UL presented at the Life Jacket Association annual meeting on their expertise in testing and certifying flotation devices. They discussed their knowledge and experience gained over 40+ years of testing, as well as their involvement in related standards committees. UL also highlighted their capabilities to test to the new UL12402 standard, and their plans to help customers transition to revised marking and labeling requirements. They promoted additional services around anti-counterfeiting and training, and emphasized their goal of making the world safer through flotation device certification.

1. Living Our Mission
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2. • Knowledge and Experience
• UL12402
• Marking and Labeling Revisions
• Additional UL Services
• Final Words
• Questions
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4. KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
UL prides ourselves with the knowledge of our staff and world class facilities
regarding flotation devices.
In addition to the 40+ years of experience with flotation device testing, UL:
• Has staff in US, Canada and the United Kingdom.
• Has representation on the US/Canada standards committees.
• Is a member of the US Technical Advisory and Canadian Mirror Committees.
• Is an active US delegate at ISO TC188/SC1 Technical Meetings.
• Is a member of the MarED Committee, which is a European Notified Body
Committee in relation to the Marine Equipment Directive.
• Is a member of the Vertical Working Group 8, which is the
European Test House Group in relation to the Personal Protective
Equipment Directive.
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5. BRAND PROTECTION
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Global Security & Brand Protection assisted Specialized IP Units with Peru’s
Attorney General’s Office & National Police in a search warrant in Lima, Peru
of a suspect manufacturer and distributor of personal flotation devices
bearing counterfeit UL Listing marks. 100 finished and 100 unfinished life
jackets with counterfeit UL Listing marks were located and seized during the
operation. Children’s life jackets were also found to be manufactured and sold
by the suspect company

6. FLOTATION DEVICE CERTIFICATION OFFERINGS
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• US Code of Federal Regulations
• UL Standards
• Life Saving Appliance Code
• Small Vessel Regulations
• CGSB Standards
• UL Standards
• Canadian Life Saving Appliance Standard
• Life Saving Appliance Code
• Personal Protective Equipment Directive (PPE)
• Marine Equipment Directive (MED)
• Numerous EN and ISO standards

7. UL12402
In efforts to comply with the U.S.-Canada Regulatory Council (RCC) that was
created on 4 February 2011, the United States Coast Guard, Transport
Canada, industry and other stakeholders decided to develop harmonized
standards for flotation devices that would move towards the elimination of
regulatory restrictions.
UL currently has the capabilities to test and certify applicable products to
UL12402-5, Personal Flotation Devices – Part 5: Buoyancy Aids (Level 50) –
Safety Requirements.
As additional parts of UL12402 and UL15027 (Immersion Suits) are
published, UL will be ready to offer testing and certifications for new and
existing products once agreed upon by USCG and TC.
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8. MARKING AND LABELING REVISIONS
“If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.”
– Henry Ford
UL staff are prepared to assist the Life Jacket Association with the transition
to the new marking and labeling requirements currently published in UL1123
and being adopted into UL1180.
Once UL1123 and UL1180 have both been published, our staff will be
contacting each of our impacted customers to develop an implementation
plan based on the future effective date developed.
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9. MARKING AND LABELING REVISIONS
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10. MARKING AND LABELING REVISIONS
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11. ADDITIONAL SERVICE OFFERINGS
• Commercial Laboratory Services (CLS)
• Verification Services (VS)
• Anti-Counterfeiting Solutions
• Cybersecurity
• Environment/Sustainability
• Training
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12. TRAINING
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At the request of current and
potential UL customers, we are
developing training modules
which are intended to educate
the audience on various aspects
of flotation device basics,
certification testing, inspection
obligations, etc.

13. ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION OFFERINGS
In addition to flotation devices, UL is also an accredited certification body and
test house for numerous other personal protective equipment which can be
certified to a wide range of standards such NFPA, ASSE, ASTM, ISEA, EN
and ISO.
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14. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBERS - 2016
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83% of the
drownings
occurred without
wearing a
lifejacket1
51% of the
deaths occurred
in calm water1,2
1 – Accident statistics were extracted from the USCG 2016 Recreational Boating Statistics
2 - 93 deaths were excluded since the water conditions were unknown
3 – 62 deaths were excluded since the visibility was unknown
71% of deaths
occurred with
good visibility
during the day1,3
Why?
• 701 Deaths
• 80% Drowned

15. IT’S NOT JUST A JOB – IT’S PERSONAL
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16. FINAL WORDS
As always, it is indeed a great honor to attend the Life Jacket Association
annual meeting each year.
Critical to our mission of Making the World a Safer Place, we pride
ourselves with the services we provide.
The sweat, blood, and tears we have all poured into a common goal of saving
lives is nothing short of remarkable and a badge of honor that each of you
should wear proudly!!!
Keep up the great work.
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