definitions of terms, sampling of air, measurement and reporting of air characteristics.
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TC 147 : Water quality

Standardization in the field of water quality, including definition of terms, sampling of waters, measurement and reporting of water characteristics.
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TC 154 : Processes, data elements and documents in commerce, industry and administration

International standardization and registration of business, and administration processes and supporting data used for information interchange between and within individual organizations and support for standardization activities in the field of industrial data.

Development and maintenance of application specific meta standards for:

  • process specification (in the absence of development by other technical committees);
  • data specification with content;
  • forms-layout (paper / electronic).

Development and maintenance of standards for

  • process identification (in the absence of development by other technical committees);
  • data identification.

Maintenance of the EDIFACT-Syntax.
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TC 159 : Ergonomics

Standardization in the field of ergonomics, including terminology, methodology, and human factors data.
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TC 160: Glass in building

Standardization in the field of glass in building, including terminology, performance requirements and methods of calculation and test, design and construction rules, classification and specification of materials, including dimensional properties.
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TC 162 : Doors and windows

Standardization in the field of doors, doorsets and windows including hardware, manufactured from any suitable material covering the specific performance requirements, terminology, manufacturing sizes and dimensions, and methods of test.
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TC 178: Lifts, escalators and moving walks

Standardization of all aspects, including safety, of lifts, service lifts, escalators, passenger conveyors and similar apparatus.

Excluded :

  • continuous mechanical handling equipment and lifts in mines.

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TC 190 : Soil quality

Standardization in the field of soil quality, including classification, definition of terms, sampling of soils, measurement and reporting of soil characteristics.
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TC 192 : Gas turbines

Standardization in the field of all aspects of gas turbine design, application, installation, operation and maintenance, including simple turbine cycles, combined cycle systems, definitions, procurement, acceptance, performance, environment (on the gas turbine itself and the external environment) and methods of test.

ISO / TC 192 is responsible for preparing horizontal standards for all types of gas turbines. Work on aero gas turbine engines shall be undertaken in liaison with those technique committees having the primary responsability.
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TC 197 : Hydrogen technologies

Standardization in the field of systems and devices for the production, storage, transport, measurement and use of hydrogen.
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TC 204 : Intelligent transport systems

Standardization of information, communication and control systems in the field of urban and rural surface transportation, including intermodal and multimodal aspects thereof, traveller information, traffic management, public transport, commercial transport, emergency services and commercial services in the intelligent transport systems (ITS) field.
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TC 211 : Geographic information/Geomatics

Standardization in the field of digital geographic information. Note: This work aims to establish a structured set of standards for information concerning objects or phenomena that are directly or indirectly associated with a location relative to the Earth.

These standards may specify, for geographic information, methods, tools and services for data management (including definition and description), acquiring, processing, analyzing, accessing, presenting and transferring such data in digital / electronic form between different users, systems and locations.

The work shall link to appropriate standards for information technology and data where possible, and provide a framework for the development of sector-specific applications using geographic data.
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TC 212 : Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems

Standardization and guidance in the field of laboratory medicine and in vitro diagnostic test systems. This includes, for example, quality management, pre- and post-analytical procedures, analytical performance, laboratory safety, reference systems and quality assurance.
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TC 215 : Health informatics

Standardization in the field of information for health, and Health Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to achieve compatibility and interoperability between independent systems. Also, to ensure compatibility of data for comparative statistical purposes (e.g. classifications), and to reduce duplication of effort and redundancies.
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TC 220 : Cryogenic vessels

Standardization in the field of insulated vessels (vacuum or non-vacuum) for the storage and the transport of refrigerated liquefied gases of class 2 of "Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Model regulations - of the United Nations", in particular concerning the design of the vessels and their safety accessories, gas / materials compatibility, insulation performance, the operational requirements of the equipment and accessories.
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ISO TC 223 : "Societal Security"

(Provisional) International standardization in the area of societal security, aimed at increasing crisis management and business continuity capabilities, i.e. through improved technical, human, organizational, and functional interoperability as well as shared situational awareness, amongst all interested parties.

The committee will use an all-hazards approach covering all necessary activities in the key phases of crisis management and business continuity.
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TC 224 : Service activities relating to drinking water supply systems and wastewater systems - Quality criteria of the service and performance indicators

Standardization of a framework for the definition and measurement of service activities relating to drinking water supply systems and wastewater systems.

The standardization includes the definition of a language common to the different stakeholders, the definition of the characteristics of the elements of the service according to the consumers expectations, a list of requirements to fulfil for the management of a drinking water supply system and a wastewater system, service quality criteria and a related system of performance indicators, without setting any target values or thresholds.
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TC 229 : Nanotechnologies

Standardization in the field of nanotechnologies, with specific tasks being classification, terminology and nomenclature, basic metrology, characterization, including calibration and certification, risk and environmental issues. The methods of test are to include methods for determining physical, chemical, structural and biological properties of materials or devices for which the performance, in the chosen application, is critically dependent on one or more dimension of <100nm. Test methods for applications, and product standards shall come within the scope of the TC.
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TC 246 : Project committee: Anti-counterfeiting tools

Standardization in the field of anti-counterfeiting tools
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TC 247 : Fraud countermeasures and controls

Standardization in the field of the detection, prevention and control of identity, financial, product and other forms of social and economic fraud
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IEC Technical Committees

IEC TC 79 - Alarm systems

Standardization of detection, alarm and monitoring systems for protection of persons and property, and
for elements used in these systems.

This includes, but is not limited to:

  • intruder and hold-up alarm systems,
  • fire alarm systems,
  • hazard alarm systems,
  • social/emergency alarm systems
  • other monitoring and surveillance systems (for example,personal or baggage screening, and access control systems), and
  • associated transmission and communication systems.


The standards to be prepared shall cover terminology and technical characteristics regarding electrical safety, safe operation, testing and performance criteria of the detection, alarm, monitoring and associated transmission systems.

The work of TC 79 shall be conducted so as to ensure that liaison is maintained with other specialized IEC Technical Committees, ISO/TC 21 and ISO/TC 43, and the TSB and BR, so as to avoid duplication.
http://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=102:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID:1269

ITU-T Study Groups

ICT SECURITY

ITU-T Study Group 17 - "Security"

Study Group 17 has been designated the LSG for Telecommunication Security.

Activities of the LSG for Telecommunication Security may be categorized as core activities centered on defining and maintaining overall security frameworks, and project management activities involving the coordination, assignment and prioritization of efforts that would lead to timely communication system security Recommendations.
http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/studygroups/com17/tel-security.html