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Toxic Gas for the Treatment of
Medical Materials, and for Laboratory
Processes
UL 61010A–2–051 Electrical
Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for Mixing and
Stirring
UL 61010A–2–061 Electrical
Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Atomic Spectrometers
with Thermal Atomization and
Ionization
UL 61010B–2–031 Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control,
and Laboratory Use; Part 2: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Probe
Assemblies for Electrical
Measurement and Test
The designations and titles of the
above test standards were current at the
time of the preparation of this notice.
OSHA’s recognition of ITSNA, or any
NRTL, for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials (i.e.,
products) for which OSHA standards
require third-party testing and
certification before use in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test
standard also covers any product(s) for
which OSHA does not require such
testing and certification, an NRTL’s
scope of recognition does not include
that product(s).
Test standards listed above may be
approved as an American National
Standard by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI). However, for
convenience, we use the designation of
the standards-developing organization
for the standard as opposed to the ANSI
designation. Under our procedures, any
NRTL recognized for an ANSI-approved
test standard may use either the latest
proprietary version of the test standard
or the latest ANSI version of that
standard. You may contact ANSI to find
out whether a test standard is currently
ANSI-approved.
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Conditions
ITSNA must also abide by the
following conditions of the recognition,
in addition to those conditions already
required by 29 CFR 1910.7:
OSHA must be allowed access to
ITSNA’s facilities and records to
ascertain continuing compliance with
the terms of its recognition and to
perform investigations as OSHA deems
necessary;
If ITSNA has reason to doubt the
efficacy of any test standard it is using
under this program, it must promptly
inform the test standard-developing
organization of this concern and provide
that organization with appropriate
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relevant information upon which its
concern is based;
ITSNA must not engage in, or permit
others to engage in, any
misrepresentation of the scope or
conditions of its recognition. As part of
this condition, ITSNA agrees that it will
allow no representation that it is either
a recognized or an accredited Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL)
without clearly indicating the specific
equipment or material to which this
recognition applies, and also clearly
indicating that its recognition is limited
to certain products;
ITSNA must inform OSHA as soon as
possible, in writing, of any change of
ownership, facilities, or key personnel,
and of any major changes in its
operations as an NRTL, including
details of these changes;
ITSNA will meet all the terms of its
recognition and will always comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to
this recognition; and
ITSNA will continue to meet the
requirements for recognition in all areas
where it has been recognized.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of
August, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0048]
NSF International; Application for
Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
application of NSF International (NSF)
for expansion of its recognition and
presents the Agency’s preliminary
finding to grant this request. This
preliminary finding does not constitute
an interim or temporary approval of this
application.
DATES: You must submit information or
comments, or any request for extension
of the time to comment, by the
following dates:
• Hard copy: postmarked or sent by
September 15, 2008.
• Electronic transmission or
facsimile: sent by September 15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
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Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
Fax: If your submissions, including
attachments, are not longer than 10
pages, you may fax them to the OSHA
Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, or
messenger or courier service: You must
submit three copies of your comments
and attachments to the OSHA Docket
Office, Docket No. OSHA–2006–0048
(formerly NRTL2–98), U.S. Department
of Labor, Room N–2625, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express
mail, and messenger and courier
service) are accepted during the
Department of Labor’s and Docket
Office’s normal business hours, 8:15
a.m.–4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and the OSHA
docket number (OSHA Docket
No.OSHA–2006–0048). Submissions,
including any personal information you
provide, are placed in the public docket
without change and may be made
available online at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: To read or download
submissions or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Extension of Comment Period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
comment period to the Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination
Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N–3655,
Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination
Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N–3655,
Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202)
693–2110. Our Web page includes
information about the NRTL Program
(see https://www.osha.gov and select ‘‘N’’
in the site index).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Notice of Expansion Application
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) hereby gives
notice that NSF International (NSF) has
applied for expansion of its current
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL). NSF’s
expansion request covers the use of an
additional test standard. OSHA’s
current scope of recognition for NSF
may be found in the following
informational Web page: https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/nsf.html.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL
signifies that the organization has met
the legal requirements in Section 1910.7
of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations
(29 CFR 1910.7). Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization
can perform independent safety testing
and certification of the specific products
covered within its scope of recognition
and is not a delegation or grant of
government authority. As a result of
recognition, employers may use
products approved by the NRTL to meet
OSHA standards that require testing and
certification.
