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Battery safety is extremely important, especially in space.

Welcome back to another episode where we bring you another addition to “what does it mean?” Keanna talks about the green river trip, and Dylan takes a good look at goals past. We're kicking ourselves into gear with this one. Can't wait to talk to y'all next week. Enjoy. Thanks for listening :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashton-peterson/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashton-peterson/support

Watch out for thermal runaways! Lithium-ion batteries present a revolution in rechargeable energy, but they can overheat—and possibly combust—when they overcharge or short out. In this episode of SM Highlights, Adam Barowy from the Fire Safety Research Institute at Underwriters Laboratories discusses this risk and how to modify fire response protocols with battery fire risks in mind, especially in server rooms. Matt Porcelli, CPP, and SM Highlights host Brendan Howard hash out how ASIS International members select the education lineup for GSX and what he's looking forward to at GSX 2023. Plus, do you have an education-friendly security culture? Guy Bliesner walks us through how competing values undermine school security and safety initiatives. Want to learn more about these topics? Check out the links below: See the lineup and key topics for GSX 2023 education: https://www.gsx.org/program-2023/ Read Adam Barowy's article about lithium-ion battery fires and fire preparedness partnerships online here: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/monthly-issues/security-technology/archive/2023/june/challenges-to-incident-response-at-secured-data-centers/ For more content about fire prevention and response, see the June 2023 issue of Security Technology: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/monthly-issues/security-technology/archive/2023/june/ Check back with Security Management later in June 2023 to learn more about security culture in schools, but in the meantime, read some of our past content about school security: Investigating shortcomings in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/monthly-issues/security-technology/archive/2022/august/systemic-failures-investigation-reveals-shortcomings-of-uvalde-school-shooting-response/ Developing a better student-guardian reunification process for emergency recovery: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2022/01/developing-a-better-student-reunification-process/ Leverage multidisciplinary assessments for warning signs of violence: https://www.asisonline.org/security-management-magazine/articles/2020/11/warning-signs-of-violence-require-multidisciplinary-assessment/

This week we are joined by Deb Prince. She is the chairperson of the UL 4600 group and program at Underwriters Laboratories.As astute listeners will remember UL 4600 is the Standard for Safety for the Evaluation of Autonomous Products such as automated cars. Those Waymo and GM Cruise things that keep us entertained. If you want to be well informed like Fred you can get a copy here of UL 4600 online.Want to learn more about deer strikes? Read the Washington Post article, Fear the deer: Crash data illuminates America's deadliest animal.

President Lance Millington is the newest member of the Boise YSA Stake Presidency.  In this discussion, he shares how the Lord has guided his life through college, mission, marriage and career.  Professionally, President Millington has 25 years of sales and marketing experience in technology companies.  He has held sales executive, partner management and leadership roles at companies including HP, Oracle and Underwriters Laboratories. In his work at Colliers, he engages with a broad range of companies and individuals, with the primary focus being on finding the right commercial real estate solution to help clients achieve their overall business objectives. President Millinton holds a BA of Marketing from Boise State University and attended the Foster School of Business at University of Washington.

