Standardization of devices and apparatus for laboratory purposes, with respect to principles and to materials of construction, performance, dimensions and testing, as well as the terms and definitions used in connection therewith. The relative emphasis to be placed on standards of performance and on dimensional standards is to be decided by the committee, either generally or separately for each item.
Apparatus and devices constructed for personal safety aspects are excluded from the scope of TC 48.
| Reference | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| ISO/TC 48/SC 3 | Thermometers | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 48/SC 4 | Density measuring instruments | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 48/SC 5 | Quality of glassware [STANDBY] | Sub committee |
| ISO/TC 48/WG 3 | Micro process engineering | Working group |
| ISO/TC 48/WG 4 | Piston-operated instruments | Working group |
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 48 :
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
|---|---|---|
| ISO/TC 10/SC 6 | Mechanical engineering documentation | ISO |
| ISO/TC 28/SC 2 | Measurement of petroleum and related products | ISO |
| ISO/TC 47 | Chemistry | ISO |
| ISO/TC 63 | Glass containers | ISO |
| ISO/TC 212 | Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems | ISO |
| ISO/TC 276 | Biotechnology | ISO |
ISO/TC 48 can access the documents of the committees below :
| Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
|---|---|---|
| ISO/TC 10/SC 6 | Mechanical engineering documentation | ISO |
| ISO/TC 27 | Solid mineral fuels | ISO |
| ISO/TC 28/SC 2 | Measurement of petroleum and related products | ISO |
| ISO/TC 47 | Chemistry | ISO |
| ISO/TC 69 | Applications of statistical methods | ISO |
| ISO/TC 212 | Clinical laboratory testing and in vitro diagnostic test systems | ISO |
| ISO/TC 229 | Nanotechnologies | ISO |
| ISO/TC 276 | Biotechnology | ISO |
| Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-19 | October 2017 | Berlin (Germany) | ISO/TC 48 |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional