Toronto, ON, June 8, 2016 — UL, a global safety science organization, today announced that it has been listed on the Alberta STANDATA as a preferred service provider to the Oil and Gas industry in Alberta. As an accredited Standards Council of Canada (SCC) Certification Body (CB), UL will now work with owners and operators to help ensure their gas-fired equipment is in compliance with Provincial requirements before the January 1, 2020 compliance date. This listing means that UL is now recognized as an approved third-party inspection body under the authority of the Alberta Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), Alberta Municipal Affairs.

“We’re very pleased to make this announcement today because it means that we can provide another value-added service in this very important industry to the Canadian economy, and we will be able to work more closely with local businesses to better serve their needs,” said Joe Hosey, General Manager of UL in Canada.

“UL is pleased to become an approved STANDATA third-party inspection body because this added credential will help our customers meet compliance needs,” said Milan Dotlich, Global Business Leader of UL’s Oil and Gas division. “Striving to be in the best position to help our customers bring innovative products to markets and demonstrate compliance to regulators is a key part in what we do every day, and to this end we are happy to be able to continue making progress.”

To learn more about UL’s recent Alberta listing as a recognized field evaluation agency under the authority of Alberta Municipal Affairs or UL’s full range of service offerings for the Oil and Gas industry please contact us at timothy.evans@ul.com or latifa.mousli@ul.com.