UL and ICONTEC Sign Agreement to Promote National Safety Standards for Colombia

USA Profile Username: jon@newsinnovations.com / edit profile UL and ICONTEC Sign Agreement to Promote National Safety Standards for Colombia PR Newswire NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 25, 2016 NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 25, 2016  /PRNewswire/ -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc., a global safety science leader and standards developer, and the national standards body of Colombia (ICONTEC) have signed an agreement to promote the use of UL Standards in the ongoing development of national standards in Colombia via formalized consulting, communication and information exchange protocols. The agreement provides ICONTEC with full access to all UL standards, and encourages the translation, use, and adoption of UL standards within Colombia. In addition, the agreement encourages cooperation and collaboration between UL and ICONTEC on standards development efforts.  "UL is pleased to be working with ICONTEC to continue to advance our global public safety mission by providing UL Standards within Colombia," said Phil Piqueira, Vice President, UL Standards. "As the national standards body in Colombia, ICONTEC officials reinforce the importance of cooperation on standards development. UL welcomes the opportunity to have a stronger standards presence in this important country." Standards Development Leader Standards are essential to public safety and confidence and improve the quality of products and services in the marketplace. UL leads the research and science needed to understand complex safety issues and develop standards. Further, we bring the right stakeholders together to effectively develop consensus-based standards. We also play a key role in the development and harmonization of national and international standards. As of today, UL has developed more than 1,500 Standards ranging from Standards for Safety to Standards for Sustainability and utilizes the expertise of more than 400 Standards Technical Panels. Visit http://ulstandards.ul.com/ for more information. About UL UL is a premier global independent safety science company that has championed progress for more than 120 years. Its nearly 11,000 professionals are guided by the UL mission to promote safe working and living environments for all people. UL uses research and standards to continually advance and meet ever-evolving safety needs. We partner with businesses, manufacturers, trade associations and international regulatory authorities to bring solutions to a more complex global supply chain. For more information about our certification, testing, inspection, advisory and education services, visit http://www.UL.com. CONTACT: Michelle Press Corporate Communications UL LLC T: (847) 272.8800 Logo  - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140721/129100   SOURCE UL Web Site: http://www.ul.com Follow Us To change the settings for your profile(s) or email delivery, go to https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/profile/?action=editProfile and select the profile you would like to edit. You can select the industries, subjects, languages, geographical areas, companies, delivery options and delivery frequencies of your choice. In addition to current press releases, you can also find archived news, corporate information, photos, tradeshow news and much more on the PR Newswire for Journalists website: https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com To contact us, email: mediasite@prnewswire.com Please do not reply to this email; this is an automatically generated message. Copyright © PR Newswire Association LLC. All Rights Reserved. A UBM plc company. Our mailing address is: 350 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014-4504