Doc highlights what has changed in school safety since the May 24, 2022, Robb Elementary School shooting that ended the lives of 19 students and 2 teachers in Uvalde, Texas. He interprets how schools will be impacted by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (signed into federal law July, 2022). Doc peruses each website to critically evaluate and assign ratings to the existing and “new” school safety clearinghouse websites. BIPARTISAN SAFER COMMUNITIES ACT: Per Everytown.org, the bill will purportedly enhance background checks for buyers under 21; support state red flag laws; disarm domestic abusers; clarify who must run a background check; crack down on gun trafficking; fund community violence intervention; invest in mental health services; and provide school safety funding. We will examine some of the centerpieces of the school safety section of the bill. (1) ANOTHER (and competing?) SCHOOL SAFETY RESOURCES WEBSITE. The bill installed schoolsafety.gov as the “official” repository for best practices in school safety. It will be situated at the Department of Homeland Security. However, this action is confusing because the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, already has the robust and updated Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center, or REMS. And, REMS TA has a “toolbox” feature that allows schools across the country to upload forms, job descriptions, tabletop exercises, organizational charts, and more - to be curated, easily-searched, and freely shared. These are from-the-field tools. (2) MORE MENTAL HEALTH DOLLARS TO SCHOOLS. Expanded reimbursement for schools billing Medicaid for Individualized Education Plan (IEP) mental health services. And, $500 million each for the School Based Mental Health Services Grant Program and the School Based Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Grant. The expected outcome is hiring and training more staff, but this doesn't seem to be a problem that will be solved by more funding as school staffing shortages haven't been ameliorated by increased pay and bonuses. In August of 2022, Des Moines Public Schools offered a $50,000 bonus to teachers who planned to retire but are willing to work another year. Also, grants are temporary. They are intended to start the ball rolling, not to keep the ball rolling. Professionals will hesitate to accept even well-paying grant-funded positions. (3) EXPAND ACCESS TO JUVENILE MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS. Thorough reviews of potential gun buyers under the age of 21 will require implementing a new protocol for checking juvenile records. This implies access to a student's school records - specifically, discipline, disability, or mental health records. These are areas strongly protected by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This is a can of worms and will vary greatly per perceived discretion and authority to make a subjective summary decision based upon a student's records. Schools might counter by pushing more behavioral events “off the books” by a practice known as ‘abeyance agreements.' GLARING OVERSIGHTS FROM THE BILL: LOCKED DOORS AND REGULATED DEVICES. Absent from the school section of the bill was a requirement that schools lock their doors during instructional time. This decision continues to be defaulted to the states. Kentucky (2020) requires that schools lock their doors. Recently California, Wisconsin, Florida, and Massachusetts have taken steps toward stronger emphasis on “best policy” to require doors to be locked. However, most school districts' board of education policies or handbooks continue to use the term “should lock doors” instead of “must lock doors.” It's clear this is done to dodge accountability and liability. In addition, school safety devices or apps continue to be unregulated and able to be marketed and purchased by schools without some standard of testing and pilot trials. Think of Underwriters Laboratories, but for school safety. SAFETY DOC WEBSITE, BLOG & BOOKS: www.safetyphd.com. The Safety Doc Podcast is hosted & produced by David P. Perrodin, PhD. This podcast and blog post represent the opinions of David P. Perrodin and his guests to the show. This is episode 182 of The Safety Doc Podcast published on 08-12-2022.   Purchase Dr. Perrodin's Books: School of Errors – Rethinking School Safety in America. www.schooloferrors.com Velocity of Information - Human Thinking During Chaotic Times. www.velocityofinformation.com 

GUEST OVERVIEW: Steve Conboy is Founder and President of M Fire Holdings LLC, operating as Mighty Fire Breaker. Under Steven's direction spanning a career of decades of Preventative Fire technology and chemistry, the organization has created proven property, raw material, and forest or vegetation protective systems receiving many third party accreditation and outstanding customer growth. Mighty Fire is a fire suppression company dedicated to serving homeowners, communities, Architects and reducing the risk of fire events affecting the Insurance industry and all stakeholders with an interest in saving property, human lives, mammals and reducing damage to the environment. At Mighty Fire Breaker It's our mission to protect property, the environment and communities from the costly or devastating effects and preventable damage from fires of any scale. The core of the Mighty Fire technology CITROTECH™ is Underwriters Laboratories, Greengard Gold Certified CitroTech has defended over 20 million square feet of structures to date and makes framing lumber Class A, when applied with an airless sprayer. CitroTech™ is plant-based, safe and effective for fire inhibition, without harmful effects to humans, animal life or vegetation or water supplies and protect structures, all building materials and even forests or mulch Mr. Conboy is author of a Carbon Tax Credit Bill and inventor of the most cost effective fire protection for framed wood structures which makes all Mass Timber safer in fire. M-Fire Holdings LLC supports all wood type structures, whether Stick Built or CLT for making buildings safer. With more than 40 years of experience in Raw Materials for the construction industry, advanced Research and Development of Proactive Fire Defense and multifaceted community protection development, Mighty Fire Breakers has amassed industry-leading, accredited and proven technology to now help improve fire safety in all industries and communities worldwide.

As India is on the verge of adoption of energy storage systems in a big way, it is important to understand safety standard requirements of these systems right at the start of the journey for the smooth adoption and operation of the systems. Listen to Dr Judy Jeevarajan, Vice President & Executive Director, Electrochemical Safety Research Institute at Underwriters Laboratories sharing her journey in electrochemical safety area, how standards are formed, how UL certifications works, importance of having standards and right testing methods before launching any product, enforcement of standards, trainings and collaboration with IESA.

