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Oct 20, 2016

ASTM Revises Toy Safety Standard ASTM F963

UNITED STATES – ASTM International has revised ASTM F963, the Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety. ASTM F963 provides the requirements and test methods for toys intended…

Oct 19, 2016

AMUG 2017 Coming to Chicago

The Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG), a global community focused on accelerating the education and advancement of additive manufacturing and 3D printing, is bringing its annual…

Oct 19, 2016

Five Training Considerations for Additive Manufacturing by AM Magazine

AM Magazine recently featured the UL Additive Manufacturing Competency Center (AMCC) in the article, “Five Training Considerations for Additive Manufacturing.” The piece, by AM Magazine…

Oct 19, 2016

UL Launches “Close Your Door” Pledge to Help Prevent Fire Deaths

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 19, 2016 – UL’s “Close Your Door” pledge aims to increase awareness of a new preventative measure that helps increase fire victim survivability. After a decade of…

Oct 19, 2016

UL Opens First Consumer Testing Facility in Vietnam

Laboratory provides capacity to deliver on Vietnam’s global supply chain aspirations. NORTHBROOK, III., Oct. 18, 2016 – Today, UL, a global safety science organization, officially opened…

Oct 18, 2016

India Focuses on Safety as Country Rapidly Expands Solar Capacity

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a goal in 2014 to increase solar capacity to 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, a lofty initiative as the country’s total installed solar capacity…

Oct 18, 2016

UL and QUATEST3 Sign Alliance Agreement to Develop Furniture Testing and Emissions Laboratory in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, October 18, 2016 — UL (Underwriters Laboratories), and QUATEST3 (Quality Assurance and Testing Center 3) today announced the signing of an Alliance Agreement to…

Oct 18, 2016

UL Warns of Stolen Holographic Labels (Release No. 16PN-18)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 18, 2016 — The following is a notification from UL that certain UL holographic labels have been reported stolen from an…

Oct 18, 2016

UL Warns of Unauthorized UL Marks on Floor and Table Lamps (Release No. 16PN-11)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 18, 2016 — The following is a notification that the floor and table lamps identified below bear unauthorized UL Marks for the…

Oct 18, 2016

UL Warns of Unauthorized UL Marks on Floor and Table Lamps (Release No. 16PN-15)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Oct. 18, 2016 — The following is a notification that the floor and table lamps identified below bear unauthorized UL Marks for the…

Oct 13, 2016

AQSIQ Releases Standards on Gemstone Ratings

China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has released several gemstone standards, namely: GB / T 32862-2016 Sapphire Rating GB / T 32863…

Oct 13, 2016

ASTM Issues a Paper on the Performance of Protective Clothing and Equipment

The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) has issued STP1593 Performance of Protective Clothing and Equipment: 10th Volume, Risk Reduction Through Research and Testing. This is…

Oct 13, 2016

ASTM Issues Standard Guide for Aerosol Foam Sealant

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has issued ASTM C1737 - 16 Standard Guide for Evaluating Temperature Effects to Aerosol Foam Sealant During and After Dispensing. This…

Oct 13, 2016

ASTM Opposes Proposed ISO NWIP on Wheeled Child Conveyances

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is opposing the proposed new work item proposal (NWIP) on wheeled child conveyances. ASTM is opposing the NWIP because the coverage of…

Oct 13, 2016

ASTM Publishes Standard for Infant Bath Tubs

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has published ASTM F2670 - 16a Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Infant Bath Tubs on September 13, 2016. Updates to the…

Oct 13, 2016

ASTM Releases Standard Guide for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Control

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has released ASTM E2475 - 10(2016) Standard Guide for Process Understanding Related to Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Control on…

Oct 13, 2016

ASTM Updates Standard for Care Labeling of Textile Products

The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) has updated standard ASTM D3136 - 14e1 Standard Terminology Relating to Care Labeling for Apparel, Textile, Home Furnishing, and Leather…

Oct 13, 2016

BSI Consults on Draft Standard on Toys

British Standards Institution (BSI) has released the standard ‘16/30337080 DC BS EN 71-8. Safety of Toys. Part 8. Activity Toys for Domestic Use.’ The standard covers the strength of…

Oct 13, 2016

BSMI Revises Standard on Wet Wipes

Taiwan’s Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) has announced the revision of the standard CNS 8157 Wet Wipes. Initially released back in 1981, the standards was included in…

Oct 13, 2016

CA Approves Amendments of Article 6 under Proposition 65

The California Office of Administrative Law has approved the amendments to Article 6, Clear and Reasonable Warnings, of the California Code of Regulations under the Safe Drinking Water and…