UL's New Science - Fire Safety Overview

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FIRE SAFETY

Today’s advances in materials, design and construction techniques offer new benefits but also present new challenges and risks, making fire more dangerous today than in the past. From detection and reaction to containment, suppression and prevention, Fire Safety represents an increasingly complex ecosystem.


FIRE SAFETY CHALLENGES

UL and the UL logo are trademarks of UL LLC © 20131. “The U.S. Fire Problem,” National Fire Protection Association, Web: 18 Mar. 2013.http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=953

HOW CAN WE HELP MINIMIZE FIRE RELATED INJURIES?

UL and the UL logo are trademarks of UL LLC © 20132. “Home Electrical Fires,” National Fire Protection Association, Web: 18 Mar. 2013.http://www.nfpa.org/itemdetail.asp?categoryid=2439&itemid=55501&url=research/statistical%20reports/major%20causes/

HOW CAN WE WORK TO REDUCE THE RATE OF ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS IN HOMES?


3. “Performance of Home Smoke Alarms Analysis of the Response of Several Available Technologies in Residential Fire Settings,” NIST Technical Note 1455-1, February 2008. Executive Summary, Web: 18 Mar. 2013.http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_protection/buildings/upload/ExecSummaryfromNIST_TN_1455-1_Feb2008.pdf

HOW CAN WE ASSIST IN DEVELOPING MORE EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES TO FIGHT FIRES?

UL and the UL logo are trademarks of UL LLC © 20134. “Comparison of Modern and Legacy Home Furnishings,” UL Research Demonstration, 2009. Web: 9 Oct. 2012.https://www.ul.com/room_fire/room_fire.html

HOW CAN IMPROVED PROCESSES AND ADVANCED INSIGHTS MITIGATE MORE DANGEROUS FIRES TODAY?


UL’S NEW SCIENCE OF FIRE SAFETYUL’s Fire Safety New Science involves a variety of important breakthroughs that can help save lives and limit loss of property. We are creating new testing methods, new insights and new processes that help advance Fire Safety. UL works with manufacturers, authorities, built environment professionals and the firefighter community to stay at the forefront, creating New Science to shape the future of Fire Safety.


LEARN MORE ABOUT WIRELESS CHARGING OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES

UL pioneered a methodology for testing wireless EV chargers. We created new computational modeling techniques to gauge safety, compatibility and efficiency.


WHAT DOES STATISTICALLY PREDICTING ELECTRICAL ARCING OFFER?UL engineers are using predictive modeling to help quantify risk and advance standards related to electrical arcing.


READ ABOUT OUR ADVANCED COMPUTER MODELING

UL is focusing on the behavior and structural response of steel fire doors and wood beams in a fire environment.


DISCOVER THE NEW DYNAMICS OF BASEMENT FIRESBasement fires are among the most dangerous. UL plays a critical role in examining the hazards associated with various types of residential flooring systems to better understand this risk.


READ ABOUT OUR WORK WITH LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

UL scientists and researchers are helping define and develop safety tests that assess the propensity of a battery to experience a short circuit under certain abuse conditions.


DISCOVER WHY MODERN RESIDENTIAL FIRES ARE MORE DANGEROUS TODAYUL determined that fires today are more dangerous and pose more risks than in the past. Fire propagation is faster, and time to flashover, escape times and collapse times are all shorter.


LEARN ABOUT OUR PV PANEL RESEARCH

UL has led the discovery around fire risks associated with PV panels, developing a standard for arc fault protection for PV systems and are among the first to address fire service operational hazards.


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