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Apr 5, 2016

The Secret Ingredient to One UL Engineer’s Long Career

At UL, science drives the mission and the business — and perhaps no one personifies that more than Tom Blewitt, UL’s chief technology officer, consumer business unit. For nearly 40 years,…
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Apr 5, 2016

UL Shanghai and Shenzhen Accredited to U.S. and EU Juvenile Product Test Standards

Details   UL Shanghai and Shenzhen laboratories are now registered with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as approved laboratories for Consumer Product Safety…
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Apr 4, 2016

UL Issues the World’s First GREENGUARD Certification for Homes

Enabling the provision of new homes with healthy and safe Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) TOKYO, April 4, 2016 –UL Japan, a subsidiary of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science…
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Apr 4, 2016

UL Warns of Potential Hazards from Improper Installation of Lighting Retrofit Kits

UL warns Authorities having Jurisdiction, building owners, installers and consumers over the growing number of reports of improperly installed and uncertified retrofit lighting kits that…
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Mar 29, 2016

Breathing Easier: How UL Environment Tests Product Emissions for Cleaner Indoor Air

People in industrialized nations spend about 87 percent of their time indoors, subjected to indoor air containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by wood products, flooring,…
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Mar 29, 2016

CDF 2016: Unshackling the Modern Services Industry in China

Hundreds of senior Chinese officials, global business executives, leaders of international organizations and renowned scholars and researchers gathered in Beijing March 19-21 for China…
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Mar 23, 2016

UL Receives Approval to Expand Scope of Testing for AHRI Certification Programs

UL’s Plano, TX lab is now approved for AHRI product performance certification testing for packaged unitary small cooling and heating products NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 23, 2016 — UL, a…
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Mar 22, 2016

Trust, but Verify: UL Helping Dietary Supplements Industry Gain Consumer Confidence

This time of year, as cold and flu season intensifies for most of North America, millions of people will be reaching for vitamin tablets or specialty dietary supplements to provide…
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Mar 22, 2016

US FDA Medical & Combination Product Regulatory Submissions: Human Factors - FDA's New and Renewed Expectations About this Webinar Now Available to View Online

In this pre-recorded webinar, UL HFE experts discussed the FDA’s new and renewed expectations regarding the application of Human Factors Engineering (HFE) to medical devices that call upon…
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Mar 21, 2016

Cap off your AMUG week with UL’s Foundations of 3D Printing

In conjunction with the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), UL is offering the first course from our 3-tiered AM Training Program, Foundations of 3D Printing Workshop, to AMUG 2016…
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Mar 21, 2016

UL's Anura Fernando Selected for Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force by Health & Human Services

Anura Fernando, Principle Engineer, UL LLC selected as a member of the Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force by HHS. For more information on the Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity…
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Mar 21, 2016

UL's Mark Leimbeck speaks about risk management at recent MedTech Intelligence conference

During MedTech Intelligence’s recent conference on risk management, experts discussed a range of issues, from patient, clinical and engineering perspectives to evaluating and integrating…
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Mar 16, 2016

Singapore-based UL AM Training Open For Registration

The 2016 Singapore training schedule is now available. All courses will be held at the Advanced Remanufacturing & Technology Centre (ARTC). Whether you are new to 3D Printing /…
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Mar 15, 2016

Germany’s Bet on Renewable Energy is an Investment in Digital Disruption

The extraordinary amount of money Germany is spending to transition its market away from fossil fuels and nuclear energy sources is looking increasingly like an investment in the country’s…
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Mar 14, 2016

CPSC Approves New Federal Standard for Portable Hook-On Chairs

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has approved a new federal mandatory standard intended to improve the safety of portable hook-on chairs and prevent deaths and injuries to…
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Mar 14, 2016

Evaluating CARB Formaldehyde Risks in Your Supply Chain

The California Air Resources Board, also known as CARB, is the "clean air agency" within the California Environmental Protection Agency. CARB is responsible for maintaining air quality and…
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Mar 14, 2016

Meet the UL AM team at AMUG!

We know the AMUG Conference can be a whirlwind of activities, learning and networking. That’s why we’re offering multiple ways to meet the UL AM team at the show!   1. Schedule a one…
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Mar 14, 2016

UL 325 and Fenestration Performance Testing at IDA Expo 2016

UL experts will be at the IDA Expo during the entire event from April 27 – 30, 2016.  Contact UL to set up a conversation during the show. UL 325 Demystifying a Common Denominator of our…
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Mar 10, 2016

ASRO Releases Toy Safety Standard

The Romanian Standard Association (ASRO) has published SR EN 71-5:2016 Safety of Toys - Part 5: Chemical Toys (Sets) Other than Experimental Sets, adopting CEN standard EN 71-5 for the…
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Mar 10, 2016

ASTM Releases Textile Standards

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has released the following textile standards. STANDARD DESCRIPTION SUBCOMMITTEE ASTM D1776 / D1776M - 16 - Standard Practice for…

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