British Standards Institution

Sector: Manufacturing

Overview: Under the direction of PVE/3, is responsible for the UK input into ISO/TC 58/SC 4 and CEN/TC 23/WGs 31, 32, 33 & 35 and for standards related to the filling conditions, periodic inspection and testing, stamping, colour coding and labelling of gas cylinders (receptacles) and cylinder bundles for the transport of compressed, liquefied and dissolved gases. It excludes cryogenic vessels and aerosols.

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In Progress (10)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 17329	Gas cylinders — Identification of gas cylinder manufacturer marks and their assigned radio frequency identification (RFID) codes Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-11-18	Drafting
ISO/TC 58/SC 4 N 1089,- ISO 13088:2011/NP Amd 1	Gas cylinders -- Acetylene cylinder bundles -- Filling conditions and filling inspection -- Amendment 1 Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Fluid systems and components \| Fluid storage devices. General \| Cylinders Proposal begins : 2019-07-11	Proposal
ISO/PWI 23802.2	Gas cylinders — Seamless tubes, composite tubes and large tubes permanently mounted in a frame — Periodic inspection and testing Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Engineering \| Fluid systems and components \| Fluid storage devices \| Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders Proposal begins : 2023-10-25	Proposal
BS ISO 23802	Gas cylinders — Seamless tubes, composite tubes and large tubes permanently mounted in a frame — Periodic inspection and testing Categories: Public comment begins : 2025-04-17	Public comment
BS ISO 19078	Gas cylinders — Inspection of the cylinder installation, and requalification of high pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles Categories: \| Fuel systems Public comment begins : 2024-05-14	Public comment
BS ISO 19016	ISO 19016.2 Gas cylinders. Cylinders and tubes of composite construction. Modal acoustic emission (MAE) testing for periodic inspection and testing Categories: Public comment begins : 2023-09-19	Public comment
BS EN ISO 20475	Gas cylinders — Cylinder bundles — Periodic inspection and testing Categories: Unclassified documents Public comment begins : 2020-08-20	Public comment
BS EN ISO 13769	Gas cylinders — Stamp marking Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS EN 13807	Transportable gas cylinders - Battery vehicles and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) - Design, manufacture, identification and testing Categories: \| Special purpose vehicles Comment resolution begins : 2025-11-12	Comment resolution
BS EN 13385	Transportable gas cylinders - Battery vehicles and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) for compressed and liquefied gases (excluding acetylene) - Inspection at time of filling Categories: Approval begins :	Approval

Published (40)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TS 19016:2019	Gas cylinders. Cylinders and tubes of composite construction. Modal acoustic emission (MAE) testing for periodic inspection and testing Categories: Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders \| Published standard begins : 2019-11-04	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 22694:2008	Gas cylinders. Methods for establishing acceptance/ rejection criteria for flaws in seamless steel and aluminium alloy cylinders at time of periodic inspection and testing Categories: Published standard begins : 2008-11-06	Published standard
PD ISO/TR 17329:2015	Gas cylinders. Identification of gas cylinder manufacturer marks and their assigned radio frequency identification (RFID) codes Categories: Published standard begins : 2015-11-19	Published standard
PD CEN/TR 14473:2020	Transportable gas cylinders. Porous materials for acetylene cylinders Categories: Published standard begins : 2020-11-18	Published standard
BS ISO 19078:2013	Gas cylinders. Inspection of the cylinder installation, and requalification of high pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles Categories: \| Fuel systems Published standard begins : 2013-01-24	Published standard
BS ISO 11625:2007	Gas cylinders. Safe handling Categories: Published standard begins : 2007-10-17	Published standard
BS EN ISO 7225:2007+A1:2012	Gas cylinders. Precautionary labels Categories: Published standard begins : 2012-11-20	Published standard
BS EN ISO 24431:2016	Gas cylinders. Seamless, welded and composite cylinders for compressed and liquefied gases (excluding acetylene). Inspection at time of filling Categories: Published standard begins : 2016-12-06	Published standard
BS EN ISO 23088:2020	Gas cylinders. Periodic inspection and testing of welded steel pressure drums. Capacities up to 1 000 l Categories: \| Published standard begins : 2021-01-08	Published standard
BS EN ISO 21007-2:2015	Gas cylinders. Identification and marking using radio frequency identification technology. Numbering schemes for radio frequency identification Categories: Published standard begins : 2016-01-06	Published standard

Withdrawn (33)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CR 14473:2002	Transportable gas cylinders. Porous masses for acetylene cylinders Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2014-06-04	Withdrawn
PD CEN/TR 14473:2014	Transportable gas cylinders. Porous materials for acetylene cylinders Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2020-11-18	Withdrawn
BS ISO 25760:2009	Gas cylinders. Operational procedures for the safe removal of valves from gas cylinders Categories: Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders \| Withdrawn begins : 2015-04-14	Withdrawn
BS ISO 24431:2006	Gas cylinders. Cylinders for compressed and liquefied gases (excluding acetylene). Inspection at the time of filling Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2007-05-18	Withdrawn
BS ISO 23088:2020	Gas cylinders. Periodic inspection and testing of welded steel pressure drums. Capacities up to 1 000 l Categories: Withdrawn begins : 2021-01-08	Withdrawn
BS ISO 20475:2018	Gas cylinders. Cylinder bundles. Periodic inspection and testing Categories: Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders \| Withdrawn begins : 2021-01-11	Withdrawn
BS ISO 19078:2006	Gas cylinders. Inspection of the cylinder installation, and requalification of high pressure cylinders for the on-board storage of natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles Categories: \| Fuel systems Withdrawn begins : 2013-01-24	Withdrawn
BS ISO 13769:2002	Gas cylinders. Stamp marking Categories: Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders Withdrawn begins : 2007-04-02	Withdrawn
BS ISO 13088:2011	Gas cylinders. Acetylene cylinder bundles. Filling conditions and filling inspection Categories: Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders \| Withdrawn begins : 2013-06-10	Withdrawn
BS ISO 10961:2010	Gas cylinders. Cylinder bundles. Design, manufacture, testing and inspection Categories: Gas pressure vessels, gas cylinders Withdrawn begins : 2011-03-17	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Arrowhead Industrial Services Ltd
British Compressed Gases Association
Committee Manager
Draegar
H S E - Health and Safety Executive
IDEST - Inspectorate for Diving Equipment Servicing and Testing
International Marine Contractors Association
Medical Gas Association
Ministry of Defence
Safety Assessment Federation Ltd
Scottish Sub Aqua Club
United Kingdom Accreditation Service

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - PVE/19
Chair - PVE/3
Individual Capacity - Consultant Engineer
Individual Capacity – Acoustic Emission Technology Expert
Liaison - ACE/1
Liaison - GSE/6
Secretary - ISO/TC58

BSI roles

Committee Chair

Standards Development

PVE/3/7 - Gas containers - Gas cylinder (receptacle) operations

Committee standards activity