UL Standards Testing & Certification
If you are selling your product in the United States, your product must comply with the applicable nationally accepted UL standards. F2 Labs offers CSA & UL standards certification assistance to evaluate and test your product, help you through the UL certification process and enable you to certify your product to the UL requirements through a Nationally Recognized Test Lab (NRTL).
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) regulates products in the United States, that are used in the workplace, by stipulating that these products must be suitably third-party safety approved by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. A manufacturer has the option to select the NRTL of its choice for the testing and certification of its products. Additionally, they can expect that customers/retailers will accept products that have been Listed by any NRTL.
We partner with SGS, which is a Nationally Recognized Test Lab (NRTL) in order to provide our clients with product certification to the UL standards. F2 Labs would perform all certification testing to the UL certification requirements and perform the factory inspections, as well.
United States Certification Process
In the U.S., you have two different options for product certification. They are as follows:
U.S. Field Label Evaluation: This is a customized field certification service performed on a limited number of units at the location of the final installation. Products are evaluated to the full requirements of the applicable UL or other standards(s). A Field Label Report and a controlled number of serialized labels bearing the certification mark will be issued for products found compliant with the applicable requirements.
Listing/Certification Evaluation: While the product itself will be evaluated and tested for conformance with the appropriate UL or other standards, the manufacturer must also be able to demonstrate a Quality Control system to assure that all future products will continue to conform. This process includes an Initial Customer Application/Quality System Review, Initial Factory Inspection, and ongoing Quarterly Inspections.
Steps to Product Certification
- Product Testing and Evaluation: A sample of your product and supporting documentation will be evaluated and tested to the applicable safety standard(s).
- Initial Factory Inspection: Just prior to the issuance of your first certification an Initial Factory Inspection will be performed. This is done only once.
- Annual Listing Fees: Annual Listing Fees can vary, please contact us for a quote of these fees.
- Quarterly Inspections: Quarterly inspections, or follow-up visits, will be performed at each manufacturing site. During these visits, the inspector will review, among other things: production line tests, quality procedures and documentation, product revisions, required markings, etc.
- Fees for the above services: Fees per facility vary depending on the number of product categories being listed, and inspection fees are dependent upon the location of the facility.
F2 Labs can provide testing to the UL standards for the following Types of Products / Equipment:
- Information Technology Equipment (ITE)
- Scientific Equipment
- Industrial Equipment
- Test & Measurement Equipment
- Lighting Equipment
- Household Appliances / Electric Tools
- Audio / Video Equipment
- Medical Equipment
- Electrical Control Equipment
- Electrical Laboratory Equipment
- And others
If you have any questions, please Contact Us. We will be happy to discuss the U.S. (UL) standards testing and certification process in more detail with you to meet your specific needs and requirements.
Here are some of the standards that F2 Labs can evaluate your product to:
Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: General Requirements for Safety
Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: General Requirements for Safety
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements
Information Technology Equipment – Safety – Part 1: General Requirements
The standard for Audio, Video and Similar Electronic Apparatus – Safety Requirements
Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools – Safety – Part 1: General Requirements
Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools – Safety – Part 1: General Requirements
Luminaires
Safety of Household and Similar Appliances, Part 1: General Requirements
Safety of Household and Similar Appliances, Part 1: General Requirements
Explosive Atmospheres – Part 0: Equipment – General Requirements
The standard for Amusement and Gaming Machines
Outline of Investigation for Transportable and Special Purpose Portable Electric Tools
The standard for Electric Signs
Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, Non-Environmental Considerations
Standard for Panelboards
The standard for Motor-Operated Appliances
The standard for Electric Gardening Appliances
The standard for Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances
Enclosed and Dead-Front Switches
The standard for Photographic Equipment
The standard for Electric Heating Pads
The standard for Garment Finishing Appliances
The standard for Portable Electric Luminaires
The standard for Household Electric Storage Tank Water Heaters
The standard for Safety X-Ray Equipment
The standard for Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances
