News

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 17, 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 16, 2015

UL Announces New Testing and Certification Services for the Building Envelope

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 16, 2015 – UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science organization, announced today the launch of its new testing services for the building envelope --…

Jul 16, 2015

UL Maintains Global Market Leadership in Medical Device Category for IECEE CB Test Certificates

NORTHBROOK, Ill. July 14, 2015 – UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science organization, announced today it remains the global market leader in issuing IEC System of…

Jul 10, 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 9, 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 7, 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 Environment Publishes New Research on Assessing Safety of Personal Care Products

MARIETTA, Ga., July 7, 2015 — UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), today announced UL Environment's newest white paper, based on original research, "Assessing…

Jul 6, 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 2, 2015

UL Acquires the National Analysis Center to Broaden its Portfolio of Interoperability and Usability Testing Services

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 2, 2015 – UL, a global safety science leader, today announced the acquisition of the National Analysis Center (NAC), a privately held company based in West Palm Beach…

Hacker typing on a laptop, Hacker typing on a laptop

Jun 30, 2015

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…

Missing pieces from a jigsaw puzzle revealing health and safety

Jun 30, 2015

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 25, 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

Reaching for Zero: The business value of waste diversion

As companies assess their environmental impacts, industry leaders like Walmart, the Waste Management Phoenix Open (the PGA's largest tournament), and Starbucks, are implementing waste…

Jun 23, 2015

Growth of Fitness Wearables Demonstrates Need to Secure Personal Information

Representing the first big wave of wearable technologies, fitness trackers usually are categorized as a wristband or app that helps monitor a user’s daily activity routine and health…

Jun 23, 2015

UL Environment Publishes New Material-Agnostic Product Category Rule for Cladding

Bringing clarity to transparency for North American building materials market MARIETTA, Ga., June 23, 2015 — UL Environment, a business division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories), today…

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

Credit card transition takes aim at fraud

Today’s office furniture makes work more mobile

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

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

UL Announces New Testing and Certification Services for the Building Envelope

UL Maintains Global Market Leadership in Medical Device Category for IECEE CB Test Certificates

LGC and UL Establish Alliance for Enhanced Verification for Sports Supplements

UL Continues Global Expansion for Juvenile Products

Oregon House and Senate Pass The Toxic-Free Kids Act

UL Environment Publishes New Research on Assessing Safety of Personal Care Products

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

UL Acquires the National Analysis Center to Broaden its Portfolio of Interoperability and Usability Testing Services

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

Seven Actions to Integrate Employees’ Health and Safety

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

ISO Publishes Standard for Toys Safety

Reaching for Zero: The business value of waste diversion

Growth of Fitness Wearables Demonstrates Need to Secure Personal Information

UL Environment Publishes New Material-Agnostic Product Category Rule for Cladding

Get in touch

Help and support