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GSE/22 - Safety and control devices for gas and oil burners and gas burning appliances

Sector: Sustainability

Categories: Interface and interconnection equipment | Electromagnetic compatibility. General | Burners. Liquid and solid fuel | Petroleum and natural gas industries equipment. Other | Optoelectronics. Laser equipment | Central heating | Rubber | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Heaters. Gas | Valves. General | Valves. Globe | Fire protection equipment | Burners. Gas fuel | Valves | Valves. Ball and plug | Measuring instruments. Temperature | Burners and boilers. General | Ignitability and burning behaviour. Materials and products | Audio, video and audiovisual systems. General | Pressure regulators | Gas supply | Cooking ranges, working tables, ovens and similar appliances | Installations in buildings. General | Kitchen equipment. General | Fuels. Gaseous | Seals, glands | Burners. Boilers | Industrial process measurement and control | Automatic controls for household use | Domestic electrical appliances

Overview: Under the direction of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee, is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 58 Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous or liquid fuels; ISO/TC 161 Controls and protective devices for gaseous and liquid fuels; ISO/TC 109 Oil and gas burners and CEN/TC 131 Forced draught burners for gaseous and liquid fuels and the preparation of British Standards in the same field.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (47)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Revision of CEN TR 17924:2023 Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous and/or liquid fuels. Guidance on hydrogen specific aspects

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Energy and heat transfer engineering | Burners. Boilers | Burners. Gas fuel

Proposal begins : 2023-06-07 		Proposal
PD ISO/TS 25418 Controls and protective devices for gaseous and liquid fuels — Material compatibility evaluation and qualification

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-08-28 		Drafting
NWIP for the Revision on EN 126:2012

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Engineering | Fluid systems and components | Valves | Pressure regulators

Proposal begins : 2023-03-24 		Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - for the Revision of EN 125:2022+A1:2024

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-12-16 		Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - Revision of EN 16304:2022+A1:2024

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2026-05-11 		Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - Revision of EN 257:2022+A1:2023

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2026-05-11 		Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - Revision of EN 126:2025

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2026-05-11 		Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - for the Revision of EN 161:2022+A1:2025

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-12-16 		Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - Revision of EN 16898:2022+A1:2023

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2026-05-11 		Proposal
New Work Item Proposal - for the Revision of EN 88-2:2022+A1:2024

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules

Proposal begins : 2025-12-16 		Proposal
Published (32)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 17924:2025 Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous and/or liquid fuels. Guidance on hydrogen specific aspects

Categories: Pressure regulators

Published standard begins : 2025-02-07 		Published standard
BS ISO 23555-3:2024 Gas pressure safety and control devices for use in gas transmission, distribution and installations for inlet pressures up to and including 10 MPa. Safety shut-off devices

Categories: Pressure regulators | Gas supply

Published standard begins : 2024-08-16 		Published standard
BS ISO 23555-2:2022 Gas pressure safety and control devices for use in gas transmission, distribution and installations for inlet pressures up to and including 10 MPa. Gas pressure regulator

Categories: Pressure regulators | Burners. Gas fuel | Gas supply

Published standard begins : 2022-02-21 		Published standard
BS ISO 23555-1:2022 Gas pressure safety and control devices for use in gas transmission, distribution and installations for inlet pressures up to and including 10 MPa. General requirements

Categories: Pressure regulators | Burners. Gas fuel | Gas supply

Published standard begins : 2022-03-02 		Published standard
BS ISO 23552-1:2026 Control and protective devices for gaseous and liquid fuels — Particular requirements. Electronic fuel/air ratio control systems, including associated sensors and mechanical actuators

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Published standard begins : 2026-01-30 		Published standard
BS ISO 23551-9:2022 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Mechanical gas thermostats

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Published standard begins : 2022-08-01 		Published standard
BS ISO 23551-8:2023 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Multifunctional controls

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Published standard begins : 2023-05-24 		Published standard
BS ISO 23551-6:2021 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Thermoelectric flame supervision controls

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Published standard begins : 2022-03-01 		Published standard
BS ISO 23551-5:2023 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Manual gas valves

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Published standard begins : 2023-10-26 		Published standard
BS ISO 23551-12:2023 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Multifunctional controls with integral overpressure protection safety function (OPSF) for use with butane gas cartridges used in portable gas appliances

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Published standard begins : 2023-10-13 		Published standard
Withdrawn (61)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TR 17924:2023 Safety and control devices for burners and appliances burning gaseous and/or liquid fuels. Guidance on hydrogen specific aspects

Categories: Pressure regulators

Withdrawn begins : 2025-02-07 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 23551-9:2015 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Mechanical gas thermostats

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Withdrawn begins : 2022-08-01 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 23551-8:2016+A1:2019 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Multifunctional controls

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Withdrawn begins : 2023-05-24 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 23551-8:2016 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Multifunctional controls

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Withdrawn begins : 2019-06-24 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 23551-6:2014 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Thermoelectric flame supervision controls

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Withdrawn begins : 2022-03-01 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 23551-5:2014 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Manual gas valves

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Withdrawn begins : 2023-10-26 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 23551-10:2016 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Vent valves

Categories: Burners. Gas fuel

Withdrawn begins : 2025-05-20 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 23553-1:2014 Safety and control devices for oil burners and oil-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Automatic and semi-automatic valves

Categories: Burners. Liquid and solid fuel

Withdrawn begins : 2022-03-11 		Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 23553-1:2009 Safety and control devices for oil burners and oil-burning appliances. Particular requirements. Shut-off devices for oil burners

Categories: Burners. Liquid and solid fuel

Withdrawn begins : 2014-06-03 		Withdrawn
BS EN 88-3:2022 Safety and control devices for gas burners and gas burning appliances. Pressure and/or flow rate regulators for inlet pressures up to and including 500 kPa, electronic types

Categories: Pressure regulators

Withdrawn begins : 2024-11-19 		Withdrawn