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PD ISO TS·PART2 — PD ISO_TS Standards Single-File Series Overview · Batch 2 (13 ISO Technical Specifications and Their Technical Points)
PD ISO/TS Standards Single-File Series Overview · Batch 2 — A Compilation of 13 ISO Technical Specifications and Their Technical Points
📄 PD ISO TS is the prefix under which BSI publishes ISO Technical Specifications (ISO/TS) as Published Documents (PD). An ISO/TS is a Technical Specification developed by ISO for subjects that still need practical validation, and BSI publishes it in the UK as a PD so that engineering and standards applications can accumulate experience. This is the second batch of the “PD ISO/TS single-file series overview”, bringing together 13 single-file Technical Specifications numbered from 22113 to 37151. The batch spans dairy analysis, business continuity management, elastomeric seismic-isolation bearings, intelligent transport systems (road-freight information exchange and event-based probe vehicle data), semantic annotation of language resources, library RFID, water-quality analysis, fire safety engineering, human resource management, animal welfare management, and performance metrics for smart community infrastructure — demonstrating the cross-industry, cross-disciplinary coverage of the ISO/TS system.
💡 Several documents in this batch are jointly published by ISO with professional organisations (e.g. ISO/TS 22113 with the IDF International Dairy Federation), and some were noted in the UK foreword as Drafts for Development (e.g. 29761). Check the publishing organisation and status per standard number before use.
1. Series Structure and Document Inventory 📌
All 13 documents in this batch are single-file series; some are parts of multi-part series (e.g. 22762-4, 24617-5, 28560-4), the rest carry standalone numbers. Most documents are ISO-copyrighted and directly adopted as BSI PDs. The table below lists the complete inventory.
| Standard | Subject | ICS | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| PD ISO/TS 22113:2012 | Milk and milk products — Determination of the titratable acidity of milk fat (joint ISO/IDF) | 67.100.10 | 2012 |
| PD ISO/TS 22317:2015 | Societal security — Business continuity management systems — Guidelines for business impact analysis (BIA) | 03.100.01 | 2015 |
| PD ISO/TS 22318:2015 | Societal security — Business continuity management systems — Guidelines for supply chain continuity | 03.100.01 | 2015 |
| PD ISO/TS 22762-4:2014 | Elastomeric seismic-protection isolators — Part 4: Guidance on the application of ISO 22762-3 | 83.140.99; 91.120.25 | 2014 |
| PD ISO/TS 24533:2012 | ITS — Electronic information exchange to facilitate the movement of freight and its intermodal transfer — Road transport information exchange methodology | 03.220.20; 35.240.60; 55.180.01 | 2012 |
| PD ISO/TS 24617-5:2014 | Language resource management — Semantic annotation framework (SemAF) — Part 5: Discourse structure (SemAF-DS) | 01.020 | 2014 |
| PD ISO/TS 28560-4:2014 | Information and documentation — RFID in libraries — Part 4: Encoding of data elements based on rules from ISO/IEC 15962 in an RFID tag with partitioned memory | 35.040; 35.240.30 | 2014 |
| PD ISO/TS 28581:2012 | Water quality — Determination of selected non-polar substances — Method using gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (GC-MS) | 13.060.50 | 2012 |
| PD ISO/TS 29284:2012 | Intelligent transport systems — Event-based probe vehicle data | 03.220.01; 35.240.60 | 2012 |
| PD ISO/TS 29761:2015 | Fire safety engineering — Selection of design occupant behavioural scenarios | 13.220.01 | 2015 |
| PD ISO/TS 30407:2017 | Human resource management — Cost-Per-Hire | 03.100.30 | 2017 |
| PD ISO/TS 34700:2016 | Animal welfare management — General requirements and guidance for organizations in the food supply chain | 67.020 | 2016 |
| PD ISO/TS 37151:2015 | Smart community infrastructures — Principles and requirements for performance metrics | 13.020.20 | 2015 |
⚠️ Some documents in this batch have differing publication attributes: the UK foreword of PD ISO/TS 29761:2015 is marked as a “Draft for Development”, while 22317/22318 etc. are published as PDs; 22318 also supersedes the earlier UK document PD 25222:2011. Verify the latest status before use.
