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Scope

Standardization of safety, construction, performance and testing requirements for controls and protective devices using gaseous and liquid fuels. This includes:

  • Controls for use in burners and appliances for residential, commercial and industrial applications, like:
    • automatic and semi-automatic shut-off valves;
    • pressure regulators;
    • valve-proving systems for automatic shut-off valves;
    • manual gas valves;
    • thermoelectric flame supervision controls;
    • multifunctional controls;
    • mechanical gas thermostats;
    • vent valves;
    • fuel/air ratio controls, electronic type (includes liquid fuels);
    • filters

  • Controls for use in gas transmission, distribution and relevant installations. like:
    • safety shut-off devices;
    • pressure regulators;

      • Excluded are corrosive and waste fuels and gasoline and applications which are covered by the scope of ISO/TC 67.

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    Sustainable Development Goals

    This committee contributes with 29 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

    9
    Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
    12
    Responsible Consumption and Production
    16

    Published ISO standards *

    4

    ISO standards under development *

    17
    Participating members
    21
    Observing members

    * number includes updates

    Reference Title Type
    ISO/TC 161/AG 1   Alternative fuels Working group
    ISO/TC 161/WG 3   Controls Working group
    ISO/TC 161/WG 4   Multifunctional Controls Working group
    ISO/TC 161/WG 5   Transmission and distribution controls Working group

    Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 161

    The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 161:

    Reference Title ISO/IEC
    IEC/TC 72 Automatic electrical controls IEC
    ISO/TC 67/SC 6 Process equipment, piping, systems, and related safety ISO
    ISO/TC 109 Oil and gas burners ISO
    ISO/TC 197/SC 1 Hydrogen at scale and horizontal energy systems ISO
    ISO/TC 244 Industrial furnaces and associated processing equipment ISO
    ISO/TC 291 Domestic gas cooking appliances ISO

     

    Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 161

    ISO/TC 161 can access the documents of the committees below:

    Reference Title ISO/IEC
    IEC/TC 72 Automatic electrical controls IEC
    ISO/TC 67 Oil and gas industries including lower carbon energy ISO
    ISO/TC 67/SC 2 Pipeline transportation systems ISO
    ISO/TC 109 Oil and gas burners ISO
    ISO/TC 197 Hydrogen technologies ISO
    ISO/TC 197/SC 1 Hydrogen at scale and horizontal energy systems ISO
    ISO/TC 244 Industrial furnaces and associated processing equipment ISO
    ISO/TC 291 Domestic gas cooking appliances ISO

     

    Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

    Acronym Title Category
    AFECOR European Control Manufacturers Association A
    EHI European Heating Industry A

    ISO/TC 161 - Secretariat

    DIN (Germany)

    DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
    DIN e. V.
    Am DIN-Platz
    Burggrafenstraße 6
    Germany

    Tel: +49 30 2601-0
    Fax: +49 30 26 01 12 31
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