A recent example of the product safety certification process involves hoverboard manufacturers, which will now be required to provide counterfeit safety marks on their products. Underwriters Laboratories, an independent safety consulting and certification company, has developed safety standard UL2272 for self-balancing scooters, often called hoverboards. This standard the electric drive train as well as the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and the charger system. Short circuits can occur when the lithium-ion batteries are jostled, sometimes causing explosions.
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In late December 2015, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission tweeted about investigating 22 reported fires in at least 17 states. There were also 70 ER-treated injuries reported at that time. Hoverboards with the product safety certification approval will no doubt become the desired models of choice for the safety-conscious consumers going forward.
UL Furniture Safety Standards
By Ken Lui – PSC Project Engineer
If you are unsure about which furniture safety standard applies to your product, we can help with evaluation and managing your certification with UL.
- UL 1286 Standards for Office Furnishings Safety Testing / Certification
- UL 962 Standard for Safety Household and Commercial Furnishings Safety Testing Certification
- UL 962A Furniture Power Distribution Units
- UL 60601 Medical Safety Testing and Certification Services
- UL 1678 Household, Commercial, and Professional-Use Carts and Stands for use with Audio/Video Equipment
- UL 2040 Folding Rollaway Tables
- UL 4041 Outline of Investigation for Outdoor Furniture
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Even if you fully understand the procedure, there are plenty of areas in the safety approval process where the lighting manufacturer can get hung up. The best way to deal with these is to incorporate them into the design phase, before you’ve spent time and money in building prototypes, or worse — tooling up your production line. Careful attention paid to some key areas in the beginning can save countless dollars down the line.
The key to easily passing is to avoid non-compliances. While there are a wide range of products and a number of standards that affect lighting manufacturers, here one of the most common areas on which to focus:
