Statement of August Schaefer, Senior Vice President and Chief Safety Officer of Underwriters Laboratories
July 17, 2012
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - August Schaefer, Senior Vice President and Chief Safety Officer of Illinois-based Underwriters Laboratories, testified today at a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government on the safety and effectiveness of flame retardant chemicals today, following a Chicago Tribune four-part investigative report on flame retardant chemicals and furniture flammability standards.