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UL Vs EN

The document compares fire safety standards between Europe (EN) and the United States (UL). In Europe, standards are harmonized across countries and products require CE marking. Application standards can vary by country but service standards are harmonized. The UL standards system in the US involves one entity that acts as standard developer, tester, and certifier, without needing ISO 9001 certification. UL standards are less stringent than EN standards, especially for electromagnetic compatibility requirements.

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UL Vs EN

The document compares fire safety standards between Europe (EN) and the United States (UL). In Europe, standards are harmonized across countries and products require CE marking. Application standards can vary by country but service standards are harmonized. The UL standards system in the US involves one entity that acts as standard developer, tester, and certifier, without needing ISO 9001 certification. UL standards are less stringent than EN standards, especially for electromagnetic compatibility requirements.

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UL vs EN

Europe US
Products & System Requirement Products & System Requirement
 Harmonized standards are like European
standards
 Product standards of private
 CE mark required organization
 Same product quality in all EUROPEAN  Partly also in application standards
countries Application
Application  Local building codes
 Different standards in some countries to cover
specific requirements (e.g. VDS2095, BS 5839-1)  NFPA72
 No products requirements Service Standard
Service Standard  ------
 prEN16763, VdS3422, Vds3403 or DIN14675
UL vs EN

EN UL
 Separate entities for standard  UL serves as standard developer, testing
development, testing laboratory and laboratory and certification bod in one
certification body entity
 ISO 9001 necessary (annual  No ISO9001 QMS necessary. Quarterly
surveillance). Further annual factory onsite audits (files) by UL.
production control  Minimal rudimentary EMC requirements.
 Stringent EMC requirements regulated Significantly less stringent than EN
by harmonized EN standards (European requirements.
law)  Usually not compliant EN requirement
 EN54 products comply with European (mainly due to EMC); comply with
application regulations, ISO7240, NFPA72 NFPA72 (US national fire alarm and
& other signaling code)
UL vs EN
Criteria UL864 EN54-2/EN54-4
Temperature -5 to 45degC 0 to 49degC
Relative Humidity 5 to 95% 85%
Alarm Signal 10s 10s
Alarm Indication Zone Zone
Fault or trouble signal <100s <200s
Sprinkler supervisory Plant alarm Yes
condition
Alarm Verification Yes Yes
System Fault Yes Yes
Silencing of sounders Yes Yes
Deactivation Yes Yes
EMC requirement Minimal Stringent

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