Contents
Is UL listing necessary?
Having a UL listed certified unit is not legally required. It is, however, a common practice because many large companies will only buy equipment that has passed the UL safety tests. It doesn’t have to be UL per se, but a recognized marking is advisable.
What if a product is not UL listed?
You can find out more at the UL website here. Any hardware entrepreneur who intends on selling his product in a retail store should know that most retailers will not carry a product if it is not UL certified or has a letter saying that UL does not certify the product you are selling.
What is the purpose of UL listing?
The UL Listed seal means that the product has been tested by UL to nationally recognized safety and sustainability standards. Additionally, it has been found to be free from a reasonably foreseeable risk of fire, electric shock in a Division 2 environment.
Is UL listed better than ETL Listed?
None. Aside from the body that issues the listing, there is absolutely no difference between a UL listing and an ETL listing. Because Intertek ETL tests products to previously published UL Standards for Safety, products marked as ETL Listed meet exactly the same criteria as those marked UL Listed or UL Recognized.
Which is better CE or UL?
In the United States, the UL mark signifies that a product or material has met specific UL safety standards as verified by third-party testing. In European countries, the CE Mark signifies that a product complies with European Norms.
What is a UL mark?
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.
Why is it important to use UL listed products?
When it comes to electrical safety in North America, UL is the Gold Standard. UL is a global independent safety science company with more than a century of expertise innovating safety solutions. One of the core business functions of UL is the UL Listing.
Is there such a thing as general UL approval?
There is no such thing as general UL approval, instead they break up their certification into being listed, recognized, or classified. UL Listed Service is given to manufacturers that produce products that meet UL’s standards and gives the manufacturer authorization to test products and apply the UL mark themselves.
What kind of certification is Underwriter Laboratories ( UL )?
What is UL Certification? Underwriter Laboratories (UL) is one of the oldest safety certification companies around. They certify products, facilities, processes or systems based on industry-wide standards. By doing so, they issue over twenty different UL Certifications for a wide-range of categories.
How many UL Certifications are there in the US?
By doing so, they issue over twenty different UL Certifications for a wide-range of categories. Certain UL Marks are country specific and will never be used or seen in the United States and vice versa.