1910s
1910
- UL fire tests building columns of wood, steel and reinforced concrete, launching a major area of research that changes building construction designs in the U.S.
- UL certifies first fire retardant paints, cleaning liquids and metal polishes as well as first fire buckets.
1911
- UL certifies first toaster under category “Other Types of Heaters.”
- UL certifies first gasoline pump.
1912
- UL opens East Coast branch office and electrical testing station on Van Dam Street in New York City after assuming the responsibility of the Wire Inspection Bureau.
- First Industry Advisory Conference is established which consisted of wire manufacturers.
1913
- UL’s Chicago testing station completes tests and issues 7,500 reports on a budget of $300,000 with a staff of 300 employees.
- Approximately 25,000,000 UL Labels are used. UL’s Label Service Department is
established.
- UL certifies first fire resistant insulated safes.
- UL fire tests first wall panel.
- The words “approved” and “not approved” are discontinued from UL lists of certified products.
1914
- Approximately 50,000,000 UL Labels are used.
- Moving pictures are taken of many UL testing machines and appliances under test and these
films are shown throughout the United States to instruct those who are unable to visit UL’s Chicago laboratory.
- UL certifies first shatter-resistant laminated safety glass for automobiles.
1915
- UL establishes engineering councils for casualty, electrical products and fire protection.
- UL issues first Standard for Lightning Rods and reviews flame arresters for World War I ammunition plants.
- UL certifies first automobile locks, first wooden ladder, and first x-ray machine.
- UL’s Casualty and Automotive Department is established.
1916
- Merrill becomes the first president who is a full time employee of the Laboratories.
- Direct financial support from the insurance industry is discontinued. UL becomes self-sustaining on income from testing fees paid by manufacturers of products submitted for certification.
- UL certifies first elevator interlocks, first window cleaner belts and first step ladders.
- UL certifies first mimeograph machine.
- UL establishes first international office in London to inspect British products exported to the United States.
1917
- UL completes development of the Standard Time-temperature Curve and presents it to the National Fire Protection Association. The time-temperature curve becomes an American Standard in 1920 for fire test Standards.
- UL publishes first Standard for Electrical Signs.
1918
- UL certifies the first oil burner for home heating.
- UL’s Automotive Council is established.
- First edition of UL’s Lab Data publication is issued.
1919
- UL issues a landmark report on the effect of fire on building columns, under joint sponsorship of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the U.S. Bureau of Standards and the Associated Factory Mutual Insurance Companies.
- UL publishes first Standard for Electric Ranges.
- UL publishes first Standard for Automatic Sprinklers.
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