Underwriters Laboratories or UL is a global safety science certification company that is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois. Underwriters Laboratories is the largest independent testing laboratory in the United States.Underwriters Laboratories makes their money from contributions and grants, servicing and other fees, and investment income. When you view their tax returns, you can see that the primary way they make money is through their servicing and fees structure.To learn more about Underwriters Laboratories (UL), click this link.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/globaltradegal)

Designers play an important role in protecting the health, safety and welfare of the clients they serve. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the specification of upholstered furniture as it relates to flammability and occupant health. In this episode, Dr. Marilyn Black of Underwriters Laboratories discusses a new tool for designers to better understand the relationship between these important design requirements. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/iandsdesign/support

Dr. Marilyn Black is vice president and senior technical advisor for Underwriters Laboratories, leading its research group Chemical Insights. She is the founder and former chairperson for both UL Air Quality Sciences and the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute. She is also the founder of the Khaos Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of children through education and research. Dr. Black is an active participant in national and international scientific organizational initiatives, research projects and community outreach programs, and has presented and published over 200 papers on indoor air quality and environmental exposure. She received a Ph.D from the Georgia Institute of Technology, M.S. from the University of Florida and B.S from University of Virginia.    Show Highlights THE pioneer on healthy material, indoor air quality and understanding the impact environmental pollution has on people's health. Programs and certifications to manage and ensure use of healthy materials for healthy buildings for people. One of the most toxic chemical agents identified and the dramatic impact on human health. Emerging technologies to manage unintentional consequences of toxins put into products as a byproduct of the manufacturing. Active research on emerging topics, developing data, and developing knowledge to help solve pollution, exposure opportunities, and develop approaches for reducing human health risk in current product trends.  GreenGuard Certification Program understanding what was impacting the air quality negatively. The need to combate tremendous amounts of waste among these materials.  Integrated systems with the ability to monitor aspects of people's responses while they're in buildings for the best outcome. Improving the product formulations for safer products and replacements for those chemicals and products. “How you use the information you learn in research and discovery is how to make a change. That's how to make a difference. Research for the sake of research, does not move the needle. You have to learn; you have to do something with your information to move that needle and to cause change.'”  -Marilyn Black   Marilyn Black Transcript   Marilyn Black's Show Resource and Information   The Radium Girls   LinkedIn   Connect with Charlie Cichetti and GBES Charlie on LinkedIn Green Building Educational Services GBES on Twitter Connect on LinkedIn Like on Facebook Google+ GBES Pinterest Pins GBES on Instagram   GBES is excited our membership community is growing. Consider joining our membership community as members are given access to some of the guests on the podcasts that you can ask project questions. If you are preparing for an exam, there will be more assurance that you will pass your next exam, you will be given cliff notes if you are a member, and so much more. Go to www.gbes.com/join to learn more about the 4 different levels of access to this one-of-a-kind career-advancing green building community! If you truly enjoyed the show, don't forget to leave a positive rating and review on iTunes.  We have prepared more episodes for the upcoming weeks, so come by again next week! Thank you for tuning in to the Green Building Matters Podcast!   Copyright © 2021 GBES