2. Representative Standards (1): Business Continuity Double (22317 BIA / 22318 Supply Chain) 🛡️
This batch includes two companion guidelines of the societal-security business continuity management system (BCMS): PD ISO/TS 22317:2015 specifies the business impact analysis (BIA) process — identifying business functions, critical resources and dependencies, quantifying disruption impacts (financial and non-financial), determining recovery targets (RTO/RPO) and prioritising recovery — the core tool for implementing ISO 22301 (BCMS requirements); PD ISO/TS 22318:2015 specifies supply chain continuity guidelines, focusing on critical-supplier dependencies, identification of upstream disruption risks, and their response and contract-driven management, superseding PD 25222:2011 and complementing BIA with an “internal impact + external dependency” view.
Both are the responsibility of BSI committee CAR/1 (Continuity and resilience), with 22317 handled by panel CAR/1/-/11. Against the backdrop of frequent global supply-chain risks, BIA and supply-chain continuity guidelines have become standard components of organisational resilience management (the ISO 22316/22301/22313 family).
3. Representative Standard (2): PD ISO/TS 29761 Occupant Behavioural Scenarios in Fire Engineering 🚨
PD ISO/TS 29761:2015 belongs to the fire safety engineering (FSE) standard family and specifies the selection of design occupant behavioural scenarios — how, in performance-based fire design, representative occupant-behaviour scenarios (e.g. ordinary evacuation, alerted evacuation, obstructed evacuation) are chosen for evacuation calculation and safety assessment based on building type, occupancy characteristics and hazards. The document links with the ISO 16730 (validation of FSE computation methods) and ISO 16736/16738 (evacuation behaviour and movement time) series, providing a common basis for incorporating human factors into fire engineering design.
It is the responsibility of FSH/24 (Fire safety engineering). Performance-based design is widely used in large complex buildings and tunnel fire protection; conservative assumptions about occupant behaviour directly affect the comparison of evacuation time and available/required safe egress time (ASET/RSET), giving the guide significant engineering value.
4. Representative Standard (3): PD ISO/TS 22762-4 Application Guidance for Elastomeric Seismic Isolators 🏗️
PD ISO/TS 22762-4:2014 specifies guidance on the application of ISO 22762-3 for elastomeric seismic-protection isolators. The ISO 22762 series is the international standard for elastomeric bearings used for seismic isolation of buildings, bridges and other structures: Part 1 (22762-1) specifies test methods, Part 2 (22762-2) is the application specification for bridges, and Part 3 (22762-3) is the application specification for buildings; this Part 4, as a Technical Specification, gives guidance on using 22762-3 in actual isolation design (e.g. selection of bearing design parameters, durability, construction and quality-assurance considerations), superseding DD ISO/TS 22762-4.
It is the responsibility of PRI/73 (Industrial rubber products). Seismic isolation lengthens the natural period of a structure with low-horizontal-stiffness, high-damping rubber bearings between the structure and its foundation so as to avoid the dominant earthquake frequencies; the 22762 series provides a complete international chain for the manufacture, testing and design application of isolation bearings.
5. Representative Standards (4): Intelligent Transport Double (24533 Freight Information Exchange / 29284 Probe Vehicle Data) 🚚
PD ISO/TS 24533:2012 specifies the electronic information exchange methodology for road transport within intelligent transport systems (ITS) that facilitates the movement of freight and its intermodal transfer, providing a unified object and message model for EDI in the road-freight sector and supporting the integration of “one declaration, end-to-end tracking” in intermodal transport. It is the responsibility of EPL/278 (Road transport informatics), with ICS covering 03.220.20/35.240.60/55.180.01 (road transport, IT applications and freight distribution).
PD ISO/TS 29284:2012 specifies event-based probe vehicle data, defining the data structures and reporting mechanisms by which vehicles act as probes to report traffic events (congestion onset, abnormal deceleration, travel times, etc.) — the technical basis for using floating car data (FCD) in traffic-state perception and traveller information services. The two together support the ITS directions of “freight informatisation” and “dynamic traffic sensing”.
