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Feb 8, 2016

UL Coordinates Medical Cybersecurity Efforts with the US Government

On December 1, Anura Fernando and Ken Modeste presented UL’s progress in developing a Cyber Assurance Program (CAP) at the Software and Supply Chain Assurance (SSCA) Forum in the Washington…

Feb 3, 2016

201512 Energy Efficiency Updates

On 12/2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have released the ENERGY STAR Set-top Box Draft 1 test method. UL is currently ready and capable…

Feb 2, 2016

Baby, It’s Cold Outside: UL Works to Clear Indoor Air of Carbon Monoxide

Each year, more than 400 people die in the U.S. from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings not related to fires. These poisonings are most likely to occur in the fall and winter…

Feb 2, 2016

UL Acquires Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability Software Company

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Feb. 2, 2016 — UL, a global leader in safety science, today announced the acquisition of cr360, a market leader in environment, health and safety management and…

Feb 1, 2016

UL Announces Availability of UL Certification for Hoverboards

New UL 2272 provides framework to evaluate, test, and certify self-balancing scooters NORTHBROOK, Ill., February 2, 2016 – UL, a leading global safety science organization, today announced…

Jan 28, 2016

BRC Code of Practice - Modified EN71-2 Test Method for the Flammability Safety of Children’s Dress-up

Details Pending official announcement of UK British Retail Consortium (BRC), two Codes of Practice are introduced to help improve the safety of children’s dress up clothing. Additional…

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Jan 28, 2016

UL App Puts HazLoc Technical Expertise at Your Fingertips

Across the globe, developers must keep track of myriad and frequently changing codes and regulations when designing, manufacturing, distributing, installing, and inspecting equipment in…

Jan 28, 2016

UL Launches Mobile App Providing Global Hazloc Technical Expertise

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 28, 2016 – UL, a leading global safety science organization, launches a global hazardous locations mobile app to facilitate a common understanding of global hazardous…

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Jan 27, 2016

Will New Guidelines Help Wearable Manufacturers Gain Consumer Trust?

Wearables are in demand: Some estimates exceed more than $100 billion in annual sales by 2018. Fitness trackers and other wearable devices help chronicle daily steps, monitor sleep and…

Jan 26, 2016

UL Issues first UL 2271 Listing for Lithium-ion Forklift Battery Pack to Flux Power

Flux to Begin Shipping First UL 2271 Listed Lithium Solution for Electric Trucks in Q2 2016 Northbrook, Ill.; Vista, Calif. – January 26, 2016 – UL, a global safety science organization,…

Jan 26, 2016

UL Issues First UL 2271 Listing for Lithium-Ion Forklift Battery Pack to Flux Power

NORTHBROOK, Ill.; VISTA, Calif.; Jan. 26, 2016 — UL, a global safety science organization, and Flux Power Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: FLUX) today announced that Flux Power’s Light EV battery…

Jan 26, 2016

UL Mobile App – New "Stay Connected" Feature

New HazLoc App Feature UL introduces a new "Stay Connected" feature to the UL HazLoc App. Download the App today and you’ll be one step away from receiving additional exclusive UL HazLoc…

Jan 26, 2016

UL Publishes Standard for Integrating Health and Safety in the Workplace

CHICAGO, Ill., Jan. 26, 2016 – UL’s Integrated Health & Safety Institute (IHSI), the first private sector not-for-profit institute dedicated to advancing the integration of health and…

Jan 25, 2016

From NASA to UL: Lighting a Spark for Battery Safety

About eight years ago, Dr. Judy Jeevarajan, then a NASA senior scientist, and UL’s Harry Jones were introduced to one another, sparking a collaborative research effort on methods to…

Jan 25, 2016

UL Announces New Class P LED Driver Program

UL’s new program offers greater flexibility and safety in lighting products supply chain, reducing time and expense of lighting re-certification. NORTHBROOK,Ill., January 25, 2016—UL, a…

Jan 25, 2016

UL Standards Publishes First Joint Canada-US National Standards Adoptions for Canada and the US Simultaneously

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Jan. 25, 2016 — Underwriters Laboratories Inc., a global safety science leader and standards developer is pleased to announce the publication of its first two joint Canada…

Jan 23, 2016

Paul Bates takes on new role at UL AMCC

Paul Bates, UL’s Lead AM Development Engineer, is relocating to Louisville, Kentucky to establish a new role at the UL Additive Manufacturing Competency Center (AMCC). The role, General…

Jan 23, 2016

UL & SPE to bring AM training to SPE membership

The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), the world’s largest plastics professional society, and UL, the global safety science company, will offer UL’s additive manufacturing (AM) training…

Jan 23, 2016

UL Goes Modern

Bill Koenig, senior editor for Manufacturing Engineering, recently visited UL’s Northbrook, Illinois global headquarters to learn more about the history of UL and how the company is…

Jan 22, 2016

Attending AMUG 2016? Take UL’s Foundations of 3DP course.

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