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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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[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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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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Decision
The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) hereby gives
notice that it is expanding recognition of
TUV America, Inc., (TUVAM) as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL). TUVAM’s
expansion covers the use of additional
test standards. OSHA’s current scope of
recognition for TUVAM may be found
in the following informational Web
page: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/
nrtl/tuvam.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
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
TUVAM, OSHA issued a Federal
Register notice modifying its
recognition, along with the recognition
of other NRTLs, by replacing or deleting
test standards that standards-developing
organizations previously revised or
withdrew (70 FR 11273, March 8, 2005).
In a subsequent Federal Register notice,
OSHA granted TUVAM’s most recent
application, which was for an expansion
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of recognition (70 FR 51373, August 30,
2005).
TUVAM submitted an application,
dated October 6, 2005 (see Exhibit 11–
1, as cited in the preliminary notice), to
expand its recognition to include 142
additional test standards. It amended its
application on February 17, 2006, to add
two more test standards, and then in
June 2006 and July 2007 further
amended its application to reduce its
request to 89 test standards (see Exhibits
11–2 through 11–4). One standard,
however, has been withdrawn by the
standards-developing organization.
Thus, TUVAM’s request includes 88
standards. The NRTL Program staff has
determined that the remaining 88
standards are ‘‘appropriate test
standards’’ within the meaning of 29
CFR 1910.7(c). In connection with this
request, OSHA staff performed an onsite review of TUVAM’s Massachusetts
testing facility and recommended that
TUVAM’s recognition be expanded to
include the additional 88 test standards
listed below (see Exhibit 11–5).
Based on the review, OSHA published
a preliminary notice announcing the
expansion application in the Federal
Register on February 7, 2008 (73 FR
7325). Comments were requested by
February 22, 2008, but no comments
were received in response to this notice.
OSHA is now proceeding with this final
notice to grant TUVAM’s expansion
application.
You may obtain or review copies of
all public documents pertaining to the
TUVAM application by contacting the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Room N–2625, Washington, DC
20210. Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043
(formerly NRTL2–2001) contains all
materials in the record concerning
TUVAM’s recognition.
The current addresses of the
TUVAM’s facilities (sites) already
recognized by OSHA are: TUV Product
Services (TUVAM), 5 Cherry Hill Drive,
Danvers, MA 01923; TUV Product
Services (TUVAM), 10040 Mesa Rim
Road, San Diego, CA 92121; and TUV
Product Services (TUVAM), 1775 Old
Highway 8 NW, Suite 104, New
Brighton (Minneapolis), MN 55112.
Final Decision and Order
NRTL Program staff examined the
TUVAM’s application, the assessor’s
recommendation, and other pertinent
information. Based upon this
examination and the assessor’s
recommendation, OSHA finds that
TUVAM has met the requirements of 29
CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the limitation
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and conditions listed below. Pursuant to
the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA
hereby expands the recognition of
TUVAM, subject to this limitation and
these conditions.
