Culus listing means Esco products have been subject to a battery of electrical and mechanical safety tests, and that product quality is regularly monitored to meet stringent independent standards
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit product-safety testing and certification organisation.
Founded in 1894, UL is now one of the most recognised conformity assessment providers in the world.
In 2006, following an on-site assessment under the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) witness test data programme, the Esco electrical testing and research laboratory facility was certified to perform tests under the following standards: UL 61010A-1, UL 61010-1 and CAN/CSA C22.2 no 61010-1.
The 61010-1 family of standards covers electrical safety requirements for laboratory and control equipment in North America, Europe and Asia.
Internalising electrical safety test capabilities reinforces Esco's commitment to excellence and product engineering, and assures our customers that we have one of the best equipped research and development teams in the world developing the safest laboratory equipment possible.
Today, the following Esco products are Culus listed:.
Labculture Class II Type A2 biological safety cabinets (LA2-3,4,5,6).
Labculture Reliant Class II Type A2 biological safety cabinets (LR2-4,6).
Labculture Class II Type B2 biological safety cabinets (LB2-3,4,5,6).
Viva universal animal containment workstations (VA2-4,6).
Viva dual access animal containment workstations (VDA-4).
Airstream horizontal laminar flow cabinets (AHS-3B,4B,5B,6B, AHC-2B,3B,4B,5B,6B).
