The first and easiest place to start in understanding whether your product will comply is to look at its overall construction. Because we are dealing with lighting products and the carrying of electrical current over metal conducting material, or “live” current-carrying parts, you should always ensure that you’ve used a corrosion resistant metal or alloy such as silver, copper, copper alloy, plated iron or steel, or stainless steel. This may seem obvious to the product designer, but there are many products submitted each year to the major NRTLs that fail compliance on this basis alone.

 

 

Transition to UL 970, Commercial Displays

With more and more people using electronic displays to market and sell their wares today, UL has developed UL 970.

UL 970 consists of the combination of UL 65, Wired Cabinets and UL 962, Household and Commercial Furnishings.

The transition date for compliance to UL 970 is February 20, 2022.

Intertek has put together a Facts Sheet that explains the transition to the new requirements.

Check the link here: DOWNLDOWNLOAD THE FACT SHEETOAD THE FACT SHEET                 

Whether you have an existing product or a new design, we are able to assist you in meeting the new standard.

Compliance Tip: Designating the Correct Driver Can Save Time and Money

 

LED Drivers have always been in the Recognized Component program at UL. One problem is being able to use multiple suppliers of Drivers without having temperature testing being repeated. UL was proactive in this regard and has introduced the TL program for Drivers. Get your Luminaire Listed with a TL rated Driver and get alternate Drivers added with no additional temperature testing. Your UL descriptive report still needs to be updated, but getting out of temperature testing speeds up the process. Talk to your suppliers or look in UL’s Category “FKSZ2” to find Drivers with a TL rating. Pick the hottest one your Luminaire can handle and adding lower rated TL Drivers is paperwork.