Limitation
OSHA limits the expansion of
TUVAM’s recognition to testing and
certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
following test standards, each of which
OSHA has determined is an appropriate
test standard, within the meaning of 29
CFR 1910.7(c):
UL 48 Electric Signs
UL 69 Electric-Fence Controllers
UL 82 Electric Gardening Appliances
UL 201 Garage Equipment
UL 325 Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver,
and Window Operators and Systems
UL 399 Drinking-Water Coolers
UL 474 Dehumidifiers
UL 482 Portable Sun/Heat Lamps
UL 497A Secondary Protectors for
Communication Circuits
UL 506 Specialty Transformers
UL 561 Floor-Finishing Machines
UL 563 Ice Makers
UL 588 Seasonal and Holiday
Decorative Products
UL 676 Underwater Luminaires and
Submersible Junction Boxes
UL 696 Electric Toys
UL 697 Toy Transformers
UL 745–1 Portable Electric Tools
UL 745–2–1 Particular Requirements
for Drills
UL 745–2–2 Particular Requirements
for Screwdrivers and Impact
Wrenches
UL 745–2–3 Particular Requirements
for Grinders, Polishers, and Disk-Type
Sanders
UL 745–2–4 Particular Requirements
for Sanders
UL 745–2–5 Particular Requirements
for Circular Saws and Circular Knives
UL 745–2–6 Particular Requirements
for Hammers
UL 745–2–8 Particular Requirements
for Shears and Nibblers
UL 745–2–9 Particular Requirements
for Tappers
UL 745–2–11 Particular Requirements
for Reciprocating Saws
UL 745–2–12 Particular Requirements
for Concrete Vibrators
UL 745–2–14 Particular Requirements
for Planers
UL 745–2–17 Particular Requirements
for Routers and Trimmers
UL 745–2–30 Particular Requirements
for Staplers
UL 745–2–31 Particular Requirements
for Diamond Core Drills
UL 745–2–32 Particular Requirements
for Magnetic Drill Presses
UL 745–2–33 Particular Requirements
for Portable Bandsaws
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UL 745–2–34 Particular Requirements
for Strapping Tools
UL 745–2–35 Particular Requirements
for Drain Cleaners
UL 745–2–36 Particular Requirements
for Hand Motor Tools
UL 745–2–37 Particular Requirements
for Plate Jointers
UL 749 Household Dishwashers
UL 775 Graphic Arts Equipment
UL 778 Motor-Operated Water Pumps
UL 826 Household Electric Clocks
UL 858 Household Electric Ranges
UL 859 Household Electric Personal
Grooming Appliances
UL 867 Electrostatic Air Cleaners
UL 875 Electric Dry-Bath Heaters
UL 921 Commercial Dishwashers
UL 935 Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts
UL 969 Marking and Labeling Systems
UL 977 Fused Power-Circuit Devices
UL 979 Water Treatment Appliances
UL 984 Hermetic Refrigerant MotorCompressors
UL 987 Stationary and Fixed Electric
Tools
UL 1018 Electric Aquarium Equipment
UL 1028 Hair Clipping and Shaving
Appliances
UL 1030 Sheathed Heating Elements
UL 1086 Household Trash Compactors
UL 1088 Temporary Lighting Strings
UL 1097 Double Insulation Systems
for Use in Electrical Equipment
UL 1206 Electric Commercial ClothesWashing Equipment
UL 1230 Amateur Movie Lights
UL 1240 Electric Commercial ClothesDrying Equipment
UL 1411 Transformers and Motor
Transformers for Use In Audio-,
Radio-, and Television-Type
Appliances
UL 1419 Professional Video and Audio
Equipment
UL 1431 Personal Hygiene and Health
Care Appliances
UL 1449 Surge Protective Devices
UL 1484 Residential Gas Detectors
UL 1559 Insect-Control Equipment—
Electrocution Type
UL 1561 Dry-Type General Purpose
and Power Transformers
UL 1563 Electric Spas, Equipment
Assemblies, and Associated
Equipment
UL 1573 Stage and Studio Luminaires
and Connector Strips
UL 1574 Track Lighting Systems
UL 1594 Sewing and Cutting Machines
UL 1598 Luminaires
UL 1741 Inverters, Converters,
Controllers and Interconnection
System Equipment for Use With
Distributed Energy Resources
UL 1778 Uninterruptible Power
Supply Equipment
UL 1786 Direct Plug-In Nightlights
UL 1838 Low Voltage Landscape
Lighting Systems
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UL 1963 Refrigerant Recovery/
Recycling Equipment
UL 1993 Self-Ballasted Lamps and
Lamp Adapters
UL 2044 Commercial Closed-Circuit
Television Equipment
UL 2111 Overheating Protection for
Motors
UL 2157 Electric Clothes Washing
Machines and Extractors
UL 2158 Electric Clothes Dryers
UL 60335–2–3 Household and Similar
Electrical Appliances, Part 2:
Particular Requirements for Electric
Irons
UL 60745–1 Hand-Held MotorOperated Electric Tools—Safety—Part
1: General Requirements
UL 61010A–2–020 Electrical
Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Centrifuges
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 TUVAM, 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.
