At the initiative of: Member States (e. g. fire regulators), CEN/CENELEC/EOTA, European Industry Federations or the Fire Sector Group of notified bodies.
As of October 1998, the ETUC had in membership, 65 National Trade Union Confederations from 28 countries and 14 European Industry Federations with a total of 59 million members. In addition there are 6 National Trade Union Confederations and one European Industry Federation with observer status.