What is UL?

UL stands for Underwriter Laboratories, a third-party certification company that’s been around for over a century. UL was founded in 1894 in Chicago. They certify products with the aim to make the world a safer place for both workers and consumers.

Besides testing, they set industry standards to follow when innovating new products. Last year alone, about 14 billion products with the UL seal entered the global marketplace.

UL is one of several companies approved to perform safety testing by the U.S. federal agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA maintains a list of approved testing laboratories, which are known as Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories.

UL Certification is the top-rated safety certification in the world because its testing process is more rigorous and comprehensive than other certifications in a number of important ways.

First, Underwriter Laboratories test for three separate facets of product safety:

• Electrical safety
• Fire safety
• Mechanical safety.

In addition, UL Certification includes extensive testing for:

• Longevity
• Resistance
• Durability

Benefits of UL Certification

Facilitate continual improvement

Product Reliability

Reputation of the company increases

Increase market opportunities

Keeps You Unique

Continual Business Improvements

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Who can be certified UL Certification?

Underwriters Laboratories has become the world’s best-known independent product safety certification organization. Millions of products and their components are tested to UL’s rigorous safety standards.

Automotive and Mobility

Construction & Engineering

Energy & Utilities

Financial & Professional Service

Government Service

Health Care & Life Science

Industrial Product and System

Life Safety & Security

Material & Chemecial

Products & Components

Retails

Technology & Electronics

Document required for UL Certification

  • Technical File, Product Master File (TCF)
  • Product Testing
  • System Manual
  • System Procedure
  • Policy
  • Objectives
  • Mission & Vision
  • Plant Master File
  • Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
  • Checklist
  • Forms
  • Formats
  • Records

The extent of Documented Information differs as per:

  • Product and it's uses
  • Testing requirement of products
  • Directive in which product classified
  • Self Certification or Compliance Certification
  • Notify body Certificate

Role of Shamkris and Process of UL Certification

Shamkris adopts a results-oriented approach to compliance product certification, A simple & practical method of product certification organization in timely compliance and fulfills the product certification requirement. Shamkris support 100% on documentation required to comply with product certification either by self-certification or notify body certification to depend on directives.

The implementation process is described below:

Day 1

Scope defined UL Certificate Selection Cost Estimates

• Finding UL standard applicable to the product
• Selecting the appropriate certification scheme
• Based on the scope of the product and certification scheme

Week 1

Developing Documents

• Technical file, Plant Master file and Test Protocol
• Management System Manual, Management System Procedures, Policy, Objectives, Forms etc.
• Review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Week 4

Implementing Product Management System

• UL Protocol to product manager for testing & sample model preparation
• Preparation of sample & submit to the UL
• Implementing product planning & Testing

Week 8-12

UL Testing

• UL will conduct testing as per their protocol & a procedure
• Queries will reply for all discrepancies
• Review of report once testing conducted by UL

Week 12-14

UL Inspection

• Shamkris acts on your behalf and assists you in the UL audit
• Assist on during inspection & trained the staff for inspection

Week 14-16

UL Certification Granted

• UL certificates issued & updated on their database
• Quarterly Inspection is Mandatory

Year on Year

Yearly Compliance

• Support of Yearly documentation & compliance for documentation & Inspection for quarterly bases
• Support on any changes in product for updation on UL file

FAQ

UL stands for Underwriters Laboratories, an organization that has been around for more than 100 years. “UL is a world leader in product safety testing and certification.

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. Having a tested product shows that the equipment meets a nationally recognized safety standard.

The letters CE means that the product meets the European Union’s safety standards and other requirements for sale. UL means the product meets the standards of Underwriters Laboratories, a private safety testing organization, and FCC means the product meets the standards of the Federal Communications Commission.