The Burn: Beyond Firestop Hosted by John Zalepka Intro Welcome back to The Burn, Beyond Firestop. I'm your host. John's Zalepka. Our show, if you're not aware is focused on life safety, which puts me on a mission to find the most interesting people in this space to get their unique perspective. Our hope is that our listening audience walks away with an understanding of how our guests and their businesses also contribute to the promotion of life safety of whatever is being built. Our show is brought to you by Specified Technologies, also known as STI Firestop. Since 1990 STI has been a leading global provider of innovative fire protective solutions that help stop the spread of fire, smoke and hot gases. Our guest today is very knowledgeable on such topics.  Sean DeCrane retired as a 25 plus year veteran of the Cleveland Fire Department. He also served in various roles such as Director of Training & Chief of Operations. He retired as Battalion Chief covering Cleveland's West side, and he's currently the manager of industry relations for Underwriters Laboratories, building life safety, security technologies division. Key Takeaways Sean's Background Wanted to be a firefighter early on as Fire Service is in the Family.  While playing Rugby, his team mates in the Cleveland FD got him involved Getting into Fire & Life Safety (5:35) Free Beer and a Dare Went to International Fire Stop Council meeting Went to code hearing in Ohio & a Code technology meeting in Chicago.  Wrote letter to IFF on why fire fighters should be involved in Codes and regulations.  UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (11:43) Incident in Green Bay let to modify building codes to prevent collapse.  Formulated Firefighter Safety Research Group. Still one of the advisory board members.  Changes over the years Sometimes it takes disaster to lead to change.  (15:37)Codes are living documents, constantly open for modifications.  Working on 2024 changes to codes both residential and building & fire codes.  UL Global independent safety science company.  (18:00) Reached a point looking for a new challenge. Wanted to be involved on an international level.  Create safer living and work environment.  (19:58) US standards compared to around the world.  Testing & Research (21:32) Researching emerging technologies.  Working with various industries that don't involve humans.  (24:19) Upcoming projects and initiatives   (26:52) Mass Timber Contruction About Sean: Sean DeCrane retired as a 25+ year veteran of the Cleveland Division of Fire. He served in various roles including the Director of Training and Chief of Operations. He retired as a Battalion Chief covering Cleveland's Westside. Sean is currently the Manager of Industry Relations for the Underwriters Laboratories Building Life Safety, Security and Technologies Division. Sean has been very involved in the research at Underwriters Laboratories and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He serves on the UL Fire Council and is a member of the UL Fire Fighter Safety Research Institute's Advisory Board. Chief DeCrane also represented the International Association of Fire Fighters in the International Code Council process and has served on the 2009, 2012, 2105 and 2018 Fire Code Developing Committee and as Chair for 2015 and 2018. Sean served on the NFPA 1 Technical Advisory Panel, NFPA Research Foundation on Tall Wood Buildings and is serving as the Chair of the Fire Test Work Group for the ICC Tall Wood Building Ad Hoc Committee. Sean on https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-decrane-b8596a156/ (LinkedIn) UL https://ulfirefightersafety.org (https://ulfirefightersafety.org) About STI Firestop Since 1990 Specified Technologies, Inc. (STI) is a global leader in the...

Did you lose power at some point this summer? Between the gaps in electricity service, sheltering in place, the fires on the West Coast, and the multiple tropical storms hitting in the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, people in the US have many reasons to be averting their gaze from the future of our climate. There are, however, a few courageous souls in our institutions of higher learning who persist in imagining what the world will look like a decade or more into the future. This week on Sea Change Radio, we speak to Daniel Kirk-Davidoff, a research scientist at Underwriters Laboratories. He gives us a glimpse into the 2035 climate report from the Center for Environmental Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley - there's actually some good news in there. He also sheds light on the complex choices and gambles that result in rolling blackouts across the US. While record high temperatures battered the world this summer, not every country's electrical grid responded in the same way. 

Tom sits down with Mike Kachala, the Director of Engineering at Hinkley Lighting. Mike is considered one of the utmost experts in the LED industry. Mike also serves on Underwriters Laboratories' (UL) engineering subcommittee along with various other technical organizations. • Mike Kachala • Hinkley Lighting

From Via, a global leader in mobility and ride sharing, Director of Public Policy Andrei Greenawalt joins Princeton's Alain Kornhauser and co-host Fred Fishkin to discuss the Covid-19 impact and more. Plus, Tesa delivers again, Uber and Underwriters Laboratories. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/smart-driving-cars-podcast/support