The Agency processes applications by
an NRTL for initial recognition, or for an
expansion or renewal of this
recognition, following requirements in
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This
appendix requires that the Agency
publish two notices in the Federal
Register in processing an application. In
the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides its preliminary
finding and, in the second notice, the
Agency provides its final decision on
the application. These notices set forth
the NRTL’s scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. OSHA
maintains an informational Web page
for each NRTL that details its scope of
recognition. These pages can be
accessed from the Web site at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
In an earlier action involving NSF,
OSHA granted NSF’s most recent
application, which was for an expansion
of recognition (71 FR 70431, December
4, 2006).
The current address of the NSF
facility (site) already recognized by
OSHA is: NSF International, 789
Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
General Background on the Application
NSF has submitted an application,
dated October 23, 2007 (see Exhibit 18–
1), to expand its recognition to include
one additional test standard. The NRTL
Program staff has determined that this
standard is an ‘‘appropriate test
standard’’ within the meaning of 29 CFR
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1910.7(c). In connection with this
request, NRTL Program assessment staff
performed an on-site review of NSF’s
testing facility in June 2007 and
recommended that NSF’s recognition be
expanded to include the additional test
standard listed below (see Exhibit 18–2).
As a result, the Agency would approve
the test standard for the expansion.
NSF seeks expansion of its
recognition for testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the following test
standard:
UL 1285 Pipe and Couplings, Polyvinyl
Chloride (PVC), for Underground Fire
Service
The designation and title of the above
test standard was current at the time of
the preparation of this notice.
OSHA’s recognition of NSF, or any
NRTL, for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials (i.e.,
products) for which OSHA standards
require third-party testing and
certification before use in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test
standard also covers any product(s) for
which OSHA does not require such
testing and certification, an NRTL’s
scope of recognition does not include
that product(s).
The test standard listed above may be
approved as American National
Standards by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI). However, for
convenience, we use the designation of
the standards-developing organization
for the standard as opposed to the ANSI
designation. Under our procedures, any
NRTL recognized for an ANSI-approved
test standard may use either the latest
proprietary version of the test standard
or the latest ANSI version of that
standard. You may contact ANSI to find
out whether a test standard is currently
ANSI-approved.
Preliminary Finding on the Application
NSF has submitted an acceptable
request for expansion of its recognition
as an NRTL. Our review of the
application file, the assessor’s
recommendation, and other pertinent
documents indicate that NSF can meet
the requirements, as prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7, for the expansion for the
additional test standard listed above.
This preliminary finding does not
constitute an interim or temporary
approval of the application.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in
sufficient detail, as to whether NSF has
met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7
for expansion of its recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory. Your comments should
consist of pertinent written documents
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and exhibits. Should you need more
time to comment, you must request it in
writing, including reasons for the
request. OSHA must receive your
written request for an extension at the
address provided above no later than
the last date for comments. OSHA will
limit any extension to 30 days unless
the requester justifies a longer period.
We may deny a request for an extension
if it is not adequately justified. You may
obtain or review copies of NSF’s
request, the assessor’s recommendation,
other pertinent documents, and all
submitted comments, as received, by
contacting the Docket Office, Room N–
2625, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, at the above address. Docket No.
OSHA–2006–0048 (formerly NRTL2–98)
contains all materials in the record
concerning NSF’s application.
The NRTL Program staff will review
all timely comments and, after
resolution of issues raised by these
comments, will recommend whether to
grant NSF’s expansion request. The
Assistant Secretary will make the final
decision on granting the request and in
making this decision, may undertake
other proceedings that are prescribed in
Appendix A to 29 CFR Section 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of
this final decision in the Federal
Register.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of
August, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043]
TUV America, Inc.; Expansion of
Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s final decision
expanding the recognition of TUV
America, Inc., (TUVAM) as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29
CFR 1910.7.
DATES: The expansion of recognition
becomes effective on August 29, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0048]
NSF International; Application for Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of NSF International
(NSF) for expansion of its recognition and presents the Agency's
preliminary finding to grant this request. This preliminary finding
does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of this
application.
DATES: You must submit information or comments, or any request for
extension of the time to comment, by the following dates:
Hard copy: postmarked or sent by September 15, 2008.
Electronic transmission or facsimile: sent by September
15, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for making
electronic submissions.
Fax: If your submissions, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, or messenger or courier service:
You must submit three copies of your comments and attachments to the
OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2006-0048 (formerly NRTL2-98), U.S.
Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, and messenger and
courier service) are accepted during the Department of Labor's and
Docket Office's normal business hours, 8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m., e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and the
OSHA docket number (OSHA Docket No.OSHA-2006-0048). Submissions,
including any personal information you provide, are placed in the
public docket without change and may be made available online at http:/
/www.regulations.gov.
