I'm interested in purchasing UL standards and want to understand the different ways I can access them. Please explain the difference between a 'Secure PDF' and the access provided by the 'Annual Standards Program Online' (ASPO), including their formats and licensing. Also, describe the two main subscription services offered by UL. Finally, based on the information available, are hardcopy versions of standards mentioned, and are there any free preview or trial options?
Navigate to 'https://standardscatalog.ul.com/Faq.Aspx'. Click on 'What is a Secure PDF?' (ID 185) and extract information about its format and licensing. Click on 'What is the Annual Standards Program Online?' (ID 224) and extract information about its access, formats, and target users. Click on 'Does UL offer a subscription service?' (ID 209) and describe the two subscription services. Review the available FAQ content for any mention of hardcopy versions or free preview/trial options. Synthesize all gathered information into a comprehensive answer, explicitly stating whether hardcopy versions or free previews/trials are mentioned.
The agent successfully navigates to the FAQ page. The agent explains that a 'Secure PDF' is encrypted with DRM, licensed for one computer per user (with additional licenses available), and is printable but not supported for printing. The agent explains that the 'Annual Standards Program Online' (ASPO) is for organizations, provides secure online access to UL's entire collection in PDF and HTML, and allows for fully printable, watermarked documents with assigned user IDs and passwords. The agent describes the '1-Year Premium Subscription' as including Bulletins, CRDs, Proposals, Interpretations, Revisions, Redlines Documentation, HTML access, and UL Smart Docs. The agent describes the '3-Year Basic Subscription' as including Bulletins, CRDs, Proposals, Interpretations, and Revisions published within three years. The agent explicitly states that hardcopy versions of standards are not mentioned in the accessed FAQ sections. The agent explicitly states that no free preview or trial options are mentioned in the accessed FAQ sections.