Underwriters Laboratories Publishes First Safety Standard for LED Lighting Products and Components

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, November 30 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and
certification services, announced today the publication of ANSI/UL 8750,
Safety Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting
Products. The first edition standard creates a global platform of safety
requirements for LED lighting equipment as well as the entire supply chain of
components used in lighting products employing LED technology.

"UL 8750 provides manufacturers a single, much-needed safety standard for
testing their LED products and related components sold in the United States,"
said Alberto Uggetti, general manager, UL Lighting Business. "The new
standard also gives consumers confidence that LED products bearing the UL
Mark have been tested for safety."

With the push for energy efficiency and clean technologies worldwide,
LEDs are being used in an increasing number of lighting products ranging from
general illumination and pool lighting to electric signs and holiday lights.
According to Strategies Unlimited, the global market for LEDs is expected to
exceed US$5 billion by 2012, largely due to market innovations as well as
significant energy and cost savings. As LED technology has evolved in newer,
high voltage and light output applications, potential safety concerns –
including the risk of overheating, electric shock and fire — needed to be
addressed.

In response to this need, UL hosted a lighting stakeholder summit with
more than 100 representatives of industry, government and research and
testing organizations to discuss the proliferation of LED technology and its
future use in lighting design and manufacturing. Using the insight gained
from the summit and along with its more than 80 years of lighting safety
experience, UL published the first of three Outlines of Investigations, or
safety requirements, in January 2007, which eventually became UL 8750.

UL provides global testing capacity and capabilities including a
state-of-the-art testing facility where products can be tested to both
national (UL) and international (IEC) standards, providing its customers with
global market access. In addition to safety testing and certification, UL is
the only Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) to conduct energy
efficiency testing of LED products.

LED technology is and will continue to be an important part of UL's
global lighting business. UL developed its first standard for lighting back
in the early 1920s and adopted standards during other transformative periods
in lighting, such as widespread use of fluorescent lighting. Now UL tests and
certifies all types of lighting products, components and accessories globally
to more than 30 safety and performance standards.

About Underwriters Laboratories

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent product safety
certification organization that has been testing products and writing
Standards for Safety for over a century. UL evaluates more than 19,000 types
of products, components, materials and systems, with 20 billion UL Marks
appearing on 72,000 manufacturers' products. UL's worldwide family of
companies and network of service providers includes 64 laboratory, testing
and certification facilities serving customers in 98 countries. For more
information, visit: www.ul.com/newsroom.

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