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Documents Out for Review: Focus on ISO Standard for Liquid Hydrogen Refueling
Karen Hall, National Hydrogen Association


ISO FDIS 17268 Compressed hydrogen surface vehicle refuelling connection devices document has been circulated for voting. You should be receiving a notification about this from your respective country's member body soon (CGA in the United States).

The second committee draft (CD) of ISO 16111 Transportable gas storage devices - Hydrogen absorbed in reversible metal hydride - is being circulated for approval among the P-members of ISO/TC 197. P-members are requested to forward their ballot paper to the ISO/TC 197 Secretariat no later than 20 March 2006. Members of the US TAG must send their ballots to Debbie Angerman at CGA no later than February 24.

IEC 62282-3-3 Ed.1: Fuel cell technologies - Part 3-3 Stationary fuel cell power plants - Installation. Members of ISO TC 197 are to review hydrogen safety aspects only. Other critical comments can be passed on to Kelvin Hecht, USTAG Chair for IEC TC 105 - due February 1, 2006.

ISO TC 197 WG13 is meeting on January 23 & 24 in Tokyo to discuss working draft ISO/WD 26142 - Hydrogen Detectors.

ISO 13984, Liquid Hydrogen - Land vehicle fuelling system interface, is undergoing systematic review. ISO TC 197 P-Members are asked to vote to withdraw, revise/amend, confirm, or confirm with correction of errors. Country ballots are due to the TC 197 Secretariat by March 27, 2006.

Members of ISO TC 197 are reminded to send their ballots and issues to the appropriate country member body TAG Administrator (Debbie Angerman in the US). Others are invited to contact Karen Hall at the NHA to ensure the issue is given due consideration.