About

• Secretariat: BSI (United Kingdom)

  Committee Manager:

  Ms Shanti Conn
• Chairperson (until end 2026):

  Mr Andreas Naumov
• ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:

  Mme Mercè Ferrés Hernández
  ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:

  Mr Arun ABY Paraecattil
• Creation date: 1976

Scope

Standardization of occupational health and safety in welding and related processes. This includes requirements on machines, equipment and devices and their connections in order to:

• minimize, detect, remove and separate hazardous substances resulting from welding and allied processes;
• protect personnel against hazards in the welding environment (e.g. radiation, noise, vibration, mechanical, optical, thermal hazards);

It also includes measuring and testing procedures e.g. extraction efficiency.