protecting your goods, and your good name · as the jewelry industry continues to source goods and...
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PROTECTING YOUR GOODS, AND YOUR GOOD NAME
with more than a century of expertise innovating safety solutions and dedicated to promoting safe living and working environments. We provide the knowledge and expertise to help customers navigate growing complexities across the supply chain, from compliance and regulatory issues to trade challenges and market access. UL helps safeguard people, products and places in important ways, facilitating trade and providing peace of mind.
UL IS A GLOBAL,INDEPENDENT SAFETYSCIENCE COMPANY
UL’s jewelry testing programs can help mitigate risk while ensuring regulatory compliance and brand protection, and facilitate global market access. Registered with the CPSC as an accredited third-party testing laboratory, our worldwide locations test to international, federal, regional and industry standards. Our global UL Jewelry Centers for Excellence are each sta ed with a dedicated UL jewelry team comprised of seasoned jewelry industry professionals and safety scientists.
UL’s testing services for �ne, fashion and children’s jewelry include:
• UL Diamond Veri�cation Programs • UL Finished Jewelry Veri�cation Programs • Gemstone Veri�cation and Identi�cation • Precious Metal Veri�cation • Plating Thickness and Fineness • Plating and Base Metal Material Composition • Quality and Performance Testing • Fire Assay • Regulatory Compliance Testing
TESTING
UL’s comprehensive jewelry inspection programs provide a vital check on product and manufacturing quality at every stage of production to help minimize any potential quality issues along your supply chain. Our global, multi-lingual team of jewelry inspectors includes MasterGemologist Appraisers, Diamond Cutters, GIA Graduate Gemologists,GIA Diamond Graduates and Accredited Jewelry Professionals. Currently inspecting jewelry in over 40 countries including the United States, Turkey, Italy, Israel, China, India and Thailand, UL’s jewelry inspection services for �ne and fashion jewelry encompass:
• Diamond and Gemstone Cut, Color, Weight and Quality Range • Required Country of Origin, Trademark & Fineness Stampings • Client Proprietary Requirements • Casting, Construction and overall manufacturing quality • Precious Metal Weight Veri�cation; Stone Setting Quality; Plating Color • Labeling, Boxing and Packing Requirements • Quantity Veri�cation; Functionality and Sizing • Workmanship and Aesthetics • Regulatory Compliance Testing
INSPECTIONS
As the jewelry industry continues to source goods and materials in ever more dynamic ways, UL ‘s Responsible Sourcing group can provide crucial peace of mind and instill consumer con�dence and integrity behind your brand.
UL’s Responsible Sourcing group is a leading provider of responsiblesourcing auditing and advisory services, which include supply chainmonitoring, training, research and program development.
UL is accredited by the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) to conduct Certi�cation assessments throughout the jewelry supply chain, as well as by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), and London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) to conduct Con�ict Minerals assessments globally.
UL’s advisory and monitoring services include:
• Social Responsibility and Accountability • Con�ict Minerals and Raw Material Traceability • Risk Services and Capacity Building
RESPONSIBLE SOURCING
UL provides extensive compliance and certi cation testing solutions for the jewelry industry. For more than 90 years, UL has worked with the alarm industry to de ne a model for alarm service certi cation that delivers the highest level of con dence in today’s market – and assurance that your assets are protected.
UL service o�erings for the jewelry industry include:
• Advisory • Product Certi cation (access control, burglar alarm controls, ballistics, locks, etc.) • Alarm Service Company Certi cation • Alarm System and Services Certi cation
SECURITY CERTIFICATION SERVICES
From mines to manufacturers, wholesalers to retailers, UL provides a wide range of services for the jewelry industry. UL’s proven expertise in quality assurance and responsible sourcing, in tandem with our knowledge of global regulatory requirements and product safety testing, uniquely positions UL to serve as a trusted resource for all of your jewelry quality assurance needs.
UL HELPS ENSURE QUALITY IN EVERY DETAIL.
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