UL To Open Expanded Hazardous Locations Lab To Accelerate Manufacturing Safety

     
     WHAT:  UL, a leading global
                safety science
                company, will
                officially open its
                new hazardous
                locations (HazLoc)
                laboratory at its
                global headquarters
                in Northbrook, Ill.
                 The automated,
                 state-of-the-art
                facility-the
                largest of its kind
                in North America-
                will increase
                capacity for
                explosion and fire
                hazard testing and
                certification  to
                address the growing
                demand in the oil
                and gas,
                petrochemical,
                pharmaceutical,
                food, mining,
                energy and
                transportation
                industries.  The
                laboratory
                ultimately helps
                manufacturers in
                these industries
                safely bring their
                products to market
                faster.




               The opening is part
                of a larger event,
                HazLoc Technology
                Days, June 11-12,
                that provides
                educational and
                training sessions
                for professionals
                working in private
                and public entities
                addressing the
                safety, performance
                and
                interoperability of
                equipment used in
                hazardous
                locations. Topics
                range from Robotics
                in Hazardous
                Locations to China
                Market Access.  If
                you would like to
                attend HazLoc
                Technology Days,
                please register.





     
     WHO:


               --  Milan Dotlich,
                vice president,
                Europe and the
                Americas, energy
                and power
                technologies


               --  Hazardous
                locations
                laboratory
                technicians





     
     WHEN:             Tuesday, June 11


               11 a.m.-12:30               Milan Dotlich, vice president,
                p.m.                        Europe and the Americas, energy
                                            and power technologies, will be
                                            available for Q&A and interviews




               11 a.m.-1 p.m.              Hazardous locations laboratory
                                            technicians will conduct lab
                                            tours and demos





     
     WHERE: UL, 333 Pfingsten
                Road, Northbrook,
                Ill.

BACKGROUND:

Classified by the likelihood of an ignitable concentration of combustible material being present in the manufacturing process, hazardous locations have a higher risk of explosion or fire hazards due to the presence of flammable gases, flammable or combustible liquid-produced vapors, combustible dusts and ignitable fibers or flyings. To address these increased risks, UL works with manufacturers to test and certify equipment used in hazardous locations to advance safe working and production conditions.

Contact
Steven Brewster
UL
M: 415.577.8851
E: steven.brewster@ul.com

/PRNewswire -- June 10, 2019/

SOURCE UL LLC