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UL Connecticut Facility Qualifies for Expanded ISO 17025 Accreditation

UL Enfield, CT facility will have the following methods added to their ISO 17025 scope of accreditation based on our recent successful scope expansion audit by ANAB: IEC 62321 - RoHS …

Jul 27, 2015

US CPSC Proposes New Safety Standards for Children’s Hook-On Chairs

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has proposed new safety standards for children's hook-on chairs that are attached to tables. These standards are identified as …

Jul 27, 2015

US House Passes TSCA Amendment Bill

The US House of Representatives has passed the bipartisan bill H.R. 2576, an update to the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). A similar bill is also currently being considered in the…

Jul 27, 2015

US House Repeals Country-of-Origin Labeling for Meat

The US House of Representatives announced a repeal of the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for beef, pork, and chicken after the petition to push the rule lost in the World Trade…

Jul 27, 2015

WRAP Unveils Five Year Plan for Textile Environmental Impact

Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP), an independent, objective, non-profit team of global social compliance experts has released “Resource Revolution: Creating the Future," a…

Jul 27, 2015

Fortune Magazine Features UL AMCC and U of L

Fortune Magazine reporter Andrew Zelewski spoke recently with Simin Zhou, UL’s vice president of Digital Manufacturing Technologies and Neville Pinto, dean of the J.B. Speed School of…

Jul 21, 2015

Paul Bates named to AMUG Leadership role

It takes a lot of work to make the Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG) Conference successful, and as it grows, the workload continues to increase. To help manage this success, the…

Jul 21, 2015

UL Partners with ARTC to Launch Design for Additive Manufacturing Training Course in Singapore

UL, in partnership with the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), will host an exclusive training program on “Design for Additive Manufacturing (AM).” The five-day hands-on…

Jul 21, 2015

Credit card transition takes aim at fraud

Many Americans receiving new credit cards from their banks these days have noticed a new feature on them -- a small microchip, which now appears on the left front side. After two decades of…

Jul 17, 2015

Today’s office furniture makes work more mobile

What does today’s office look like? In a word, it’s mobile. With the current focus on improving health by reducing long stretches of sedentary time, many office workers are more mobile and…

Jul 17, 2015

UL Medical Software and Systems Interoperability Anura Fernando Highlights "3 Cybersecurity Considerations for Medical Wearable Device Users" in Article on MDTMag.com

By: Anura Fernando, Principal Engineer, UL Medical Software and Systems Interoperability In addition to physical safety and interoperability considerations addressed in previous articles,…

Jul 17, 2015

UL's Anura Fernando Provides "4 Physical Safety Considerations of Medical Wearable Devices" in Medical Design Technology Article

By: Anura Fernando, Principal Engineer, UL Medical Software and Systems Interoperability Medical wearable technology is dramatically changing the healthcare industry, as medical…

Jul 17, 2015

LGC and UL Establish Alliance for Enhanced Verification for Sports Supplements

Program addresses growing need for product quality assurance to help the sport supplement industry meet regulatory requirements CANTON, Mass., June 30, 2015,- LGC, the international…

Jul 10, 2015

UL Continues Global Expansion for Juvenile Products

Details UL Consumer Products continues its expansion of children’s and juvenile products capabilities with the ISO 17025 accreditation audit of its Enfield, CT laboratory for playgrounds …

Jul 9, 2015

Oregon House and Senate Pass The Toxic-Free Kids Act

Details On July 1, the Oregon Senate passed SB 478, the Toxic-Free Kids Act. On July 3, the Oregon House passed the same bill which has now been sent to Governor Kate Brown for her…

Jul 7, 2015

UL and IMQ Establish Agreement to Give Manufacturers of Gas Products and Related Equipment Global Market Access

Safety organizations combine strengths to benefit customers MILAN, June 30, 2015 – UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science organization, and IMQ, an Italian certification…

Jul 6, 2015

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Safeguarding Against Hackers is Necessary to Secure the Future of Medical Wearable Technology

Medical wearables are a growing form of personal technology that track, analyze and assist in daily health tasks. ABI Research estimates that by 2019, the world will have 780 million…

Jun 30, 2015

Missing pieces from a jigsaw puzzle revealing health and safety

Seven Actions to Integrate Employees’ Health and Safety

Many companies maintain separate health and safety functions – one dedicated to employees’ well-being and another committed to their protection. These silos have been traditionally kept…

Jun 30, 2015

UL-NTU to Advance Safety and Quality of 3D Printing

UL and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) announced a new research partnership last month to advance the safety and quality of 3D printing. NTU’s Singapore…

Jun 30, 2015

ISO Publishes Standard for Toys Safety

Details The International Standards Organization (ISO) has published ISO 8124-5, 2015 Safety of Toys ̶ Part 5: Determination of total concentration of certain elements in toys. …

Jun 25, 2015