About

• Secretariat: DSM (Malaysia)

  Committee Manager:

  Ms Nor Faezah Mohamad Arif
• Chairperson (until end 2025):

  Dr Amir Hashim Md Yatim
• ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:

  Mme Maho Takahashi
  ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:

  Ms Tajna Biscevic
• Creation date: 1947

Scope

Standardization of terms and definitions, test methods and specifications including those needed to perform risk assessment related to substances or particles generated by rubber products during their life cycle,for rubber in any form, rubber products (including their dimensional tolerances) and major rubber compounding ingredients.

By agreement with ISO / TC 61, coated fabrics, flexible cellular materials, footwear and hose, whether made of rubber or plastics, are also dealt with in ISO / TC 45. In the case of speciality hoses of strong user interest to other TCs, e.g. TCs 22, 44, 67, and 131, TC 45 will mutually agree with the user TC concerned on the appropriate method of establishing or revising the International Standards concerned.

Excluding all aspects of:

• rubber belting (dealt with by ISO / TC 41);
• tyres (dealt with by ISO / TC 31);
• certain speciality products, specifically those dealt with by ISO / TC 20, ISO / TC 22, ISO / TC 121 and ISO / TC 157, as well as the rubber seals dealt with by ISO / TC 131.

Note:

By agreement, standards in relation to thermoplastic elastomers are developed and maintained by ISO / TC 45 and by ISO / TC 61.