The standard for Rubber Gasketed Fittings for Fire-Protection Service
Standard for Solid-State Controls for Appliances
Household Refrigerators and Freezers
The standard for Access Control System Units
Portable Electric Hand Lamps
The standard for Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems
Standard for Limit Controls
The standard for Cord Reels
Standard for Electrically Operated Valves
Grounding and Bonding Equipment
The standard for Safety Musical Instruments and Accessories
The standard for Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers
The standard for Portable Sun/Heat Lamps
The standard for Room Air Conditioners
Lampholders
The standard for Attachment Plugs and Receptacles
The standard for Electric Heating Appliances
The standard for Specialty Transformers
The standard for Electric Fans
The standard for Industrial Control Equipment
The standard for Industrial Control Panels
Outline of Investigation for Relays Used in Information Technology Equipment
The standard for Power Conversion Equipment
Outline of Investigation for IEC Type ‘2’ Coordination Short Circuit Tests of Electromechanical Motor Controllers in Accordance with IEC Publication 947-4-1
Metallic Outlet Boxes
The standard for Refrigerated Vending Machines
The standard for Fluorescent Lamp Starters
The standard for Safety Medical and Dental Equipment
The standard for Floor-Finishing Machines
Standard for Ice Makers
The standard for Local Burglar Alarm Units and Systems
The standard for Safety Electrically-Actuated Transmitters
The standard for Electric Toys
Standard for Toy Transformers
Household Dishwashers
The standard for Vending Machines
The standard for Coin and Currency Changers and Actuators
- UL 763The standard for Motor-Operated Commercial Food Preparing Machines
- UL 796The standard for Printed-Wiring Boards
- UL 813The standard for Commercial Audio Equipment
- UL 817The standard for Cord Sets and Power-Supply Cords
- UL 826The standard for Household Electric Clocks
- UL 840The standard for Insulation Coordination Including Clearances and Creepage Distances for Electrical Equipment
- UL 858The standard for Household Electric Ranges
- UL 859The standard for Household Electric Personal Grooming Appliances
- UL 863The standard for Time-Indicating and -Recording Appliances
- UL 867The standard for Electrostatic Air Cleaners
- UL 869AReference Standard for Service Equipment
- UL 873The standard for Temperature-Indicating and -Regulating Equipment
- UL 913The standard for Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II, III, Division 1, Hazardous (Classified) Locations
- UL 916The standard for Energy Management Equipment
- UL 917The standard for Clock-Operated Switches
- UL 921Commercial Dishwashers
- UL 923The standard for Microwave Cooking Appliances
- UL 924Standard for Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment
- UL 935The standard for Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts
- UL 961The standard for Electric Hobby and Sports Equipment
- UL 982The standard for Motor-Operated Household Food Preparing Machines
- UL 984Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressors
- UL 987The standard for Stationary and Fixed Electric Tools
- UL 998Humidifiers
- UL 1004The standard for Rotating Electrical Machines – General Requirements
- UL 1005The standard for Safety Electric Flatirons
- UL 1008Transfer Switch Equipment
- UL 1012The standard for Power Units Other Than Class 2
- UL 1017Vacuum Cleaners, Blower Cleaners, and Household Floor Finishing Machines
- UL 1018The standard for Electric Aquarium Equipment
- UL 1026The standard for Household Electric Cooking and Food Serving Appliances
- UL 1028The standard for Safety Hair Clipping and Shaving Appliances
- UL 1029The standard for High-Intensity-Discharge Lamp Ballasts
- UL 1042The standard for Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment
- UL 1069The standard for Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment
- UL 1082The standard for Household Electric Coffee Makers and Brewing-Type Appliances
- UL 1083Household Electric Skillets and Frying-Type Appliances
- UL 1086The standard for Household Trash Compactors
- UL 1088Temporary Lighting Strings
- UL 1206The standard for Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment
- UL 1230Standard for Amateur Movie Lights
- UL 1236The standard for Battery Chargers for Charging Engine-Starter Batteries
- UL 1244Standard for Safety Electrical and Electronic Measuring
- UL 1261The standard for Electric Water Heaters for Pools and Tubs
- UL 1262The standard for Safety Laboratory Equipment
- UL 1278The standard for Movable and Wall- or Ceiling-Hung Electric Room Heaters
- UL 1286The standard for Office Furnishings
- UL 1310The standard for Class 2 Power Units
- UL 1418The standard for Safety Cathode Ray Tubes
- UL 1431The standard for Personal Hygiene and Health Care Appliances
- UL 1433The standard for Safety control centers for changing message type electric signs
- UL 1445The standard for Safety Electric Water Bed Heaters
- UL 1447The standard for Electric Lawn Mowers
- UL 1448The standard for Safety Electric Hedge Trimmers
- UL 1459The standard for Safety Telephone Equipment
- UL 1472Solid-State Dimming Controls
- UL 1492Audio-Video Products and Accessories
- UL 1561Standard for Dry-Type General Purpose and Power Transformers
