Project Description

UL

What is UL?

UL is a global independent safety science company with more than a century of expertise innovating safety solutions.

What is UL stand for?

UL stands for Underwriters Laboratories, an organization that has been around for more than 100 years. If you visit the UL Website, you can find the following description: “UL is a world leader in product safety testing and certification.

-UL Listed Mark (all variations)
-UL Listing means that UL has tested representative samples of a product and determined that the product meets specific, defined requirements. These requirements are often based on UL’s published and nationally recognized Standards for Safety.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is the largest and best known independent, not-for-profit testing laboratory in the world. Based in Northwood, Illinois, UL conducts safety and quality tests on a broad range of products, from fire doors to CCTV cameras.

Underwriters Laboratories is a non-profit organization that is funded by the fees it charges manufacturers of products that are submitted for certification. UL charges fees for the initial evaluation process, as well as ongoing maintenance fees for follow-up service.

No, UL approval is not legally required. It’s only common because many large companies will not buy equipment that has not passed UL’s safety tests.

A basic concept is that “Listing” can only refer to stand-alone products with a specific function, tested against UL’s published and nationally-recognized standards for safety for a specific category of equipment

The fee, paid to UL, is often in the range between US$5,000 to 15,000