Welcome to the Word to the W.I.S.E… Why Standards Matter!A podcast series brought to you by UL Standards & Engagement.In the first season we featured remarkable women who used their careers in science and engineering to create a safer, more secure and sustainable future.This season we shift our focus to gender in the development of safety standards.Why safety standards? Standards touch almost every aspect of our lives. They are a set of requirements for how products and systems must perform or are made to instil safety, security and sustainability. Standards can facilitate trade, reduce costs and support innovation.As one guest from Season 1 eloquently put it – a standard is a common language. Regardless of which company manufactures a product or in what country, it will be tested to the same core requirements found in a standard.So, the next time you see hazmat suits fit snugly on men but not women, ask yourself how we can come together to update safety standards to equally addr