- UL 1562The standard for Transformers, Distribution, Dry-Type – Over 600 Volts
- UL 1563The standard for Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment
- UL 1564The standard for Industrial Battery Chargers
- UL 1573The standard for Stage and Studio Luminaires and Connector Strips
- UL 1574Standard for Track Lighting Systems
- UL 1585The standard for Safety Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
- UL 1594The standard for Sewing and Cutting Machines
- UL 1598Luminaires
- UL 1604Standard for Safety Electrical Equipment For Use In Class I And II, Division 2, And Class III Hazardous (Classified) Locations
- UL 1638Visible Signaling Devices for Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems, Including Accessories
- UL 1647The standard for Motor-Operated Massage and Exercise Machines
- UL 1727The standard for Commercial Electric Personal Grooming Appliances
- UL 1786Direct Plug-In Nightlights
- UL 1838The standard for Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Systems
- UL 1993Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
- UL 1995Heating and Cooling Equipment
- UL 2044The standard for Commercial Closed-Circuit Television Equipment
- UL 2157Electrical Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors
- UL 2158Electric Clothes Dryers
- UL 2161The standard for Neon Transformers and Power Supplies
- UL 2305The standard for Exhibition Display Units, Fabrication, and Installation
- UL 2601-1The standard for Safety Medical Electrical Equipment
- UL 3044The standard for Safety Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment
- UL 3111-1Standard for Safety Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment Part 1: General Requirements
- UL 6500The standard for Audio/Video and Musical Instrument Apparatus for Household, Commercial, and Similar General Use
- UL 8750Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting Products
- UL 61010A-2-10Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-010: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for the heating of materials
- UL 61010A-2-20Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-020: Particular requirements for laboratory centrifuges
- UL 61010A-2-41Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2 – 41: Particular requirements for autoclaves using steam for the treatment of medicals, and for laboratory processes
- UL 61010A-2-42Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2 – 42:Particular requirements for autoclaves and sterilizers using toxic gas for the treatment of medical materials and for laboratory processes
- UL 61010A-2-51Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-051: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for mixing and stirring
- UL 61010A-2-61Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-061: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization
- UL 61010B-1Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements
- UL 61010B-2-31 WithdrawnSafety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-031: Particular requirements for hand-held probe assemblies for electrical measurement and test
- UL 61010B-2-32Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-032: Particular requirements for hand-held and hand-manipulated current sensors for electrical test and measurement
- UL 61010C-1Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements
- UL 60730-1AThe standard for Safety Automatic Electrical Controls for Household And Similar Use, Part 1: General Requirements
- UL 60730-2-3Standard for Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Thermal Protectors for Ballasts for Tubular Fluorescent Lamps
- UL 60730-2-4Standard for Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Thermal Motor Protectors for Motor-Compressors of Hermetic and Semi-Hermetic Type
- UL 60730-2-16AAutomatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Automatic Electrical Water Level Controls
- UL 62368-1Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment – Part 1: Safety requirements
The standard for Motor-Operated Commercial Food Preparing Machines
The standard for Printed-Wiring Boards
The standard for Commercial Audio Equipment
The standard for Cord Sets and Power-Supply Cords
The standard for Household Electric Clocks
The standard for Insulation Coordination Including Clearances and Creepage Distances for Electrical Equipment
The standard for Household Electric Ranges
The standard for Household Electric Personal Grooming Appliances
The standard for Time-Indicating and -Recording Appliances
The standard for Electrostatic Air Cleaners
Reference Standard for Service Equipment
The standard for Temperature-Indicating and -Regulating Equipment
The standard for Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II, III, Division 1, Hazardous (Classified) Locations
The standard for Energy Management Equipment
The standard for Clock-Operated Switches
Commercial Dishwashers
The standard for Microwave Cooking Appliances
Standard for Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment
The standard for Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts
The standard for Electric Hobby and Sports Equipment
The standard for Motor-Operated Household Food Preparing Machines
Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressors
The standard for Stationary and Fixed Electric Tools
Humidifiers
The standard for Rotating Electrical Machines – General Requirements
