ABOUT UL
Each year more than 17 billion UL marks are applied to products worldwide.
Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit product-safety testing and certification organization. We have tested products for public safety for more than a century.
Since our founding in 1894, we have held the undisputed reputation as a leader in product-safety testing and certification within the United States. Building on our household name in the United States, UL is becoming one of the most recognized, reputable conformity assessment providers in the world. Today, our 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 2002:
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17 billion UL Marks appeared on products. |
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66,703 manufacturers produced UL-certified products. |
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UL conducted 106,942 product evaluations. |
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UL evaluated 18,750 types of products. |
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UL conducted 555,222 follow-up visits in 2002 to audit compliance with product certification requirements. |
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127 UL inspection centers are located in 65 countries. |
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UL customers were found in 96 countries. |
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UL reached 286 million consumers with safety messages in the United States and Canada. |
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There were 886 UL Standards. |
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UL registered 5,414 facilities to a management system standard as of Dec. 31, 2002. |
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50 laboratory, testing and certification facilities were part of the UL family of companies. |
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More than 5,900 staff of the UL family of companies ready to serve UL customers |
Whip UL Certified
As indicated on Certificate Number 130701-AU3553 issued November 28, 2001 by Underwriters Laboratories, Whip Industries automotive lift models WA-09, WA-10, WA-09 and WS-11 were tested and certified to meet the stringent specification in the Standards for Automotive Lifts - Safety Requirements for Construction, Testing and Validation, ANSI/ALI ALCTV - 1998 and the Standard for Garage Equipment, ANSLI/UL 201 - 1997.
This specification covers lifts designed to raise
vehicles that are typically used in facilities for service and repair. The
testing involved in this process is extensive and
exacting, and there are
specifications called out for virtually every part of the lift.
There
are specifications for materials used, all hydraulic components. There are
specifications for welding, swing arms, travel limits, out of level 
conditions,
and many many more. In all there are no less than 28 General and Specific
requirements.
Certification also requires Proof Load Tests, 
Operation
Tests, and Lowering Speed Tests along with many other physical tests.
The lift pictured is a Whip Industries WS-11 being Proof Load Tested with 16,500 pounds of sheet steel on it, which is one and on-half times the stated capacity of that model.
Further information is available by logging on to the UL website, www.ul.com. The Report Reference on this testing is AU3553 - July 13, 2001.