OPPORTUNITy SPOTLIGHT: STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEES AVAILABLE
Consumer volunteers are needed for two UL standards committees on tools:
For details on participation, contact: [email protected]. (Note that TC 62841-1 is responsible for the primary Tools standard, UL 62841-1; it is the basis for all the others. The 62841 standards series, parts 2 and 3, addresses electric hand-held and transportable tools and is handled by TC 745.
Standards are everywhere if you look for them - from toys to household gadgets to AI to environmental technologies. Innovation is shaped and guided by standards. Thousands of people around the world - academics, consumers, manufacturers, to name a few - are working to build consensus in committees to ensure the products, processes and systems we rely on every day are safe, efficient and work well together.
Consumers play an important role on standards committees. You need not be a technical expert - your unique contribution will be your experience as a user. Your opinions will be taken seriously, although they may not prevail on every issue. You will see the consensus process in operation. And, you will have the opportunity to help develop a safety standard that will improve products and services, reducing risks.
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