To prepare international standards, technical specifications and technical reports in the areas of:

- Fire hazard assessment, fire safety engineering and terminology as related to electrotechnical products.

- Measurement of fire effluent (e.g. smoke, corrosivity, toxic gases and abnormal heat), and reviews of the state of the art of current test methods as related to electrotechnical products.

- Widely applicable small scale test methods for use in product standards and by manufacturers and regulators.

Horizontal safety function:

Guidance and test methods for assessing fire hazards of electrotechnical equipment, their parts (including components) and electrical insulating materials.

Note: Terms and definitions in the field of fire tests from ISO/IEC 13943 are used wherever appropriate.