EN14470-1:2004 was prepared by CEN/TC332 "Laboratory Equipment" Technical Committee and approved by the European Committee for Standardization. The standard sets requirements for the structure, resistance to external fire, and fire performance of fireproof safety cabinets used in laboratories to store flammable liquids, clarifies the fire protection level and fire test requirements, and is currently one of the important standards in the field of safety cabinets in the world.

According to the time when the temperature rise does not exceed 180K in the fire test, the cabinets are divided into 15-minute cabinets, 30-minute cabinets, 60-minute cabinets, and 90-minute cabinets. A real fire test must be passed to meet the standard.

In the event of a fire, the safety cabinet should ensure that the items in the cabinet will not cause any additional fire risk or fire spread for at least 15 minutes. There are also detailed requirements for the cabinet door, that is, the cabinet door should be able to be fully and automatically closed from any position within 20 seconds from the time the cabinet door is released.