Speaker 1: Welcome to brain Stuff from house stuff works dot com,
Speaker 1: where smart happens Him Marshall Brain with today's question, what
Speaker 1: do the UL marks on so many products mean? U
Speaker 1: L stands for Underwriter's Laboratories, an organization that has been
Speaker 1: around for more than a hundred years. If you visit
Speaker 1: the u L site at UL dot com, you can
Speaker 1: find the following description. U L is a world leader
Speaker 1: in product safety testing and certification. For more than one
Speaker 1: hundred years, manufacturers have had their merchandise evaluated and tested
Speaker 1: for safety risks by our independent third party safety certification organization.
Speaker 1: Last year alone, approximately fourteen billion products with the u
Speaker 1: L mark entered the global marketplace. A good summer used
Speaker 1: by u L is a not for profit organization dedicated
Speaker 1: to public safety. You all set standards for different auduct
Speaker 1: categories and test products to make sure they meet the standards.
Speaker 1: U L may also certify the installation of products in
Speaker 1: the field. Underwriters, by the way, are insured. Do you
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