The standard for Safety Electric Flatirons
Transfer Switch Equipment
The standard for Power Units Other Than Class 2
Vacuum Cleaners, Blower Cleaners, and Household Floor Finishing Machines
The standard for Electric Aquarium Equipment
The standard for Household Electric Cooking and Food Serving Appliances
The standard for Safety Hair Clipping and Shaving Appliances
The standard for High-Intensity-Discharge Lamp Ballasts
The standard for Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment
The standard for Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment
The standard for Household Electric Coffee Makers and Brewing-Type Appliances
Household Electric Skillets and Frying-Type Appliances
The standard for Household Trash Compactors
Temporary Lighting Strings
The standard for Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment
Standard for Amateur Movie Lights
The standard for Battery Chargers for Charging Engine-Starter Batteries
Standard for Safety Electrical and Electronic Measuring
The standard for Electric Water Heaters for Pools and Tubs
The standard for Safety Laboratory Equipment
The standard for Movable and Wall- or Ceiling-Hung Electric Room Heaters
The standard for Office Furnishings
The standard for Class 2 Power Units
The standard for Safety Cathode Ray Tubes
The standard for Personal Hygiene and Health Care Appliances
The standard for Safety control centers for changing message type electric signs
The standard for Safety Electric Water Bed Heaters
The standard for Electric Lawn Mowers
The standard for Safety Electric Hedge Trimmers
The standard for Safety Telephone Equipment
Solid-State Dimming Controls
Audio-Video Products and Accessories
Standard for Dry-Type General Purpose and Power Transformers
The standard for Transformers, Distribution, Dry-Type – Over 600 Volts
The standard for Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment
The standard for Industrial Battery Chargers
The standard for Stage and Studio Luminaires and Connector Strips
Standard for Track Lighting System
The standard for Safety Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
The standard for Sewing and Cutting Machines
Luminaires
Standard for Safety Electrical Equipment For Use In Class I And II, Division 2, And Class III Hazardous (Classified) Locations
Visible Signaling Devices for Fire Alarm and Signaling Systems, Including Accessories
The standard for Motor-Operated Massage and Exercise Machines
The standard for Commercial Electric Personal Grooming Appliances
Direct Plug-In Nightlights
The standard for Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Systems
Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
Heating and Cooling Equipment
The standard for Commercial Closed-Circuit Television Equipment
Electrical Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors
Electric Clothes Dryers
The standard for Neon Transformers and Power Supplies
The standard for Exhibition Display Units, Fabrication, and Installation
The standard for Safety Medical Electrical Equipment
The standard for Safety Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment
Standard for Safety Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment Part 1: General Requirements
The standard for Audio/Video and Musical Instrument Apparatus for Household, Commercial, and Similar General Use
Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting Products
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-010: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for the heating of materials
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-020: Particular requirements for laboratory centrifuges
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2 – 41: Particular requirements for autoclaves using steam for the treatment of medicals, and for laboratory processes
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2 – 42:Particular requirements for autoclaves and sterilizers using toxic gas for the treatment of medical materials and for laboratory processes
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-051: Particular requirements for laboratory equipment for mixing and stirring
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-061: Particular requirements for laboratory atomic spectrometers with thermal atomization and ionization
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-031: Particular requirements for hand-held probe assemblies for electrical measurement and test
Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use – Part 2-032: Particular requirements for hand-held and hand-manipulated current sensors for electrical test and measurement
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use – Part 1: General Requirements
The standard for Safety Automatic Electrical Controls for Household And Similar Use, Part 1: General Requirements
Standard for Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Thermal Protectors for Ballasts for Tubular Fluorescent Lamps
Standard for Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Thermal Motor Protectors for Motor-Compressors of Hermetic and Semi-Hermetic Type
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Automatic Electrical Water Level Controls
Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment – Part 1: Safety requirements
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