STANDARD EN 15090

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Type 1 shoes

Suitable for general rescue operations (example: Type 1, HI1), for extinguishing a fire (example: Type 1, HI2), for extinguishing intervention as part of fire fighting with a fire declared among fuels of plant origin such as a forest (example: Type 1, HI3), crops, plantations, fields or agricultural land.

Type 2 shoes

Suitable for rescue operations during a fire (example: Type 2, HI2), for extinguishing a fire, for the preservation of property in buildings, enclosed constructions (example: Type 2, HI3), vehicles, vessels, or other property involved in a fire or emergency.

Type 3 shoes

Hazardous materials emergencies, resulting in the release or potential emission of hazardous chemicals into the environment that may cause death, injury to persons, or damage to property and the environment. Also suitable for rescue operations during a fire, for extinguishing a fire, for the preservation of property in aircraft, buildings, enclosed structures, vehicles, vessels, or other property involved in a fire or situation emergency.