How does a 125-year-old brand stay cutting edge? Kathy talks about UL’s purpose and structure to keep up in dozens of vertical B2B markets.Check out all our all episodes: www.creativeouthouse.com/podcastHey everyone, this is Rudy Fernandez from Creative Outhouse. I had a great conversation with Kathy Seegebrecht, the Chief Marketing Officer of UL or what used to be known as Underwriters Laboratories. It's the largest independent testing laboratory in the world. They test for safety, security and sustainability. And the thing that amazes me is that every day you, me, everyone, we all use products and services they test. Yet it's not as if they're top of mind. So I wanted to hear from Kathy about that. I also wanted to know how you market a 125 year old company in new areas without sounding outdated. What's the secret to staying on top for 125 years? Spoiler alert, it's all about living the company's purpose. Check it out. Welcome to Marketing Upheaval.Transcript:Rudy Fernandez 0:56 Welcome to Marketing Upheaval. My guest is Kathy Seegebrecht, Chief Marketing Officer of UL, which used to be known as Underwriters Laboratories. UL is the largest independent testing laboratory in the world. And chances are, you use products and services they test for safety, security and sustainability. In her four years at UL, Kathy has expanded and evolved the role of marketing there, and we're going to talk about that. So thank you for joining me, Kathy.Kathy Seegebrecht 1:21 Great. Thanks so much for having me. I appreciate it. I'm excited to talk about UL, one of my favorite topics.Rudy Fernandez 1:26 UL the certification approval - it's ubiquitous, and we all use products and services that you've touched somehow, just really top level: automotive, lighting, mobility, technology, building materials, healthcare, energy, utilities, financial transactions, it's everywhere, all sorts of consumer products. But here's my first question is: Given all that, as a CMO, who is your customer?Kathy Seegebrecht 1:51 We certainly have a very broad customer base. We service clients who buy products and wants to know if it's safe, secure or sustainably sourced. We have clients that sell products, who want to know if it meets regulations, where they want to sell it. And then we have clients who make products, who want to know all of those things. So our customers include brand owners, retailers, manufacturers and banking institutions. And that really just names some of the bigger client categories. We're firmly a B2B company. However, consumers are also really interested in what we do, and they benefit from our work, so thus you can see I've got the challenge as marketing all of those services, all of those various customer bases.Rudy Fernandez 2:26 That's really what I wanted to get into. That seems overwhelming. How do you reach your customers or engage with them?Kathy Seegebrecht 2:35 It's interesting because our customer base actually gets even more complex when you get down to the persona level. So we work with a variety, wide variety of customers whose titles range from quality assurance, regulatory compliance, workplace health and safety. The rest of the transcript is available at: https://creativeouthouse.com/2019/10/30/kathy-seegebrecht-cmo-of-ul-underwriters-laboratories-oSupport the show (http://www.creativeouthouse.com/our-work)

Today, Western Colloid operates the largest fleet of tankers servicing the roofing and coating industry in the United States. This footing in bulk transportation service allows contractors to keep installation costs low and helps the environment by reducing the use of barrels and pails. Free field inspections, prompt delivery, and exceptional service overall are a few of the other perks we provide to our customers. We use state of the art facilities to manufacture our asphalt emulsions and water-based coatings. Teamed with companies like Rohm Haas and Dow, we develop and manufacture some of the finest roof coatings available. We are committed to producing systems that are environmentally friendly and energy-efficient. Many of our products and systems are classified by Underwriters Laboratories and are FM 4470 Class 1 approved. As an Energy Star® partner, we proudly offer several coatings with the Energy Star® label. Furthermore, we are committed to reducing landfill use by indefinitely extending the life of existing roof systems. In addition to roofing systems, we are also a leader in the pavement maintenance industry. Our unique and specialized capabilities in emulsion technology give us the ability to manufacture premium asphalt sealcoats and pavement maintenance systems.

In this episode, former Marine and Entrepreneur Christian Anschuetz⁠ and Bob Evans, host of "Cloud Wars Live" podcast⁠, joins us for a conversation about the connection between trust and happiness. They explore the dichotomy of why trust has never mattered more but remains so low in major institutions. Trust is Collapsing The conversation starts about personal definitions of trust and how trust and love coincide. The guests share anecdotes on their personal lives and ultimately, how trust adds to overall happiness in any relationship. Given the background of the guests, the discussion took a quick turn in discussing the trust issues of consumers to institutions. “Whether it's on a corporate level or a personal level, who we are, on a large part, is the promise or commitment that we make and whether or not we keep those promises or commitment.” - Christian Anscheutz According to PR Firm Edleman⁠, only 48% of people trust the government and 47% trust the media. Moreover, The Atlantic says, “Trust Is Collapsing in America.” Major corporations are not exempt from this discussion. Breaking Promises At a fundamental level, businesses are expected to have a set of commitments and promises around a product and service. These things make customers come back to the product/brand. However, we live at a time where a lot of major institutions have broken a lot of major promises to consumers, resulting in a massive takedown of trust. “Trust is being eroded and trust is being created and both seem to be happening on a rocket speed today.” - Bob Evans Christian and Bob observed that as big companies rise, failure in internal leadership, model setting, and problem recognition also results. It may be an advanced world now. However,  these companies have no clue in keeping their customers’ trust. Overriding Policies Internally, policies guide management decisions, while externally, policies help the company lead in new markets. However, policies don’t square well most of the time, especially in terms of bridging the gap between the consumer and the company. No matter how much employees want to help consumers, their hands are tied because of certain company policies. “How do companies fail to see this and how do they fail to act? It’s not a matter of doing stuff a little better or being more efficient. This is survival and death.” -Bob Evans To further enhance personalization with consumers, Christian and Bob suggest that companies should explore Artificial Intelligence in customer service. AI can understand a consumer’s profile and history. It can contextualize an appropriate response without causing risks for the company. To hear more about trust from Christian and Bob, download and listen to the episode. Bios: Christian Anscheutz Chief Digital Officer, UL Christian Anschuetz is the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) for UL (formerly known as Underwriters Laboratories) where he is responsible for identifying, prioritizing and embedding technology innovation and digital trends into the vision, strategy, and operating models required to sustain and accelerate the company’s growth. Before assuming the role of CDO, he served as UL’s global Chief Information Officer (CIO). Before joining UL, Christian was the CIO for Publicis Groupe, the 3rd largest communication company in the world. In addition to holding several other executive positions, Christian also founded a technology services boutique focused on providing cybersecurity services to firms as early as 1998. Christian holds degrees from the University of Michigan and Stayer University. He is a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps and the founder of the innovative nonprofit startup, Project RELO. Bob Evans Bob grew up outside of Pittsburg, with hard-working parents and his 6 siblings. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1978 and entered the business world, flowing his passion for information technology and writing.

