EN 15090

STANDARD EN 15090: FIREMAN SHOES

This document is not an official reproduction of the standard; refer to the standards issued by AFNOR www.afnor.fr

Classification 

Description code	Classification
I	Footwear made from leather and or other materials, excludingall rubber and all polymeric footwear
II	Footwear made entirely of rubber or polymer

All models manufactured by ETCHE SECURITE are class II.

Types The types of shoes for firemen are:

• Type 1 Suitable for general-purpose rescue (example Type 1, HI1), fire suppression (example Type 1, HI2),firefighting suppression action involving a fire in vegetative fuels such as forest (example Type 1, HI3),crops, plantations, grass or farmland.
• Type 2 Suitable for fire rescue (example Type 2, HI2), fire suppression, and property conservation in buildings,enclosed structures (example Type 2, HI3), vehicles, vessels, or like properties that are involved in a fireor emergency situation.
• Type 3 Hazardous materials emergencies, involving the release or potential release of hazardous chemicals intothe environment that can cause loss of life, personnel injury, or damage to property and the environment.Suitable also for fire rescue, fire suppression, and property conservation in aircraft, buildings, enclosedstructures, vehicles, vessels, or like properties that are involved in a fire or emergency situation.

All models of boots for firemen manufactured by ETCHE SECURITE are type 3

Main general requirements for type 3 boots

Further to the tests carried out as per standard EN ISO 20345, the following tests are performed:

		Classification	Requirements	Symbol
Whole boot	Performance of sole	II	Insulation against heat	HI2
			Flame resistance
			Penetration resistance
	Protective toe-cap	II	impact resistance 200J1
			Compression resistance 15kN1
	Electrical properties	II	Insulating boots2	I
			Antistatic boots	A
			High electrical resistance outsoles	IS
	Resistance to aggressive environments		Resistance to chemicals3	CH
Upper			Radiant heat
			Flame resistance
Outsole			Resistance to fuel oil
			Studs
			Contact heat resistance (60 secs at 300°C)

1Standard EN 12568 defines the requirements and test methods for toe-caps and midsoles.

2The boot complies with class 0 or 00 of standard EN 50321

3Standard EN 13832-3 defines the requirements and test methods for boots highly resistant to chemicals.

Standard EN 13287 defines the test methods for determining the slip resistance of footwear.

The coefficients measured are greater than:

Surface	lubricant	Position		Symbol
		Flat	Heel
Ceramic	Detergent	0.32	0.28	SRA	SRC
Steel	Glycerine	0.18	0.13	SRB

Marking: 

Type of shoe	Symbol	Additional requirements
Type 3	F3A	General requirements + anti-static properties
	F3I	General requirements + electrical insulation
	F3IS	General requirements + sole with high electrical resistance

Symbols F1 and F2 are reserved for shoe types 1 and 2