What is Underwriters Laboratories Inc.?
For 112 years, the UL mission has been the protection of human life and property from product risks and hazards. UL is an independent, not-for-profit product safety testing and certification organization. Founded in 1894, UL has earned a reputation as a global leader in product safety standards development, testing, and certification. UL evaluates tens of thousands of products, components, materials, and systems for compliance to specific requirements, and enables manufacturers and the public to benefit from products that meet standardized safety requirements. In 2005, an estimated 20 billion products entering the global marketplace carried the UL mark. What is the UL Stake in Anti-Counterfeiting Enforcement? Product counterfeiting threatens health and safety, undermines the economy and funds organized crime and terrorism. Electrical products bearing counterfeit safety certification marks are particularly egregious because they lull consumers into a false sense of security. Consumers,
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is a U.S. not-for-profit, privately owned and operated testing and certification organization. They have established rigorous standards for: • burglar alarm equipment, • fire detection devices, • signal transmission equipment, • companies which install alarm systems, and • central stations which monitor alarm systems. A monitoring station is not required to be U. L. listed to do business (actually only about ten percent of the central monitoring stations across the country are U. L. listed), but this endorsement is a strong indicator of excellence and dependability. You can find out if a specific company’s monitoring station is really U. L. listed by calling Underwriters Laboratories at (516) 271-6200 or by going to www.ulalarmfinder.com.
