Issues

Counterfeiting is a crime that spans product categories, industries, socioeconomic statuses, and geographies. ULSE combats these pressing safety threats through research, knowledge sharing, and...

From clean energy generation to sustainable manufacturing and recycling, to adapting homes, buildings, and utilities to a changing climate, our standards are enabling a more sustainable future.

Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas that is undetectable by humans because it is colorless, odorless, and tasteless. In high enough concentrations, it can harm or kill a person in minutes. Read...

Every day, people rely on rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries to power everything from small devices to electric vehicles, and even their homes. These batteries offer a high power-to-size ratio, but...

From the EV charging station and its cables, adapters, and couplers, to the fuses, wires, and batteries in your electric vehicle, our standards are hard at work keeping you and your family safe from...

Rechargeable devices like phones, laptops, tablets, and portable power packs are integral to the air travel experience, but they carry significant safety risks. Read how we’re working with airline...

Electrical safety standards mitigate the electrical hazards that lead to loss, injuries, and fatalities due to shock, fire, arc flash, and RF exposure.

Robots are assembling cars and smartphones, preparing deliveries from shipping centers, and are even waiting on patrons at restaurants. Read how we’re working to ensure they do their jobs safely.

When gender is not considered in standards development, it can lead to safety consequences such as injury, property damage, or loss of life. Read how we’re helping make products and systems safer by...

To ensure products, systems and services operate safely and effectively, we develop standards that address risks while guiding safety, performance, and sustainability.

Companies are making great strides with sustainability, but the impact is often difficult to quantify. Read how we're using standards to help companies evaluate circular economy efforts.

We convene roundtable sessions with key leaders from industry, government, consumer groups, and standards bodies to create a roadmap for the development of consistent and effective safety standards. 

Work continues with partners across North America to help harmonize standards and promulgate UL standards across the Latin American region.

To help advance the U.N. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we're working to align our standards catalog and standards development process with the 17 critical SDGs.