Docket: To read or download submissions or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket are listed in the http:/
/www.regulations.gov index; however, some information (e.g.,
copyrighted material) is not publicly available to read or download
through the Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material,
are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Extension of Comment Period: Submit requests for an extension of
the comment period to the Office of Technical Programs and Coordination
Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to (202) 693-1644.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210,
or phone (202) 693-2110. Our Web page includes information about the
NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov and select ``N'' in the site
index).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Expansion Application
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby
gives notice that NSF International (NSF) has applied for expansion of
its current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory
(NRTL). NSF's expansion request covers the use of an additional test
standard. OSHA's current scope of recognition for NSF may be found in
the following informational Web page: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/
nrtl/nsf.html.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization has met
the legal requirements in Section 1910.7 of Title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations (29 CFR 1910.7). Recognition is an acknowledgment that the
organization can perform independent safety testing and certification
of the specific products covered within its scope of recognition and is
not a delegation or grant of government authority. As a result of
recognition, employers may use products approved by the NRTL to meet
OSHA standards that require testing and certification.
The Agency processes applications by an NRTL for initial
recognition, or for an expansion or renewal of this recognition,
following requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix
requires that the Agency publish two notices in the Federal Register in
processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides its preliminary finding and, in the second
notice, the Agency provides its final decision on the application.
These notices set forth the NRTL's scope of recognition or
modifications of that scope. OSHA maintains an informational Web page
for each NRTL that details its scope of recognition. These pages can be
accessed from the Web site at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
In an earlier action involving NSF, OSHA granted NSF's most recent
application, which was for an expansion of recognition (71 FR 70431,
December 4, 2006).
The current address of the NSF facility (site) already recognized
by OSHA is: NSF International, 789 Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.
General Background on the Application
NSF has submitted an application, dated October 23, 2007 (see
Exhibit 18-1), to expand its recognition to include one additional test
standard. The NRTL Program staff has determined that this standard is
an ``appropriate test standard'' within the meaning of 29 CFR
1910.7(c). In connection with this request, NRTL Program assessment
staff performed an on-site review of NSF's testing facility in June
2007 and recommended that NSF's recognition be expanded to include the
additional test standard listed below (see Exhibit 18-2). As a result,
the Agency would approve the test standard for the expansion.
NSF seeks expansion of its recognition for testing and
certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the
following test standard:
UL 1285 Pipe and Couplings, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), for Underground
Fire Service
The designation and title of the above test standard was current at
the time of the preparation of this notice.
OSHA's recognition of NSF, or any NRTL, for a particular test
standard is limited to equipment or materials (i.e., products) for
which OSHA standards require third-party testing and certification
before use in the workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also
covers any product(s) for which OSHA does not require such testing and
certification, an NRTL's scope of recognition does not include that
product(s).
The test standard listed above may be approved as American National
Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). However,
for convenience, we use the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under
our procedures, any NRTL recognized for an ANSI-approved test standard
may use either the latest proprietary version of the test standard or
the latest ANSI version of that standard. You may contact ANSI to find
out whether a test standard is currently ANSI-approved.
Preliminary Finding on the Application
NSF has submitted an acceptable request for expansion of its
recognition as an NRTL. Our review of the application file, the
assessor's recommendation, and other pertinent documents indicate that
NSF can meet the requirements, as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7, for the
expansion for the additional test standard listed above. This
preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of the application.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in sufficient detail, as to whether
NSF has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. Your
comments should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits.
Should you need more time to comment, you must request it in writing,
including reasons for the request. OSHA must receive your written
request for an extension at the address provided above no later than
the last date for comments. OSHA will limit any extension to 30 days
unless the requester justifies a longer period. We may deny a request
for an extension if it is not adequately justified. You may obtain or
review copies of NSF's request, the assessor's recommendation, other
pertinent documents, and all submitted comments, as received, by
contacting the Docket Office, Room N-2625, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address.
Docket No. OSHA-2006-0048 (formerly NRTL2-98) contains all materials in
the record concerning NSF's application.
The NRTL Program staff will review all timely comments and, after
resolution of issues raised by these comments, will recommend whether
to grant NSF's expansion request. The Assistant Secretary will make the
final decision on granting the request and in making this decision, may
undertake other proceedings that are prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR
Section 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final
decision in the Federal Register.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 20th day of August, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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