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Jul 19, 2017

Single Batch Certification Program

A UL Customized Offering for Manufacturers With Limited Production for North American Markets CREATED TO MEET YOUR NEEDS Are you a manufacturer who needs to ship a limited quantity of…

Jul 18, 2017

Testing the thermal efficiency of windows and doors for market compliance

A page from Sears & Roebuck’s 1929 catalog showed the amount of money homeowners could save on energy costs with the purchase of a newly manufactured storm sash from the retailer’s…

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Jul 18, 2017

Vehicles: Portal to a Connected World

Driven by advanced technologies and the consumer’s demand for 24/7 connectivity, 55 percent of new vehicle sales will include an array of connected services and technologies—navigation,…

Jul 17, 2017

Important Updates For Industrial Motors

Industrial motors (larger than a standard coffee maker) are typically regulated for energy efficiency. In the North America market, separate regulations exist in for the United States,…

Jul 12, 2017

BULLETIN: Online Source of EPCV and Class XL Compounds - RELOCATED

UL’s list of presently available commercial compounds that we have investigated have been relocated. The list of compounds can be found on the Online Certifications Directory, under the UL…

Jul 11, 2017

The world of life jacket testing

Verifying a life jacket’s life-saving ability is important. Will it hold up to the elements? Maintain a person’s buoyancy in an emergency? To answer these questions and more, UL performs…

Jul 5, 2017

Appliance Advisor, 2017, Issue 2

Stay in the know with real time appliance, HVAC/R and water industry updates from UL. Download this issue.

Jul 5, 2017

UL Hosts Korea Battery Safety Summit

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 29, 2017 — UL, a global safety science organization, hosted the Korea Battery Safety Summit on June 14, 2017, at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, in…

Jul 5, 2017

UL Warns of Counterfeit UL Mark on Sharks Personal Floatation Devices (Release 17PN-10)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 5, 2017 – The following is a notification from UL that Sharks Company personal floatation devices, models WR-100, WR-152 and…

Jul 5, 2017

UL Warns of Potentially Hazardous Direct Replacement LED Tube Lamps (Release No. 17PN-07)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 5, 2017 — The following is a notification from UL that the Direct Replacement LED Tube lamp identified below bears an…

Jun 30, 2017

It’s a Match! Selecting a Life Jacket that Fits

A recent trip to Bass Pro Shop revealed rack upon rack of life jackets in an assorted variety of styles, colors and features--some zipped, others buckled and a few had both a zipper with…

Jun 30, 2017

UL Introduces New Audio Quality Verification Mark

Audiophiles know their sound production equipment. Technological advancements in headphones, audio recorders and media players command attention in a never-ending search for their next ear…

dried out landscape with receding water line.

Jun 27, 2017

Changing Climate Conditions Lead to Challenges for Cape Town, South Africa

Patricia de Lille, Executive Mayor, Cape Town, South Africa, knows climate change. Her city has been suffering from the worst drought in one hundred years, one which has left the city’s…

Family of three smiling, boating and wearing life jackets.

Jun 27, 2017

Statistics Show Personal Flotation Devices Help Save Lives

The United States Coast Guard’s (USCG) annual report of Recreational Boating Statistics revealed a total of 658 deaths and 2,629 injuries as a result of recreational boating accidents in…

Jun 27, 2017

UL Issues the first UL Verified Mark to demonstrate the performance of functional material to ADEKA's flame retardants

TOKYO, June 27, 2017 – UL, a global safety science organization, has issued the first UL Marketing Claim Verification and UL Verified Mark in the field of performance materials to a series…

A two-lane road with a giant hole, caused by a landslide, in the middle of the road.

Jun 20, 2017

5 Things to Consider When Engaged in Disaster Preparedness Planning

It was in the shadow of recent terror attacks that panelists at the 2017 Chicago Forum on Global Cities convened to discuss what cities can do to prepare for natural and unnatural disasters…

Jun 20, 2017

Gas grill testing undergoes the “works"

The smell of cooked hamburger permeates the air inside UL’s gas combustion lab, intoxicating the senses with the meat’s perfect blend of umami and fat. But how does it taste? “Not good,”…

Jun 20, 2017

UL EHS Sustainability Client Nestlé Wins 2017 Verdantix EHS Innovation Award

FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 20, 2017 – Nestlé has been awarded the 2017 Verdantix EHS Innovation Award in Food & Beverage at the Verdantix Summit last month in Houston. The largest food…

Jun 20, 2017

UL Environment Recognized by the US EPA as a TSCA Title VI Third-Party Certifier

MARIETTA, Ga., June 20, 2017 – UL Environment, a division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, announced official recognition as a TSCA Title VI Third-Party…

Jun 19, 2017

Carbon announces UL certification of their resin for 3D Printing

Carbon, dedicated to creating the broadest range of high resolution, fully dense, production-quality materials in additive manufacturing, announced their Rigid Polyurethane 70 (RPU 70) is…