Underwriters Laboratories has come out with a new standard for smoke alarms that radically changes the landscape. The new requirements are designed to make smoke alarms more responsive to a range of fires, yet also reduce the number of nuisance alarms. In this episode we talk with Bruce Johnson about the changes and what it means for the CRR community. You can find out more information at https://smokealarms.ul.org.

Kevin sits down with Neil Lakomiak of Underwriters Laboratories to talk about innovation in the fire industry. They also discuss industry trends, collaboration in the fire service, how to help firefighters avoid technology overload. Underwriter Laboratories is one of a handful of companies that are approved to perform safety testing in the United States. It’s no surprise that technology being brought to the fire industry needs to be rigorously tested to ensure it is safe to use. Another thing Underwriter Laboratories does is test innovations before they go to market to ensure they are worth the cost of adopting. If not, Underwriter Laboratories works with companies to find ways to improve the product. Underwriter Laboratories tests these technologies and provides a line of communication to the companies and members in the fire industry. The fire industry has a difficult time adopting new technology. The fire service can be a tough industry to break into, firefighters need fast and effective solutions and can't afford to use time and resources testing new technology in the field. Underwriter Laboratories takes charge of this part of testing. Underwriter Laboratories works with startups to find the technologies that are going to improve the safety of firefighters in the long term. If a technology doesn't meet this standard Underwriter Laboratories helps companies understand why, and where they need to improve. By requiring special standards, Underwriter Laboratories protects the fire industry from ineffective or inefficient innovations. On the other side, Underwriter Laboratories works with fire service members to establish the standards for development. Technology to be used in the fire service has a different set of standards than those of a different field. To achieve this standard Underwriter Laboratories collaborates with members of the fire service. By getting input from firefighters, Underwriter Laboratories can provide an accurate set of standards for startups to meet. Input from the fire service isn’t just used for setting standards. Their input is given to companies to provide a line of communication for the needs of the fire service. The fire industry is becoming a hotbed of new technology and innovations. The increase in companies in the industry also leads to a sense of worry that many of these innovations won’t be as effective as advertised. Underwriter Laboratories tests these technologies and provides a line of communication to the companies and members in the fire industry.

Steve Kerber and Dan Madrzykowski of Underwriters Laboratories are the most famous guests we have had on Combustible. They both have been on the forefront of research into some of the fire service's most deeply held beliefs about how we fight fire. Wind driven fires. Positive pressure ventilation. Flow Path. Sound familiar? During this episode we talk to them about What you do when you don't get the results you were expecting The nature of presenting "controversial" findings to a very traditional group of people Why you go to Sweden or New Zealand to get a doctorate Just what it means to be an Honorary Battalion Chief with FDNY Why research matters to the fire service And as always, we have a war story or two and then unleash our Pivot questions on them and get some truly surprising answers.