Conditions
TUVAM must also abide by the
following conditions of the recognition,
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in addition to those conditions already
required by 29 CFR 1910.7:
OSHA must be allowed access to
TUVAM’s facilities and records to
ascertain continuing compliance with
the terms of its recognition and to
perform investigations as OSHA deems
necessary;
If TUVAM 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
relevant information upon which its
concern is based;
TUVAM 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, TUVAM 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;
TUVAM 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;
TUVAM will meet all the terms of its
recognition and will always comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to
this recognition; and
TUVAM will continue to meet the
requirements for recognition in all areas
where it has been recognized.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day
of August, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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National Archives and Records
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SUMMARY: The National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA)
publishes notice at least once monthly
of certain Federal agency requests for
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043]
TUV America, Inc.; Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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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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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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Decision
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby
gives notice that it is expanding recognition of TUV America, Inc.,
(TUVAM) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). TUVAM's
expansion covers the use of additional test standards. OSHA's current
scope of recognition for TUVAM may be found in the following
informational Web page: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/tuvam.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 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 TUVAM, OSHA issued a Federal
Register notice modifying its recognition, along with the recognition
of other NRTLs, by replacing or deleting test standards that standards-
developing organizations previously revised or withdrew (70 FR 11273,
March 8, 2005). In a subsequent Federal Register notice, OSHA granted
TUVAM's most recent application, which was for an expansion of
recognition (70 FR 51373, August 30, 2005).
TUVAM submitted an application, dated October 6, 2005 (see Exhibit
11-1, as cited in the preliminary notice), to expand its recognition to
include 142 additional test standards. It amended its application on
February 17, 2006, to add two more test standards, and then in June
2006 and July 2007 further amended its application to reduce its
request to 89 test standards (see Exhibits 11-2 through 11-4). One
standard, however, has been withdrawn by the standards-developing
organization. Thus, TUVAM's request includes 88 standards. The NRTL
Program staff has determined that the remaining 88 standards are
``appropriate test standards'' within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c).
In connection with this request, OSHA staff performed an on-site review
of TUVAM's Massachusetts testing facility and recommended that TUVAM's
recognition be expanded to include the additional 88 test standards
listed below (see Exhibit 11-5).
Based on the review, OSHA published a preliminary notice announcing
the expansion application in the Federal Register on February 7, 2008
(73 FR 7325). Comments were requested by February 22, 2008, but no
comments were received in response to this notice. OSHA is now
proceeding with this final notice to grant TUVAM's expansion
application.
You may obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining
to the TUVAM application by contacting the Docket Office, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-2625, Washington, DC 20210. Docket No.
OSHA-2007-0043 (formerly NRTL2-2001) contains all materials in the
record concerning TUVAM's recognition.
The current addresses of the TUVAM's facilities (sites) already
recognized by OSHA are: TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 5 Cherry Hill
Drive, Danvers, MA 01923; TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 10040 Mesa Rim
Road, San Diego, CA 92121; and TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 1775 Old
Highway 8 NW, Suite 104, New Brighton (Minneapolis), MN 55112.
Final Decision and Order
NRTL Program staff examined the TUVAM's application, the assessor's
recommendation, and other pertinent information. Based upon this
examination and the assessor's recommendation, OSHA finds that TUVAM
has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the limitation and conditions listed below.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the
recognition of TUVAM, subject to this limitation and these conditions.
