CEN/TC 23/SC 3/WG 3 Transportable Gas Cylinders - Operational Requirements - Identification of cylinders and contents

CEN/TC 23/SC 3/WG 3 was established in 1990. Its scope was then defined as follows:

"Standardization of means of identification of transportable gas cylinders and their contents, including marking, colour coding and radio frequency identification techniques."

Programme of work

The programme of work includes work items dealing with stampmarking, labelling and colour coding of cylinders in addition to those relating to RFI identification. The two items on RFI identification are detailed in the following table.

pr-EN 13818-1: Transportable gas cylinders - Identification and marking using radio frequency identification technology - Part 1: Reference architecture and terminology

Scope:

This Standard is to establish a common framework for data structure for unambiguous identification of gas cylinders and for other common data elements in this sector.

The scheme and Reference Model Architecture proposed is designed to be an enabling structure to allow some harmonization between different commercial systems, and not prescriptive in determining any one system. It is not frequency nor air interface protocol specific, provides maximum interoperability, has a high population capability, and provides the possibility of upwards migration to more capable systems.

pr-EN 13818-2: Transportable gas cylinders - Identification and marking using radio frequency identification technology - Part 2: Numbering schemes and air interfaces

Scope:

This standard establishes a common framework for data structure to enable the unambiguous identification in GC applications and for other common data elements in this sector.

This Standard enables a structure to allow some harmonization between different systems, and does not prescribe any one system. It is not frequency nor air interface protocol specific, provides maximum interoperability, fits the Reference Model Architecture, has a high population capability, and provides the possibility of upwards migration to more capable systems. (Specific structures within the subsequent chapters of this Standard may, however, be frequency and air interface protocol specific to meet requirements of defined user communities).