UL has announced it is introducing marks that will be
placed upon security and signaling products that have been
tested and evaluated to UL standards. The three “Security
and Signaling Marks” will need to be implemented and put
on products that are UL approved by May 1, 2007.

UL says the marks will allow customers to know that the
security product they are purchasing has satisfied UL
requirements to perform correctly.

“These new Security and Signaling Marks provide
manufacturers with a clear distinction and marketing
advantage from competitive products that have not been
evaluated for their performance in these specific
applications,” said Chris Hasbrook, general manager of the
UL Fire, Safety & Security and Environmental Services
SBU. “Millions of individuals and businesses depend on
automated systems and devices for protection from fire and
crime. With UL’s 111 years of experience in testing brought
to bear, users of these approved systems can be secure that
they will perform as promised when facing the most critical
situations.”

After May 2007, a fire/burglar alarm, intrusion detection
system, CCTV or access control devise won’t be UL approved
unless it bears the mark.

The three Security and Signaling Marks are:

• Signaling Mark: Applies to products such as fire
  and life-safety alarms. Typical products in this category
  are smoke detectors, fire alarms and hospital nurse call
  systems.

• Security Mark: Applies to products such as
  intrusion detectors, burglar alarms, access controls, anti-
  theft alarms, surveillance systems, safes and vaults.

• Combination Security and Signaling Mark: Applies to
  products that serve both security and signaling functions.
  A typical example is a combination fire and burglar alarm
  system. Such products are evaluated for both
  applications.

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