BONUS: UL Compliance. Does YOUR product need a UL certification?

2023-01-24

In this episode... Adrian welcomes back Sofeast's head of New Product Development and resident product reliability expert, Andrew Amirnovin, and in this bonus episode, they're discussing UL compliance. You'll find out what UL certification is, what it involves, the types of products that require it, and where. UL compliance is especially important for American importers, but UL screening gives any importer a good understanding of their product's safety, too, so give it a listen here. Show Sections 00:00 - Greetings. 00:30 - The topic: UL ...

In this episode...

Adrian welcomes back Sofeast's head of New Product Development and resident product reliability expert, Andrew Amirnovin, and in this bonus episode, they're discussing UL compliance.

You'll find out what UL certification is, what it involves, the types of products that require it, and where. UL compliance is especially important for American importers, but UL screening gives any importer a good understanding of their product's safety, too, so give it a listen here.

Show Sections

00:00 - Greetings.

00:30 - The topic: UL compliance.

01:51 - What kind of product might be seen as a safety hazard?

02:48 - Where is UL usually required and is it mandatory?

05:53 - Risks if you do not do UL certification.

07:48 - How long does UL certification take and what does it cost?

13:00 - Do you need to re-certify a new version of your product?

15:36 - When should you start working on UL compliance testing?

19:40 - Some ideas to avoid doing full UL certification.

24:13 - Why UL compliance is important, which labs you need to use for the testing, and the kinds of advice and support we usually provide to help clients comply.

30:44 - Wrapping up.