Dr. Charlotte M. Farmer Receives Exceptional Women Award Dr. Charlotte M. Farmer, senior vice president and chief operating officer at Underwriters Laboratories, has been selected as an honoree of the Exceptional Women Awardees Foundation (EWA). Media Coverage https://ulse.org/news/dr-charlotte-m-farmer-receives-exceptional-women-award
Circular Economy Conference Report Promotes Sustainable Trade Through Standards Underwriters Laboratories recently supported the Department of Standards Malaysia in its leadership of the 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Subcommittee of Standards and Conformance (SCSC) Conference and publication of a subsequent report. News https://ulse.org/news/circular-economy-conference-report-promotes-sustainable-trade-through-standards
Masterclass Series with India Energy Storage Alliance: Standards for Transportation of Lithium-Ion Batteries Event https://ulse.org/events/masterclass-series-india-energy-storage-alliance-standards-transportation-lithium-ion
UL Standards & Engagement Presents at Latin America’s Largest Industrial Safety Exhibition We recently presented about our work developing Mexican national standards for fire safety and life-saving devices at Expo Seguridad Industrial 2021, the largest industrial safety exhibition in Latin America. Read more about our presentations. Issue Updates https://ulse.org/standards-and-engagement/developing-national-standards-mexico/ul-standards-presents
Helping to Prevent Child Entrapment in Household Refrigerators Household refrigerators have historically presented a serious risk of suffocation to young children who could become trapped inside while playing. Check out how legislation and standardization have helped to significantly reduce the risk of entrapment deaths: Issue Updates https://ulse.org/standards-and-engagement/standards-matter/helping-prevent-child-entrapment-household
Helping to Reduce the Impact of Fires With Standards for Residential Sprinkler Systems Read how our Standard, UL 199, helps ensure consistent, reliable sprinkler operation in the event of an emergency: Issue Updates https://ulse.org/standards-and-engagement/standards-matter/helping-reduce-impact-fires-standards
UL Standards & Engagement Concludes 2021 Joint Workshop Series with Shenzhen International Security Technology Co. In 2021 we signed an MOU with Shenzhen International Security Technology Co. (SZIST) and quickly began collaborating through a joint workshop series on fire safety technology and standards. Read more about our joint efforts here: Issue Updates https://ulse.org/standards-and-engagement/collaborating-achieve-international-standards-cooperation-27
UL Standards, ANSI and Other Partners Discuss Methods for Measuring the Impact of Standards A new report covers an October 2021 panel discussion regarding practices for measuring the impact of standards. News https://ulse.org/news/ul-standards-ansi-and-other-partners-discuss-methods-measuring-impact-standards
UL Standards & Engagement and the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) Conclude Joint Virtual Workshop Series for 2021 UL Standards & Engagement and the African Organization for Standardization (ARSO) held a series of five virtual workshops in 2021 on technologies including photovoltaic systems, lithium-ion batteries, energy storage systems, cybersecurity and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Read more: Issue Updates https://ulse.org/standards-and-engagement/collaborating-achieve-international-standards-cooperation-26
Underwriters Laboratories Names Dr. Charlotte M. Farmer to Head Operations New Senior Vice President and COO Dr. Charlotte M. Farmer will help drive growth as the organization broadens and deepens its safety science research capabilities. Press Release https://ulse.org/news/underwriters-laboratories-names-dr-charlotte-m-farmer-head-operations