A Symbol of Safety: An Interpretative Study of a Notable Institution Organized for Servi...

A Symbol of Safety: An Interpretative Study of a Notable Institution Organized for Service, Not Profit by Harry Chase Brearley (1871 - 1940)
Genre(s): Technology & Engineering

Read by: Stacey Malcolm, Vickii, Joe Murray, Steve C, mleigh, Beeswaxcandle in English

Chapters:
00:00:00 - 00 - Introduction
00:04:33 - 01 - Humanity and Hazard
00:15:58 - 02 - The New Note of Precaution
00:22:59 - 03 - The Physical Side of Fire Prevention
00:31:09 - 04 - The Genesis of Underwriters' Laboratories
00:43:04 - 05 - The Home of the Laboratories
00:53:12 - 06 - The Significance of the Label
01:03:58 - 07 - Winning the Label
01:19:47 - 08 - Fighting Fires that Are Not Prevented
01:52:52 - 09 - Building to Last, Not to Burn, Part 1
02:13:16 - 10 - Building to Last, Not to Burn, Part 2
02:41:03 - 11 - Safeguarding 'The Universal Servant', Part 1
03:05:42 - 12 - Safeguarding 'The Universal Servant', Part 2
03:25:34 - 13 - A Department that Outgrew Its Name
03:58:34 - 14 - The Study of Chemical Problems
04:24:47 - 15 - How Safes Are Made Safe
04:59:37 - 16 - Making Burglary More Difficult
05:38:39 - 17 - Protecting Life and Limb
06:04:32 - 18 - The Safety of Cars and Their Passengers
06:32:58 - 19 - Certifying Aircraft and Pilots
06:57:45 - 20 - Underwriters' Laboratories and Human Welfare

Underwriters Laboratories, currently UL Solutions, Inc., was founded in 1894 to test products for fire and electrical safety for insurance companies. Today it tests and certifies everything from building materials and designs, to small appliances, fire and burglar alarm systems, electronics, and even water quality and food safety.This book, written in 1923, provides a 30-year history of the company and describes how some of the products are tested. (Summary by TriciaG)