A Quick Reference Guide to UL Compliance & Lighting Safety

UL Compliance - Lighting Education

Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) is a global independent safety science company that writes product safety standards and offers a wide variety of product testing services.

 

J.W. Speaker partners with UL and other certified labs to deliver safe, high-performance lighting products for a wide variety of applications and markets.

 

UL has three different services that they provide:

UL Listing

A service whereby UL determines that a manufacturer has demonstrated the ability to produce a product that complies with UL requirements with respect to reasonably foreseeable risks associated with the product. As part of the service, UL authorizes the manufacturer to use the UL Listing Mark on products that comply with UL requirements and establishes Follow-Up Service conducted by UL as a check of the means the manufacturer exercises to determine compliance with UL requirements.

UL Recognition

A service whereby UL determines that a manufacturer has demonstrated the ability to produce a component for use in an end product that complies with UL requirements. It considers the performance and constructional characteristics of such end product insofar as this can be determined and the areas that require additional consideration for application of the component to the product. UL authorizes the manufacturer to use the UL Recognized Marking.

UL Classification

A service whereby UL determines that a manufacturer has demonstrated the ability to produce a product that complies with UL requirements for the purpose of classification or evaluation with respect to one or more of the following: (1) specific risks only, e.g., casualty, fire or shock, (2) performance under specified conditions, (3) regulatory codes, (4) other standards, including international standards, or (5) such other conditions as UL may consider desirable. UL authorizes the manufacturer to use the Classification Mark on products that comply with UL requirements and establishes follow-up service as a check of the means the manufacturer exercises to maintain compliance with UL requirements.

Most of J.W. Speaker’s products are UL Recognized as they are components used on final products rather than final products themselves (ex. lights used on forklifts). A small number of J.W. Speaker’s lamps are final products and UL Listed, such as our Model 623 AC lamps.

Official listings of J.W. Speaker UL-compliant products

  • – Auxiliary Devices – Component: E211807
  • – Auxiliary Devices Certified for Canada – Component: E211807
  • – Industrial Truck Accessories, Battery Powered – Component: AU1810 / ETL Tested
  • – Industrial Truck Accessories Certified for Canada – Component: AU1810
  • – Light Emitting Diode Surface-Mounted Luminaires: E322101 / ETL Tested
  • – Light Emitting Diode Surface-Mounted Luminaires Certified for Canada: E322101 / ETL Tested
  • – Low Voltage Lighting Systems: ETL Tested
  • – Portable Work Lights: E327419 / ETL Tested
  • – Portable Work Lights Certified for Canada: E327419 / ETL Tested
  • – Visual Signal Appliances: E344756

About J.W. Speaker

J.W. Speaker is focused on developing innovative, high-performance vehicular lighting solutions for OEM and aftermarket customers around the world. Specialized in LED and other emerging lighting technologies, J.W. Speaker is proud to design, manufacture and assemble products in Germantown, Wisc. For more information, contact J.W. Speaker at (800) 558-7288 or news@jwspeaker.com.

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