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UL STANDARDS

Update

Life Jacket Association Annual Meeting

June 27, 2017

St. Petersburg, Florida

UL’s Listing Service for PFDs

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PFD Tests

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UL STANDARDS

Maria Iafano

Chair STP 1123

Nicolette Allen

Project Manager STP 1123

UL Standards Public Safety Mission

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To develop and maintain

standards that improve

the safety of living and

working environments

around the world.

By the Numbers 2016

Approximately

15,600

CSDS USERS

COLLABORATIVE

STANDARDS

DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM

OVER

4,000

Volunteers

ACTIVELY

PARTICIPATING IN

STANDARDS

DEVELOPMENT

1,614

CURRENT

STANDARDS

PUBLISHED BY THE UL

FAMILY OF COMPANIES

30+

COUNTRIES

REPRESENTED ON STPs AND COMMITTEES

450+ ACTIVE STPs & COMMITTEES

DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING

STANDARDS

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DEDICATED

STANDARDS

PROFESSIONALS

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Accredited as an SDO for Canada

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• In February 2013, UL was accredited

by the Standards Council of Canada

(SCC) as a Standards Development

Organization (SDO) for Canada.

• UL’s standards development process

is accredited by both ANSI and SCC

• Procedures align with WTO TBT

Agreement International standards

principles for consensus,

openness, and transparency

Disclaimer goes here

Global Standards Developer

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International Regional

Bilateral MOUs (9)

COPANT/PASC -Vancouver May 2017

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UL & Jamaica

UL & Bolivia

UL & Costa Rica

UL & Ecuador

UL & Mexico

Disclaimer goes here

International Standards Facilitator

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ISO \ TC188/SC1

Standards

Technical

Panel

1123

Why? Innovation

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Why? Market Access

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Why? Saving Lives

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What? STP 1123 – Current Standards (9)

UL 1123, Marine Buoyant Devices

UL 1175, Buoyant Cushions

UL 1177, Buoyant Vests

UL 1180, Fully Inflatable Personal Flotation Devices

UL 1191, Components for Personal Floatation Devices

UL 1197, Immersion Suits

UL 1517, Hybrid Personal Flotation Devices

ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-5, PFDs Buoyancy Aids (Level 50)

ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-9, PFD Test Methods

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STP Current Workload

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Update

Existing

Standards

Develop

New

Standards

Proposals To Maintain

Existing Standards

1st

Joint Canada-US Standards Published

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Published December 2015

New Harmonization Process

• Faster

• Single process, less complicated

• All affected stakeholders at the same table

• Reduces duplication of effort

• On-going harmonization is inherent

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1 Joint Bi-

national STP

Single SDO accredited

in CAN - US

Single Joint standard

Develop draft

standard

Preliminary Review,

Ballot, Public Review

Standards Currently being Revised (6)

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UL 1123, Marine Buoyant Devices, Label & Placard

PUBLISHED on June 2, 2017, Revised June 22

UL 1180, Fully Inflatable PFDs, Label & Placard

TO BE PUBLISHED June 30, 2017

UL 1517, Hybrid PFDs, Reaffirmation

RECIRCULATION OPEN June 14, 2017,

CLOSES June 28, 2017

Standards Currently being Revised (6)

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UL 1191, Components, Proposal

RECIRCULATION OR BINATIONAL PROPOSAL

TO OPEN SHORTLY

UL 1175, Buoyant Cushions, Proposal

Throwables Task Group

PRELIMINARY REVIEW TO OPEN July 7, 2017

ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-5, PFDs Buoyancy Aids (Level 50), Label

Necessary Label Revisions

NOTICE OF INTENT FILED, PRELIMINARY REVIEW TO OPEN SHORTLY

New Standards Under Development (8)

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New Standards Under Development

Immersion Suits

15027-2 (Abandonment)

15027-3 (Test Methods)

Lifejackets

12402-4 (level 100)

Shooting for 1st Preliminary Review by end of Summer

STP 1123

WHAT’s NEXT?

Possible Additional Standards Work

• Full Harmonization of remainder of ISO 12402:

• ISO 12402-1: PFDs. Lifejackets for seagoing ships. Safety requirements

• ISO 12402-2: PFDs. Lifejackets, performance level 275. Safety requirements

• ISO 12402-3: PFDs. Lifejackets, performance level 150. Safety requirements

• ISO 12402-4: PFDs. Lifejackets, performance level 100. Safety requirements

• ISO 12402-6: PFDs. Special purpose lifejackets and buoyancy aids. Safety

requirements and additional test methods

• ISO 12402-7: PFDs. Materials and components. Safety requirements

and test methods

• ISO 12402-8: PFDs. Accessories. Safety requirements and test

methods

• ISO 12402-10: PFDs. Selection and application of personal flotation

devices and other relevant device

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PRIORITIES (confirmed with STP May 2017)

1. Process any proposals submitted to address a safety concern

2. Undertake any revisions to support transition to ISO 12402 5 & 9i. Any label proposals needed (Revisions to Part 5)

ii. Any absolutely necessary revisions needed to Part 5 & 9

3. Continue developing new Lifejacket & Immersion Suits Standards:i. ISO 15027-1, -2, -3

ii. ISO 12402 – 2, -3, -4, -6

iii. UL 1191 as a binational standard

4. Continue work on other standards to be revisedi. UL 1175 (Throwable PFDs)

ii. UL 1517 (special purpose devices)

5. Continue to develop UL 9595 Follow Up

6. Continue adoption of ISO 12402 suite

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WORKPLANs & MILESTONES

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Next Steps

• Complete standards currently being revised

‒ UL 1180 (June 30 published)

‒ UL 1517 (July –publication or withdrawal)

‒ UL 1175 (July preliminary review)

‒ ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-5 (July preliminary review)

‒ UL 1191 (summer preliminary review)

• Task Groups complete work on draft standards to prepare

for preliminary review & ballot by entire STP:

‒ ISO 12402 – 2, -3, -4, -6 (Prelim Review - 4 Summer)

‒ ISO 15027 -1, -2, -3 (Prelim Review -2, -3 Summer )

‒ UL 9595, Follow-Up (Prelim Review 2018)

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Truly North American Standard

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Once UL/DGN MOU finalized

Mexico would like to adopt

QUESTIONS??

THANK YOU.

Maria Iafano

Chair STP 1123

Director, UL Standards – Canada

Maria.iafano@ul.com

Nicolette Allen

Project Manager

STP 1123

Nicolette.Allen@ul.com