Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit product-safety testing and certification organization. They have tested products for public safety for more than a century. Since their founding in 1894, UL has held the undisputed reputation as a leader in product-safety testing and certification within the United States. Building on their household name in the United States, UL is becoming one of the most recognized, reputable conformity assessment providers in the world. Today, their services extend to helping companies achieve global acceptance, whether for an electrical device, a programmable system, or an organization's quality process. Here's more information about UL's global conformity work in 2007: 21 billion UL Marks appeared on products 72,542 manufacturers produced UL-certified products 98,454 product evaluations were conducted by UL 609,885 Follow-Up Services Inspection visits were conducted by UL 19,450 types of products were evaluated by UL 126 UL Inspection Centers in service 99 countries with UL customers 447 million consumers were reached by UL with safety messages in Asia, Europe and North America 1,201 current Standards for Safety published by the UL family of companies (1,018 for UL; 183 for ULC) 6,183 sites registered by UL to a management system standard as of Dec. 31, 2007 62 laboratory, testing and certification facilities in the UL family of companies 6,666 employees the UL family of companies ready to serve UL customers