The statement regarding the ISO/TC 197’s field of work reads as follows: "Standardization in the field of systems and devices for the production, storage, transport, measurement and use of hydrogen."

Work Program

Ms. Sylvie Gingras (Sylvie.Gingras@bnq.qc.ca) acts as the secretary of this technical committee. It is chaired by Mr. Randy Dey (rdey@ccsglobalgroup.com) of the CCS Global Group Inc.

BNQ’s Canadian Activities with ISO/TC 197  Hydrogen Technologies

In addition to ensuring the secretariat of the ISO/TC 197 international technical committee, the BNQ also coordinates the activities of the Canadian advisory committee CAC/ISO/TC 197. This committee is responsible for determining Canadian priorities and making recommendations regarding which directions the international standardization work should take when it comes to the field of hydrogen technologies.

Mr. Jim Ferrero (Jim.Ferrero@bnq.qc.ca) is responsible for coordinating the activities of the CAC/ISO/TC 197. This committee is chaired by Dr. Andrei Tchouvelev of Stuart Energy Systems.

Activities of these committees are related to the Draft ISO/CD 22519 " Tracability in feed and food chain - General principles and guidance for system design an development ".

This standard specifies the principles and the requirements for design development and implementation of a food traceability system. It can be applied to the whole or part of the food chain.

Mr. Sylvain Allard (sylvain.allard@bnq.qc.ca) is our standards agent member of these committees.

The activities of these committees are related to the Draft ISO/CD 22 000 "Food safety management systems – Requirements for organizations throughout the food chain”.

This standard specifies the requirements to enable an organization to plan, implement, maintain and update a food safety management system aimed at providing end products that according to its intended use will ensured that the food, when eaten, are safe for the consumers.

With the support of the « Fonds de développement du secteur privé » in Tunisia of Canadian International Development Agency, the BNQ cooperate with the « Institut national de normalisation et de la propriété intellectuelle » (INORPI) for the implementation of a HACCP Certification Program. The INORPI is the Tunisia National Standard Organization.