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The Ul Safety Mark: On Time Market Access To North America and Beyond
The Ul Safety Mark: On Time Market Access To North America and Beyond
UL Safety
Mark
On Time
Market Access to
North America
AND BEYOND
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UL is a global
independent safety
science company
offering expertise
across five key
strategic businesses:
Product Safety,
Environment, Life &
Health, Knowledge
Services and
Verification Services.
Our breadth,
established objectivity
and proven history
mean we are a
symbol of trust and
enable us to help
provide peace of
mind to all.
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The UL
Safety Mark
TRUSTED And accepted worldwide
The UL Mark indicates that UL has tested representative samples of the product and found it to be compliant
with the applicable standard or other requirements with respect to its potential risk of fire, electric shock and
mechanical hazards. The UL Mark on a product is the manufacturer’s representation of continued compliance
with the applicable standard. More than 20 billion products are awarded the UL safety mark worldwide
each year. UL is the only third-party certification organisation which is authorised to issue the UL Mark.
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Highly trusted
product safety symbols in North America
The UL Listing Mark is one of the most common used UL Marks. If a product carries
this mark, it means UL found that a representative sample met UL safety requirements
and the manufacturer is representing that the product continues to meet those
requirements. These requirements are based on UL’s own published standards for
safety. This mark is seen on appliances, computers, furnaces, heaters, fuses, electrical
panels, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, sprinklers, life jackets and bullet-resistant
glass as well as thousands of other products.
The UL Functional Safety Mark appears on products that are evaluated for UL
Listing as well as functional safety. Functional safety is the part of overall safety which
depends on the correct functioning of safety related control systems and software.
The use of the Functional Safety Mark is normally restricted to products that are
intended to be used in a functional safety application.
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Add value By demonstrating safety
UL certifications are more than marks. Benefit from a well-known brand Invest in brand value
They are a universally recognisable The UL Mark unites more than 65,000 In a competitive marketplace,
symbol of trust and safety. Nothing manufacturers who come to UL for differentiation is key. What better way
demonstrates a company’s commitment product certification. That number alone to differentiate than by promoting
to safety and customer satisfaction like a cements UL’s increasing recognition UL certification as a commitment to
UL Mark. in the market among manufacturers, high-quality safety standards? UL Marks
distributors, retailers, code authorities add value and build brand image by
and consumers. separating a company and its products
from those who have not invested in that
level of safety.
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Customised solutions
Giving a competitive edge.
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Benefits
that
make their
mark
Your streamlined resource for
Fast global market access
consistent quality and safety:
• U
L’s brand reputation enables worldwide acceptance and recognition.
For over a century, UL has been
• S
treamlined and accelerated certification processes through a consolidated
testing products for safety. A
global service.
• F aster time-to-market through well-proven global programs.
unique history of certification,
• B
undled product safety testing and certifications for all your target markets working with industry leaders
with only one product submission. and acting as a trade facilitator
• N
ational safety marks increase the trust in your product and the value of your has made UL one of the most
brand – globally.
reputable names in the
business.
Highest quality
From manufacturers to
• P
owerful global network of technical experts and competent local customer
service. consumers, from regulatory
• S
ophisticated conformity assessment services for safety, environmental and bodies to code officials, UL has
performance verification programs. made its mark. Additionally,
• L eader in standards development and active driver in international committees a truly global presence,
for standards harmonisation.
coupled with an in-depth
• S
upporter and provider of strong credentials amongst Authority Having
understanding of local needs
Jurisdictions, consumers, manufacturers and retailers.
enables quick access to
• R
ecognised promoter of a public safety mission globally.
markets anywhere in the
Customer friendliness world.
• U
L provides a consolidated global service and streamlined access to world For over 100 years, with
markets, reducing your administrative and project management activities to a constant enhancements of its
minimum.
services, UL has been
• C
ombined factory inspections save your resources.
committed to being the
• P
articipant at initiatives, which protect consumers and support manufacturers
against anti-counterfeiting practices.
benchmark of trust.
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