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  • Two green trays on a conveyor belt display aviation safety messages: “Keep your rechargeable devices within arm’s reach to help stop in-flight smoke and fire,” with icons of electronic devices, a safety badge, and reminders about lithium-ion battery fire on planes.

    Safer Battery Travel

    A Simple Step for a Safer Flight We’ve all met them. The seat kickers. The armrest hogs. The screen peepers.…

  • Close-up top view of various batteries, including cylindrical AA, AAA, and a rectangular 9-volt battery, with colorful casings in yellow, green, red, and white, showing the terminals.

    The Safety Circuit: How Standards Help Make Batteries Safer for You

    Rechargeable devices — from laptops to e-bikes — depend on lithium-ion batteries. But when these batteries are damaged, defective, or…

  • A group of 14 people stand in a row on stage, arms linked, posing for a photo at the 3rd ASEAN Battery Technology Conference. Conference banners and partnership logos are displayed on screens behind them.

    A Battery Alliance That Will Power a Safer Energy Future

    Around the world, countries are rapidly adopting rechargeable battery technology to advance clean energy goals and secure the grid for…

  • Two people stand indoors in a bicycle shop, looking at a row of modern bikes. The woman in a blue sweater and the man in a dark hoodie appear to be discussing one of the bicycles on display.

    NBDA Calls on Industry to Adopt UL E-bike, Battery Standards

    The National Bicycle Dealers Association has joined the growing call for stronger e-bike safety by encouraging the industry to adopt…

  • A busy airport security checkpoint with many travelers in line, carrying luggage. A CNN news banner warns of an uptick in lithium battery fires aboard planes, highlighting FAA safety concerns.

    CNN Explores Battery Fire Risks In Aviation With Jeff Marootian

    UL Standards & Engagement President and CEO, Jeff Marootian, recently spoke with CNN about the fire risk presented by rechargeable…

  • Two UL logos: the top is blue with the text "Research Institutes | Fire Safety"; the bottom is green with the text "Standards & Engagement." Both feature the UL letters inside a circle.

    The Changing Risk of Fire – Convening and Networking Dinner

    From the rise in lithium-ion battery incidents to increasingly destructive incidents, the nature of fire hazards is shifting. This private dinner convenes cross-sector…