Gas Technical Standards Committee

Introduction

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  • Gas technical standards committee
  • Establish and revision procedure

Purpose of Establishment

The Gas Technical Standards Committee shall be installed to establish, revise and implement detailed standards
※Related article : 「High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act」 Article 33-2

Organization Chart of the Gas Technical Standards Committee

The Gas Technical
Standards Committee
After deliberation,
passes a resolution of
the KGS Code
Consists of 20 experts from
academia, business & industry
and government.
Secretariat
  • Consists of employees of the    KGS
  • Manages an Working Group,    writes an agenda for
       establishment and revision of    the KGS Code.
Sub-Committee
After reviewing,
judges agendas for deliberation.
11 Sub-Committees, each division
consists of 10 experts from
academia, business & industry
and government.
High-Pressure gas (4)
  • Specified High -pressure gas    manufacturing
  • Manufacturing·Refrigerated    manufacturing·Refueling
       Sales·Storage·Using
  • Cylinders·Cylinders accessories
  • Refrigerators·Specified
       equipment
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (4)
  • Refueling·Collectively
       supplying·Storage
  • Sales·Using
  • Gas equipment of gas
       appliances
  • Gas burners of gas appliances
City Gas (3)
  • City gas wholesales
  • LNG and city gas
       manufacturing
  • City gas·Refueling and using

Establishment and revision procedure

Applicants of
establishment and
revision
Fill in an application
form of establishment
and revision
Secretariat
Reviews an draft
whether to bring
up or not
Make an objection
Receiving Public
Comments
Do not bring
up an draft
Bring up an draft
The Gas Technical
Standards Committee
Ministry of Trade,
Industry and Energy
Sub-committee
After reviewing,
judges agendas
for deliberation
The Gas Technical
Standards Committee
After deliberation,
Passes a resolution
of the KGS Code
Approval
Enforcement of the
KGS Code