As my UL friends are always quick to point out, they are not-for-profit, not non-profit. Not being expert, I assume there is some subtle difference that is lots on the rest of us.
A more general question is, why is does UL continue to enjoy special consideration when what they are doing is not unique? Regards, Frank West Sr. Engineer TUV Rheinland NA --- Barry Ma <[email protected]> wrote: > > Chaz, Why do they call UL a non-profit organization? > Barry > Anritsu Co. > -------------------- > From: "Grasso, Charles (Chaz)" > <[email protected]>, on 11/24/99 1:23 > PM: > > Forgive a jaded old man but two things jumped out at > me when I read the article. > > 1. "In many other countries, standards are set or > approved by a government entity with industry > involvement. U.S. safety standards, on the other > hand, are set primarily by private industry - either > in independent labs such as UL or by industry > associations or organizations. The CPSC, an > independent regulatory agency charged with > protecting consumers from hazardous products, > imposes federal regulations only when it believes > industry's voluntary efforts are insufficient. " > > Oh Boy. Lets see look like UL is ripe for a > government takeover to me!! > > 2. Many experts interviewed contend that UL's recent > problems can be traced to the way the company is > organized and funded - with more than nine-tenths of > its revenue coming from companies for testing > products. UL also sets industry safety standards - > which it then measures products against - but does > not > charge for that. Lets see - if we reorganize and - > more importantly - change the funding (a euphemism > for taxation) then we'll all be safer!! > > Sorry - Just could not resist.. > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Open your mind. Close your wallet. > Free Internet Access from AltaVista. > http://www.altavista.com > > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion > list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to > [email protected] > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" > (without the > quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], or > [email protected] (the list > administrators). > > > ===== Frank West Senior Engineer TUV Rheinland of North America NW/Portland OR Office __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. All in one place. Yahoo! Shopping: http://shopping.yahoo.com --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
