UL Standards

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UL participated in the safety analysis of many of that century's new technologies, most notably the public adoption of electricity and the drafting of safety standards for electrical devices and components.

UL Standards encompass UL's extensive safety research and scientific expertise. 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. In extending its global public safety mission, UL Standards partners with national standards bodies in countries around the world to build a safer, more sustainable world.

UL is one of several companies approved to perform safety testing by the US federal agency OSHA. OSHA maintains a list of approved testing laboratories, which are known as Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories.

Accredited in the US and Canada

UL's Standards Technical Panels (STPs) serve as the consensus body for both ANS and NSC. Essential information About UL's standards development programs, how to Access Standards, and how to participate in the UL programs used to Develop Standards is available on this site.