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UL Advantage is a revolutionary approach to safety certification, providing a faster, smarter, more flexible path to the proven benefits of UL certification.

Product Safety

Helping safe, compliant products to reach the global marketplace.

Environment

Delivering a breadth of services for the growing area of sustainability.

Life & Health

Leveraging UL's engineering, safety and performance expertise for the critical systems essential to our well-being.

Verification Services

Delivering product testing and assessments demanded by the global supply chain.

Knowledge Services

Offering training, advisory services and thought leadership to give businesses a competitive edge.

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What we do

UL engineers scientifically investigate and test thousands of types of products, materials, constructions and systems to evaluate the electrical, fire and injury risks; the burglary or fire resistance; or the ability to detect, control or limit fires. We test the latest products and breakthrough technologies for safety before they go to market around the world. Regardless of where you are based, as a UL engineer your work has global impact.

Product certification

UL's safety certification services include testing, evaluation and factory surveillance of products to UL's Standards for Safety along with other recognized safety standards. Each year, we test over 19,000 different types of products, including:

Consumer electronics
Drinking water
Fire and smoke alarms
Gas and home appliances
Lasers
Medical devices
Plumbing
Robotics
Safety devices and security equipment

Standards for Safety

UL has developed 1,200 Standards for Safety, which serve as the bedrock of compliance in over 200 industries. Our Standards are developed using an open, consensus-building process. We include input from consumers, manufacturers, government agencies, users, regulator authorities and other interested parties to build today's most effective product safety standards.

Inspection services

UL provides worldwide supply-chain services, from commercial inspection, testing and auditing services, to customer-defined requirements for many types of products and services. These range from manufactured household appliances and electrical goods to tools and children's toys.

UL is a global independent safety science company offering expertise across five key strategic businesses: Product Safety, Environment, Life & Health, Verification Services and Knowledge 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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What we do

Product certification

Standards for Safety

Inspection services