Appliance switches

UL's component certification programs covers a wide range of switches for multiple applications, conditions and markets. In the Appliance and Tool industry, UL currently offers North American certification in accordance with the following standards:

• UL 1054, The standard for Special Use Switches
• UL 61058, The standard for Switches for Appliances - Part 1: General Requirements
• CSA-C22.2 No. 55, The standard for Special Use Switches
• CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 61058-1, The standard for Switches for Appliances - Part 1: General Requirements."

The certification information for all of the switches UL Certified in accordance with the standards noted above can be viewed from UL's Online Certification Directory and UL's iQ Family of databases.

In addition to traditional appliance switches, UL certifies membrane type switches in accordance with UL Subject 2557, the Outline of Investigation for Membrane Switches.

For access beyond the United States and Canada, UL provides customers access to additional marks and schemes to enable switch manufactures to sell their switches worldwide. Learn more.