6. Representative Standard (5): PD ISO/TS 37151 Performance Metrics for Smart Community Infrastructure 🌆
PD ISO/TS 37151:2015 specifies the principles and requirements for performance metrics of smart community infrastructures, part of the ISO 37100 series (sustainable communities and cities). It defines a performance-metric framework for smart community infrastructure (energy, water, transport, communications, waste, etc.), including indicator-selection principles (comparable, measurable, related to quality of life), data collection and reporting requirements, providing operators, planners and policy-makers with tools for horizontal comparison and continual improvement.
It is the responsibility of SDS/1/8 (Smart urban infrastructure metrics) and works with ISO 37120 (city services and quality-of-life indicators). The “measurability” of smart-city construction is a prerequisite for investment decisions and performance accountability; 37151 provides the principle-level framework for the infrastructure dimension (later detailed by ISO 37153/37154/37156 etc.).
✅ Application insight: performance metrics deliver value only on the complete chain of “principles — indicators — data — reporting”. 37151 emphasises deriving metrics from community/resident service quality rather than merely counting engineering inputs.
7. Remaining Standards at a Glance 📋
- Dairy analysis: PD ISO/TS 22113:2012 (joint ISO/IDF-RM 204) specifies determination of the titratable acidity of milk fat — the classic chemical method for assessing the freshness/rancidity of milk fat in quality control, the responsibility of AW/5 (Chemical analysis of milk and milk products).
- Language and documentary resources: PD ISO/TS 24617-5 provides the semantic annotation framework for discourse structure (SemAF-DS), serving NLP corpus annotation; PD ISO/TS 28560-4 specifies the encoding of data elements in library RFID tags with partitioned memory (based on ISO/IEC 15962 rules), the responsibility of IDT/2/7.
- Water-quality analysis: PD ISO/TS 28581 specifies GC-MS determination of selected non-polar substances (e.g. PAHs, organochlorines) in water, the responsibility of EH/3/2.
- Management and welfare: PD ISO/TS 30407 defines the calculation rules of the “Cost-Per-Hire” metric for HR measurement (ISO 30400 family); PD ISO/TS 34700 provides general requirements and guidance for animal welfare management in food-supply-chain organisations, the responsibility of AW/-/2A (Animal welfare).
⚠️ This overview is compiled from official BSI publications. For specific test methods, limits and management requirements, consult the corresponding clauses of the standard text.
8. Frequently Asked Questions ❓
❓ Q: How does a PD ISO/TS differ from a formal ISO standard?
A: An ISO/TS is a Technical Specification published by ISO for subjects that still need practical validation or lack consensus; it has a lower status than an International Standard (IS) and is published faster. BSI publishes it in the UK as a PD (Published Document); it is not a formal British Standard and is normally reviewed later for conversion to an IS or withdrawal.
A: An ISO/TS is a Technical Specification published by ISO for subjects that still need practical validation or lack consensus; it has a lower status than an International Standard (IS) and is published faster. BSI publishes it in the UK as a PD (Published Document); it is not a formal British Standard and is normally reviewed later for conversion to an IS or withdrawal.
❓ Q: What is the difference between BIA and risk assessment?
A: Risk assessment considers the likelihood and consequences of threat-driven events; BIA assumes a disruption occurs and quantifies its time and financial impact on business functions, determining recovery priorities (RTO/RPO). The two complement each other in business continuity management.
A: Risk assessment considers the likelihood and consequences of threat-driven events; BIA assumes a disruption occurs and quantifies its time and financial impact on business functions, determining recovery priorities (RTO/RPO). The two complement each other in business continuity management.
❓ Q: How do 22762-4 and 22762-3 relate?
A: 22762-3 is the product/application specification for elastomeric seismic-isolation bearings for buildings; 22762-4 is the “guidance for application of 22762-3” (a Technical Specification) giving supplementary direction on design-parameter selection, durability, construction and quality assurance.
A: 22762-3 is the product/application specification for elastomeric seismic-isolation bearings for buildings; 22762-4 is the “guidance for application of 22762-3” (a Technical Specification) giving supplementary direction on design-parameter selection, durability, construction and quality assurance.
🔍 Q: Which documents in this batch are parts of multi-part series?
A: 22762-4 (seismic isolators), 24617-5 (semantic annotation) and 28560-4 (library RFID) are parts of multi-part series and should be read together with the other parts.
A: 22762-4 (seismic isolators), 24617-5 (semantic annotation) and 28560-4 (library RFID) are parts of multi-part series and should be read together with the other parts.