Feature Stories

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Jul 31, 2018

Private Label Product Testing Helps Establish Quality in the Marketplace

More and more retailers are taking advantage of changes in consumer attitude towards private labels by either launching a private label or extending current offerings through category…

Jul 31, 2018

UL-AU Mark for Australia – Manufacturers Benefit From Improved Access and Speed to Market

Manufacturers in Australia or those selling into the Australian market now have a more convenient certification option via the new UL Mark for Australia. This new country Mark communicates…

Jul 27, 2018

Supporting Sustainable Development Goals: How Companies can Demonstrate Sustainable Consumption & Production and Achievement

A quick scan of several 2016 and 2017 corporate sustainability disclosures shows that companies are adopting the Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) as a framework for or as an…

Jul 26, 2018

Compliance with new ISO 14001:2015 life cycle and end-of-life disposal requirements – Is your company ready?

Starting on September 15, 2018, organizations whose environmental management systems are certified to ISO 14001 must meet new requirements published in 2015. The standard had not been…

Jul 26, 2018

Six Questions: Environmental & Sustainability Considerations for AM

In this month’s “Six Questions” feature, we’re speaking with Bill Hoffman, UL Environment Corporate Fellow and Senior Scientist, about the impact of Additive Manufacturing (AM) on…

Jul 24, 2018

Safety Smart: It's a Match From the Start

Since 2014, more than 6 million elementary-aged children have learned about fundamental safety, health and environmental issues with the help of Timon and Pumbaa, from Disney’s The Lion…

Jul 23, 2018

Stronger Together: Increase Confidence with Certified Composite Products

Dwayne Sloan – UL LLC Many model codes, municipal laws and regulations require building materials, such as insulation materials, to be tested and evaluated in accordance with UL 723 or…

Jul 17, 2018

3D Printing and its Impact on the Appliance Industry

As originally featured in Assembly Magazine, “3D Printing Holds Potential for White Goods”, by Austin Weber, Senior Editor In a recent article published by Assembly Magazine, the growing…

Deforestation as shown by fallen tree and barren landscape

Jul 17, 2018

Four reasons to keep focus on deforestation in supply chains

Efforts to protect the planet’s most valuable and important rainforests have been fruitful these past 20 years. Take the Brazilian Amazon, for example. Despite a slight blot on the…

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Jul 17, 2018

The Future of Safety in the Digital Age

The digital revolution of the last several decades has helped accelerate that change. More workers than ever are transacting in bits and bytes.

Jul 16, 2018

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Update

By: John O’Farrell / UL Senior Engineer The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) was founded in 1907 to support engineers advancing agricultural, biological…

Jul 16, 2018

Australia RCM Mandatory Certification Requirement for Self-Ballasted LED Lamps

By: Stuart Foster / UL Engineer Australian and New Zealand electrical safety regulations reference AS/NZS 3820 “Essential safety requirements for electrical equipment” to describe minimum…

Jul 16, 2018

Code-Compliant Control of Emergency Luminaires

Advances in LED luminaire design now allow for a wide variety of automated and manual control setting adjustments that can save energy, modify room aesthetics, reduce harmful bacteria…

Jul 16, 2018

India – BIS Compulsory Registration Scheme (BIS-CRS) Update

By: Saurabh Nag / UL Program Manager Inclusion of LED luminaire products to the Schedule of the “Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirements for Compulsory Registration)…

Jul 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia, Energy Efficiency – New Standard for Motors

By: Federico Picco / UL Saudi Regulatory Program Expert Most recently, The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) published new Energy Efficiency (EE) standards for…

Jul 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia, SALEEM – New Certification Scheme

By: Federico Picco / UL Saudi Regulatory Program Expert The new Saudi certification scheme SALEEM will replace the current Saudi Conformity Assessment program (SASO CoC) scheme and will…

Jul 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia, SASO CoPC – Details About Certification Process

By: Federico Picco / UL Saudi Regulatory Program Expert The new Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) IECEE CB Recognition Program, also known as the SASO Certificate of Product…

Jul 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia, SASO Quality Mark – SQM Mandatorily Required for Gas Appliances

By: Federico Picco / UL Saudi Regulatory Program Expert As a result of the mandatory implementation of the SASO Technical Regulation for Gas Appliances and their Accessories, No. 04-03-16…

Jul 16, 2018

Three UL 60335-2-34 Standards – Summary Comparison

On November 3, 2017, UL published the Sixth Edition of UL 60335-2-34, the Standard for Safety for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2: Particular Requirements for Motor…

Jul 11, 2018

A Bright Spot in PV Module Factory Certification Service

Enjoy transparency and consistency with UL’s Solar PV Module Factory Certification Service When UL published the first photovoltaic (PV) safety standard in 1986, we made it clear that we…