CUL certification introduction

What is UL
UL is English insurers test ( Underwriter Laboratories Inc. )". UL Safety Research Institute is the United States the most authoritative, and community engaged in safety testing and identification of the larger non-governmental organizations. It is an independent, non-profit, public safety test of professional machine. It is the use of scientific testing methods to study identified a variety of materials, devices, products, equipment, construction, property of life without harm and damage; determining, write, issue the corresponding standards and contribute to reducing and preventing stop creates the life and property loss data, at the same time to carry out the research business.
In conclusion, it is mainly engaged in product safety certification and management of safety certification business, and its ultimate aim is to provide market with considerable safety standards of goods, for personal health and property safety is ensured to contribute. Product safety certification as to eliminate technical barriers to international trade measures, UL to promote the development of international trade has also played an active role in. UL was founded in 1894, the initial stage of UL on fire insurance sector to provide funds to maintain the operation, until 1916, UL was completely independent. After nearly 100 years of development, UL has become a world famous certification body, it has a set of strict management system, the standard development and product certification program. UL consists of a safety experts, government officials, consumer, education, utilities, insurance industry and standard of door composed of representatives of the Council of management, daily work of the president, vice president, processing. At present, UL in the United States has five laboratories, headquarters is located in the northern Chicago town of Northbrook, at the same time in Taiwan and Hongkong set up a corresponding laboratory.
UL sign classification
UL signs are divided into 3 categories, respectively is the column name, classification and mark, the mark is the main component of the UL pattern, they are registered trademarks. Are used in different products and services, is not common. A company through UL approval, the enterprise does not mean that all products are UL products, only wearing a sign UL products can be considered UL tracking service products. UL is the use of the products or production of products related to use the name of the column, classification, mark to distinguish UL products. The UL service not only according to the American UL standard, also based on the Canadian standard, UL in 2008 until January, while UL and CUL to get column names or approval of products, can also add UL and CUL markers, to 2008, will use the new logo.
UL tracking test classification
UL tracking test classification of class R and class L, class L used mainly with life safety related products, such as a fire extinguisher, detector, electrical equipment, wires etc.. For class L products. Production plant must be directly to the UL order markers affixed to products. R products mainly electrical equipment, such as television, fans, hair dryer, oven.
What is CUL
CUL marker is used in the Canadian market products UL logo. With these signs products have been testing with the Canadian safety standards, the standards and the United States UL reference standard is basic and same, of course, some of the product standards are different. For example, portable electric tools have two sets of rules: UL45 is only applicable in the United states. The application of UL745-1 in the United States and canada. Two kinds of standards similar, are derived from the International Electrical Engineering Association of IEC60745 - handheld motor driven tool safety standards. CUL markers were generally used in household appliances, computer equipment, ventilation equipment, home security systems and other types of products.
Enterprises in the export may be encountered in Canada customers, products have CUL certification, CUL certification, the products meet the Canadian of all provinces in the country to safety requirements. In the application of UL while simultaneously apply for CUL has an advantage, because UL and CUL many test items are repeated, so the application of CUL only need to do less and more than a few, application procedures, such as lower cost, in a relatively short period of time once to get the two certification.