Limitation
OSHA limits the expansion of TUVAM's recognition to testing and
certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the
following test standards, each of which OSHA has determined is an
appropriate test standard, within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c):
UL 48 Electric Signs
UL 69 Electric-Fence Controllers
UL 82 Electric Gardening Appliances
UL 201 Garage Equipment
UL 325 Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems
UL 399 Drinking-Water Coolers
UL 474 Dehumidifiers
UL 482 Portable Sun/Heat Lamps
UL 497A Secondary Protectors for Communication Circuits
UL 506 Specialty Transformers
UL 561 Floor-Finishing Machines
UL 563 Ice Makers
UL 588 Seasonal and Holiday Decorative Products
UL 676 Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes
UL 696 Electric Toys
UL 697 Toy Transformers
UL 745-1 Portable Electric Tools
UL 745-2-1 Particular Requirements for Drills
UL 745-2-2 Particular Requirements for Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches
UL 745-2-3 Particular Requirements for Grinders, Polishers, and Disk-
Type Sanders
UL 745-2-4 Particular Requirements for Sanders
UL 745-2-5 Particular Requirements for Circular Saws and Circular
Knives
UL 745-2-6 Particular Requirements for Hammers
UL 745-2-8 Particular Requirements for Shears and Nibblers
UL 745-2-9 Particular Requirements for Tappers
UL 745-2-11 Particular Requirements for Reciprocating Saws
UL 745-2-12 Particular Requirements for Concrete Vibrators
UL 745-2-14 Particular Requirements for Planers
UL 745-2-17 Particular Requirements for Routers and Trimmers
UL 745-2-30 Particular Requirements for Staplers
UL 745-2-31 Particular Requirements for Diamond Core Drills
UL 745-2-32 Particular Requirements for Magnetic Drill Presses
UL 745-2-33 Particular Requirements for Portable Bandsaws
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UL 745-2-34 Particular Requirements for Strapping Tools
UL 745-2-35 Particular Requirements for Drain Cleaners
UL 745-2-36 Particular Requirements for Hand Motor Tools
UL 745-2-37 Particular Requirements for Plate Jointers
UL 749 Household Dishwashers
UL 775 Graphic Arts Equipment
UL 778 Motor-Operated Water Pumps
UL 826 Household Electric Clocks
UL 858 Household Electric Ranges
UL 859 Household Electric Personal Grooming Appliances
UL 867 Electrostatic Air Cleaners
UL 875 Electric Dry-Bath Heaters
UL 921 Commercial Dishwashers
UL 935 Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts
UL 969 Marking and Labeling Systems
UL 977 Fused Power-Circuit Devices
UL 979 Water Treatment Appliances
UL 984 Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressors
UL 987 Stationary and Fixed Electric Tools
UL 1018 Electric Aquarium Equipment
UL 1028 Hair Clipping and Shaving Appliances
UL 1030 Sheathed Heating Elements
UL 1086 Household Trash Compactors
UL 1088 Temporary Lighting Strings
UL 1097 Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electrical Equipment
UL 1206 Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment
UL 1230 Amateur Movie Lights
UL 1240 Electric Commercial Clothes-Drying Equipment
UL 1411 Transformers and Motor Transformers for Use In Audio-, Radio-,
and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1419 Professional Video and Audio Equipment
UL 1431 Personal Hygiene and Health Care Appliances
UL 1449 Surge Protective Devices
UL 1484 Residential Gas Detectors
UL 1559 Insect-Control Equipment--Electrocution Type
UL 1561 Dry-Type General Purpose and Power Transformers
UL 1563 Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment
UL 1573 Stage and Studio Luminaires and Connector Strips
UL 1574 Track Lighting Systems
UL 1594 Sewing and Cutting Machines
UL 1598 Luminaires
UL 1741 Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System
Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources
UL 1778 Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment
UL 1786 Direct Plug-In Nightlights
UL 1838 Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Systems
UL 1963 Refrigerant Recovery/Recycling Equipment
UL 1993 Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
UL 2044 Commercial Closed-Circuit Television Equipment
UL 2111 Overheating Protection for Motors
UL 2157 Electric Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors
UL 2158 Electric Clothes Dryers
UL 60335-2-3 Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2:
Particular Requirements for Electric Irons
UL 60745-1 Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools--Safety--Part 1:
General Requirements
UL 61010A-2-020 Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for Laboratory Centrifuges
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 TUVAM, 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.
Conditions
TUVAM 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 TUVAM's facilities and records to
ascertain continuing compliance with the terms of its recognition and
to perform investigations as OSHA deems necessary;
If TUVAM 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 relevant information upon which its concern is based;
TUVAM 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, TUVAM 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;
TUVAM 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;
TUVAM will meet all the terms of its recognition and will always
comply with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
TUVAM will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all
areas where it has been recognized.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of August, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E8-20169 Filed 8-28-08; 8:45 am]
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