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Standardization in the field of gaseous fire extinguishing and inerting systems, aerosol fire extinguishing systems, and reduced oxygen fire prevention systems. This includes standardization covering the safety, specification and testing of components and systems; safety and testing of gaseous and aerosol media; and safety, design, installation, commissioning, inspection, servicing, testing and maintenance of these systems.

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18

Published ISO standards *

8

ISO standards under development *

24
Participating members
14
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 21/SC 8/WG 5   General Requirements Working group
ISO/TC 21/SC 8/WG 6   Physical properties and system design (extinguishants within the ISO 14520 series) Working group
ISO/TC 21/SC 8/WG 10   Condensed aerosol fire extinguishing systems Working group
ISO/TC 21/SC 8/WG 11   Small enclosure fire protection systems Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 21/SC 8

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 21/SC 8:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 21/SC 6 Foam and powder media and firefighting systems using foam and powder ISO
ISO/TC 58/SC 3 Cylinder design ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 21/SC 8

ISO/TC 21/SC 8 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 21/SC 2 Manually transportable fire extinguishers ISO
ISO/TC 58 Gas cylinders ISO
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
15-17 September 2026 Tianjin (China) ISO/TC 21/SC 8  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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