Feature Stories

Dec 21, 2019

U.S. – California AB-2998

As we get close to the new year, UL likes to remind the industry about the upcoming California regulation prohibiting flame retardant chemicals in juvenile products, upholstered furniture and mattresses, effective January 1, 2020.

Dec 20, 2019

UL hosts an Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) Installer Certification Training

Owners, architects, and general contractors can have greater confidence in building performance when they specify their fenestration product installation to ABAA certified installers.

Dec 19, 2019

Opportunities and Impacts of Revisions to UL 2108 (Standard for Low Voltage Lighting Systems)

For UL 2108, the Standard for Low Voltage Lighting Systems, revisions approved in December 2019 will affect a variety of product designs.

Dec 18, 2019

Middle East, Gulf Conformity Tracking System Marking (G-Mark) – News from Latest GSO Notified Body Meeting

A meeting of the GCC Standardization Organization (GSO) Notified Bodies Cooperation Group for the Low Voltage Electrical Equipment and Appliances Technical Regulation (GNBCG -LV) was held in Turkey.

Dec 18, 2019

Taiwan, Water Efficiency, Mandatory Water Efficiency Labeling Requirement for Washing Machine

The Taiwan Water Resources Agency has mandated water efficiency labeling requirements for washing machines.

Dec 18, 2019

UL Accepted as a Singapore Safety Mark Testing Laboratory for Gas Appliances in Italy or UL’s Laboratory in Carugate

Singapore Safety Mark regulator Enterprise Singapore updated the List of Conformity Assessment Bodies for CPS Singapore Safety Mark indicating that UL’s laboratory in Carugate, Italy, is now recognized as a testing laboratory that can conduct gas appliance

Firefighter gear hangs in a row, waiting for the next call

Dec 17, 2019

New Cleaning Efficacy Requirements for Firefighters’ Personal Protective Equipment

New UL laboratories support compliance with the 2020 Edition of NFPA 1851.

Dec 16, 2019

Eurasian Economic Union – Mandatory RoHS Regulation Implementation

RoHS Technical Regulation requirements becoming mandatory starting from March 2020 in Russia and other EAEU Member States.

Dec 16, 2019

European Union – New regulation on market surveillance and compliance of products

Learn about the amendment to the regulation on market surveillance and compliance of products.

Dec 16, 2019

Market Entry in Saudi Arabia

New challenges arise in the international market for lighting products.

Dec 16, 2019

New Trends in the Office Furniture Industry: Height Adjustable Desks.

Height adjustable desks help address worker comfort and health allowing workers to move from sitting to standing throughout the day.

Dec 16, 2019

Rise Up: Why Brands Should Verify their Marketing Claims

Water filter brands can either rise to the top or sink to the bottom of consumer consideration based on marketing claims. A strong brand value proposition coupled with a differentiating marketing claim can help catapult products off the shelf.

Dec 16, 2019

Understanding UL 60335-2-40 Refrigerant Detector Requirements

Understanding the recent UL 60335-2-40 Refrigerant Detector Requirements and future standard updates.

Dec 16, 2019

Update on the Air-Conditioning Safety Standards for HVAC Equipment

Due to environmental concerns, the selection of refrigerants for HVAC/R systems has become significantly more complicated. Read more about the updates to Air-Conditioning Safety Standards systems.

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Dec 15, 2019

The Elements of Sustainable Design in the Consumer Electronics Industry

A Q&A with UL sustainability expert, Catherine Sheehy.

Outside looking in view of a cannabis farm at night.

Dec 11, 2019

Safety Is Key to Expansion of the Cannabis Extraction Industry

New standard helps elevate safety in the legal cannabis industry.

Drone attempts to deliver package in city landscape.

Dec 11, 2019

Six Tips That Help Transcend the Innovation/Safety Gap

Discover insights from UL's Innovation Safety Research Study.

Dec 9, 2019

Regulatory Updates in Juvenile Products — Interview with our Expert

It’s not always easy to be up-to-date with the regulations for juvenile products.

Computer board and hardware motherboard with microelectronics, chip, semiconductor, and blue circuit core

Dec 4, 2019

Updates to UL 8782 – Pollution Control Units for Commercial Cooking

What you need to know about updates to UL 8782, Pollution Control Units for Commercial Cooking.

Feature Stories

U.S. – California AB-2998

UL hosts an Air Barrier Association of America (ABAA) Installer Certification Training

Opportunities and Impacts of Revisions to UL 2108 (Standard for Low Voltage Lighting Systems)

Middle East, Gulf Conformity Tracking System Marking (G-Mark) – News from Latest GSO Notified Body Meeting

Taiwan, Water Efficiency, Mandatory Water Efficiency Labeling Requirement for Washing Machine

UL Accepted as a Singapore Safety Mark Testing Laboratory for Gas Appliances in Italy or UL’s Laboratory in Carugate

New Cleaning Efficacy Requirements for Firefighters’ Personal Protective Equipment

Eurasian Economic Union – Mandatory RoHS Regulation Implementation

European Union – New regulation on market surveillance and compliance of products

Market Entry in Saudi Arabia

New Trends in the Office Furniture Industry: Height Adjustable Desks.

Rise Up: Why Brands Should Verify their Marketing Claims

Understanding UL 60335-2-40 Refrigerant Detector Requirements

Update on the Air-Conditioning Safety Standards for HVAC Equipment

The Elements of Sustainable Design in the Consumer Electronics Industry

Safety Is Key to Expansion of the Cannabis Extraction Industry

Six Tips That Help Transcend the Innovation/Safety Gap

Regulatory Updates in Juvenile Products — Interview with our Expert

Top 10 Questions from the Webinar, ‘Functional Safety of Embedded Systems and Software Used in Machinery’

Updates to UL 8782 – Pollution Control Units for Commercial Cooking

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