With the Chief Information Officer role in transition, business expectations of the CIO have also changed. In this episode, we talk with a seasoned CIO, Christian Anschuetz, who left that position to become Chief Digital Officer of Underwriters Laboratories. The discussion explores the Chief Digital Officer role and offers advice to both CIOs and their organizations.

With the Chief Information Officer role in transition, business expectations of the CIO have also changed. In this episode, we talk with a seasoned CIO, Christian Anschuetz, who left that position to become Chief Digital Officer of Underwriters Laboratories. The discussion explores the Chief Digital Officer role and offers advice to both CIOs and their organizations.

Host Kevin Greene and guest Paul Black, computer scientist at National Institute of Standards and Technology, discuss the potential impact of Underwriters Laboratories, or UL, certification and assessment for cybersecurity technologies. Black also talks about the role of “formal methods” — referring to mathematical techniques that are used in the design, implementation and testing of complex systems — in our modern software world and discusses various projects at NIST to help improve software security.

Forklifts vs. pedestrians. Who has to stop? People on foot technically have the right-of-way. But some say powered industrial trucks should hold sway. Safety expert Jonathan Jacobi, of Underwriters Laboratories, tells how some companies ask walking workers to cede their right-of-way to multi-ton forklifts. Jonathan is a Senior Environment, Health and Safety Advisor with UL Workplace Health And Safety, in Franklin, Tennessee. He’s an OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainer and CSP. More at http://experttalk.creativesafetysupply.com/forklifts-vs-pedestrians-right-of-way/

Underwriters Laboratories is working to address the short-term and long-term performance and safety concerns of 3D printers and additive manufacturing systems. Recently, UL initiated a number of initiatives that will help designers confidently harness the benefits of 3D printing in a way that’s relevant to their business needs.

Tamar Koosed is the founder and director of Manaus consulting, where her work focuses on impact assessments and corporate social responsibility. She has provided her expertise to organizations such as Plan International, Underwriters Laboratories, the Microsoft Foundation and the Levi Strauss Foundation in places like Vietnam, Nepal, El Salvador, Colombia, Haiti, Brazil and India.     She is a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community and has published reports and articles with Business for Social Responsibility, the Inter-American Development Bank and the United Nations Global Compact   Originally from Brazil, Tamar holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Southern California and an M.A. in International Affairs from the University of California-San Diego.

Smart appliances offer lots of opportunities for energy savings, but there are risks too. Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Thomas Blewitt, Director of Principal Engineers for the appliance and lighting industries at Underwriters Laboratories about some of the challenges that may arise when new users adopt smart appliances for the first time, like more complicated installations and challenges operating the new user interfaces.

SPW attended an invitation-only breakfast with the truSolar Initiative at Intersolar North America 2013, an organization that came together earlier this year to develop a common language between the solar industry and the financiers so critical to the future strength of the industry. Here what four of the members — PanelClaw, Underwriters Laboratories, Assurant Insurance and Distributed Sun — have to say about the efforts and how you can get involved.

In this special broadcast of Visibility 9-11, Michael guest hosts the first of a series of interviews for the radio program Words of Freedom with George Flynn. Words of Freedom is aired on KRFC, 88.9 FM in Fort Collins, Colorado on Monday nights at 5:30 - 6:00 pm mountain time (no commercials).  This opportunity provides a valuable window to introduce 9-11 truth to an audience who rarely hear our message.  Many thanks to George for the honor of sitting in for him while he is away on business.This episode introduces to the listeners of KRFC, Kevin Ryan, formerly of Underwriters Laboratories for a discussion on his termination from UL, the NIST Report, and his ongoing lawsuit against UL.Kevin presently serves as Co-Editor at the Journal of 9-11 Studies and is a member of Scholars for 9-11 Truth and Justice.

Visibility 9-11 welcomes to the program Kevin Ryan.  Kevin is a former Site Manager working for Underwriters Laboratories, the company which certified the steel which was used in the construction of the World Trade Center twin towers.  UL was also contracted by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) to conduct tests of floor model assemblies of the WTC during their investigation on the trade center collapses.   Kevin blew the whistle in November of 2004 with his letter to the director of the NIST investigation, Frank Gayle, raising questions about the outcome of the findings of the investigation.  Kevin was subsequently fired in retaliation and has since been a force in exposing the fraud of September 11th.  Kevin is a member of Scholars for 9-11 Truth and Justice and co-editor at the Journal of 9-11 Studies.