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Hazardous Locations

UL -- helping you navigate through worldwide requirements for Hazardous Locations (HazLoc) equipment

SPARKS ... FLASHES ... LEAKAGE ... EXPLOSIONS ... BREAKDOWN OF EQUIPMENT... ENDANGERED LIVES ...

These are all situations that you, as a manufacturer, user or inspector of hazardous locations (HazLoc) equipment, and UL, as one of the most recognized and reputable conformity assessment providers in the world, strive to prevent from happening.

UL has a lengthy history of addressing safety issues concerning hazardous locations equipment. Our first certification for hazardous locations dates back more than 80 years, with the first hazardous locations-related UL Standard being published in 1930.

Today, our scope reaches from down the street to around the globe -- whatever your needs may be, UL is here to help.

For comments or questions on our hazardous locations site, please contact hazloc@ul.com.


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