UL-969, Standard for Marking and Labeling Systems, has just been updated. The new 5th Edition is available from Document Center Inc. now.
The UL 969 is part of the extensive UL catalog of standards. UL is a standards developer, certifier, and test laboratory. Their standards and services are used worldwide. You’ll find the UL mark on many quality products.
The 969 standard applies to marking and labeling systems used on complete devices, appliances, or equipment. Labels are the adhesive-attached types for use as permanent nameplates or markers. They include information, instructions, or identification in the form of text or pictographs.
Labels like these are applied to products at the place where they are manufactured. So there has to be a spot on the product that is smooth, flat, and rigid. And it’s also possible that a label covered by this standard might be molded right into a plastic part.
For those of you using this standard, you’ll want to know what the changes are in this new edition. Here is what UL has to say:
The Fifth Edition of UL 969 has been issued to reflect the latest ANSI approval date. It also incorporates the following changes in requirements:
1. Deletion of the pocket knife shown in Figure 4.1.
2. Addition of Hydraulic Fluid Immersion as an additional exposure condition.
If you’re using earlier editions of this standard, you’ll want a copy of the new revision.
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