How do you read a UL listing?
A UL Functional Safety Listing Mark appearing on a product typically consists of the following required elements:
- UL in a circle symbol.
- Word Listed.
- Words Functional Safety.
- Product name or company name/file number.
- Issue/serial number or alphanumeric control number.
What are UL approved labels?
What is a UL Approved Label? UL Recognized Component Labels are labels that have met a permanence of marking criteria via testing (UL 969) to remain affixed to UL end-products permanently. Note that if the marks are added to safety-related information printed on the label it is called a Combination Label.
What is a UL model number?
Type L product types have a UL Mark that use an Issue, Lot, or Serial numbers that are assigned during the label ordering process. These numbers may change on a per order basis. Additional markings may be required for a UL certified product.
What is a UL classification?
UL classified means the product has only been evaluated for specific properties, with regard to a limited range of hazards, or for use under certain conditions. UL certified products are just as safe as UL listed products, but they should only be used in certain situations.
What are UL set standards?
UL Standards are used to assess products; test components, materials, systems and performance; and evaluate environmentally sustainable products, renewable energies, food and water products, recycling systems and other innovative technologies.
Is UL and cUL the same?
Both are indirectly the same as UL and cUL both correspond to Underwriters Laboratories (UL), headquartered in the United States. Their initials UL represent their mark of approval on all equipment sold in the US, while in Canada their mark is represented by cUL.
Who can apply a UL label?
Once the label is approved by UL, an authorized UL label supplier must be used when manufacturing the label. Under the authorized label supplier program, companies are required to use only UL listed labels that have been supplied by authorized companies. These are companies that Underwriters Laboratories have approved.
What is the difference between UL listed and UL recognized?
While not always straightforward, the key takeaway is that “UL Listed” is meant for self-contained products such as external power adapters and “UL Recognized” is for components comprising a larger system like internal ac-dc power supplies.
How do you calculate UL rating?
Check the Label
- Look for the UL trademark!
- Right under the UL trademark, the word LISTED or CLASSIFIED will appear in all capital letters.
- Under LISTED/CLASSIFIED you will find what the product is.
- Most importantly, under the product identity is the control or issue number.
How many UL listings are there?
With over a century of experience in the development of more than 1,500 Standards, UL is an accredited standards developer in the US and Canada.
What are the requirements for UL label printing?
UL Approval Process. Before any company can label its product as adhering to standards set by Underwriters Laboratories,it must apply for UL certification.
What are UL marks?
UL Listed Mark – One of the most common UL marks. If a product carries this mark, it means UL found that representative product samples met UL’s safety requirements. These requirements are primarily based on UL’s own published standards for safety
What are UL stickers?
In essence, a UL sticker represents an acknowledgement of quality. UL, or Underwriters Laboratory, tests and inspects products to ensure that they are up to par. A product that bears the UL certification mark has been tested and validated.
What is UL certified product?
The UL certification is a North American Product certification that comes from Underwriter Laboratories. It shows that the product in question was tested by UL, and that it meets US and Canadian safety standards.