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require testing and certification of the
products.
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 are available
from the Agency’s Web site at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
QPS submitted an application, dated
July 28, 2014, (OSHA–2010–0046–0005)
to expand its recognition to include one
additional test standard. OSHA staff
performed a detailed analysis of the
application packet and reviewed other
pertinent information. OSHA performed
an on-site review in relation to this
application on July 16–17, 2015.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing QPS’s expansion
application in the Federal Register on
January 22, 2016 (81 FR 3832). The
Agency requested comments by
February 8, 2016, but it received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of QPS’s scope
of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to QPS’s
application, go to www.regulations.gov
or contact the Docket Office,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–2625, Washington, DC 20210.
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Docket No. OSHA–2010–0046 contains
all materials in the record concerning
QPS’s recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined QPS’s
expansion application, its capability to
meet the requirements of the test
standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that QPS meets
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of its recognition, subject to
the specified limitation and conditions
listed below. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant QPS’s scope of recognition. OSHA
limits the expansion of QPS’s
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standard listed
in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARD FOR INCLUSION IN QPS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
ANSI/AAMI
(R)2012.
ES
60601–1:
Test standard title
2005/
Medical Electrical Equipment—Part 1: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance.
OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for
a particular test standard is limited to
equipment or materials for which OSHA
standards require third-party testing and
certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test
standard also covers any products for
which OSHA does not require such
testing and certification, an NRTL’s
scope of recognition does not include
these products.
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A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, QPS
must abide by the following conditions
of the recognition:
1. QPS must inform OSHA as soon as
possible, in writing, of any change of
ownership, facilities, or key personnel,
and of any major change in its
operations as an NRTL, and provide
details of the change(s);
2. QPS must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. QPS must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
QPS’s scope of recognition, in all areas
for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR
1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the scope
of recognition of QPS, subject to the
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limitation and conditions specified
above.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210, authorized the preparation of
this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is
issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No.
1–2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and
29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 20,
2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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[Docket No. OSHA–2010–0046]
QPS Evaluation Services Inc.: Grant of
Renewal and Expansion of
Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration’s final decision granting
renewal and expansion of recognition of
QPS Evaluation Services Inc., as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The renewal and expansion of
recognition become effective on April
25, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank
Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of
Communications, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3647, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–1999; email:
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information:
Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson, Director,
Office of Technical Programs and
Coordination Activities, Directorate of
Technical Support and Emergency
Management, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room N–3655, Washington, DC 20210;
telephone: (202) 693–2110; email:
robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA’s Web
page includes information about the
NRTL Program (see https://
SUMMARY:
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www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OSHA recognition of an NRTL
signifies that the organization meets the
requirements specified by 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. Each NRTL’s
scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test,
with each type specified by its
applicable test standard; and (2) the
recognized site(s) that has/have the
technical capability to perform the
product-testing and productcertification activities for test standards
within the NRTL’s scope. As a result of
recognition, employers may use
products properly approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require testing and certification. OSHA
maintains an informational Web page
for each NRTL at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/ that details its
scope of recognition.
OSHA processes applications
submitted by an NRTL for renewal and
expansion of recognition following
requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR
1910.7. OSHA conducts renewals in
accordance with the procedures in 29
CFR 1910.7, Appendix A, Section II.C.
OSHA processes applications for
modifying the scope of recognition in
accordance with 29 CFR 1910.7,
Appendix A, Section II.B. An NRTL
may submit an application to modify its
scope of recognition at any time within
its recognition period. For renewal, an
NRTL must submit a renewal request to
OSHA between nine months and one
year before the expiration date of its
current recognition. A renewal request
includes an application for renewal and
any additional information
demonstrating an NRTL’s continued
compliance with the terms of its
recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7. If OSHA
has not conducted an on-site assessment
of the NRTL headquarters and any key
sites within the past 18 to 24 months,
it will schedule the necessary on-site
assessment prior to the expiration date
of the NRTL’s recognition.
Upon review of the submitted
material and, as necessary, the
successful completion of the on-site
assessment, OSHA announces its
preliminary decision to grant or deny
renewal and expansion of an NRTL’s
scope of recognition in the Federal
Register and solicits comments from the
public. OSHA then publishes a final
Federal Register notice responding to
any comments and announcing its final
decision on the renewal of the NRTL’s
recognition, as well as whether to
expand the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
II. General Background on the
Application for Renewal
QPS Evaluation Services Inc. (QPS),
initially received OSHA recognition as
an NRTL on March 2, 2011 (76 FR
11518) for a five-year period expiring on
March 2, 2016. QPS submitted a timely
request for renewal, dated April 21,
2015 (OSHA–2010–0046–0007), and
retained its recognition pending OSHA’s
final decision in this renewal process.
The current address of QPS facilities
recognized by OSHA and included as
part of the renewal request is: QPS
Evaluation Services Inc., 81 Kelfield
Street, Unit 8, Toronto, Ontario M9W
5A3, Canada.
OSHA evaluated QPS’s application
for renewal and made a preliminary
determination that QPS can continue to
meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for recognition. OSHA
conducted an on-site assessment of QPS
facilities on July 16–17, 2015 (Toronto,
Canada) and found nonconformances
with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7.
QPS addressed these issues sufficiently
to meet the applicable NRTL
requirements.
III. General Information on the
Applications for Expansion of
Recognition
QPS submitted applications, dated
July 16, 2014, and June 9, 2015 (OSHA–
2010–0046–0004), to expand its
recognition to include a total of seven
additional test standards. OSHA staff
performed a comparability analysis and
reviewed other pertinent information.
OSHA performed an on-site review in
relation to these applications (as well as
the application for renewal) on July 16–
17, 2015.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing QPS’s renewal
request and scope expansion
applications in the Federal Register on
November 27, 2015 (80 FR 74144). The
Agency requested comments by
December 14, 2015, but received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant QPS’s request for
renewal and expansion of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to the
QPS’s applications, go to
www.regulations.gov or contact 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–2010–0046 contains
all materials in the record concerning
QPS’s recognition.
IV. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined QPS’s renewal
and expansion applications, its
capability to meet the requirements of
the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that QPS meets
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
renewal and expansion of its
recognition, subject to the specified
limitations and conditions listed below.
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with
this final notice to grant QPS’s renewal
and scope of recognition requests.
OSHA limits the expansion of QPS’s
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standards listed
in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN QPS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
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Test standard
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
Test standard title
48 ..............................................
8750 ..........................................
73 ..............................................
1310 ..........................................
1598 ..........................................
1741 ..........................................
ANSI/ISA 12.12.01 ..........................
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Standard for Electric Signs.
Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting Products.
Standard for Motor-Operated Appliances.
Standard for Class 2 Power Units.
Luminaries.
Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use with Distributed Energy Resources.
Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2
Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
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OSHA’s recognition of any NRTL for
a particular test standard is limited to
equipment or materials for which OSHA
standards require third-party testing and
certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test
standard also covers any products for
which OSHA does not require such
testing and certification, an NRTL’s
scope of recognition does not include
these products.
The American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) may approve the test
standards listed above as American
National Standards. However, for
convenience, we may use the
designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed
to the ANSI designation. Under the
NRTL Program’s policy (see OSHA
Instruction CPL 1–0.3, Appendix C,
paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized
for a particular test standard may use
either the proprietary version of the test
standard or the ANSI version of that
standard. Contact ANSI to determine
whether a test standard is currently
ANSI-approved.
OSHA limits the renewal of QPS’s
recognition to include the terms and
conditions of QPS’s scope of
recognition, inclusive of the expansion
of scope granted in this notice. The
scope of recognition for QPS is available
in the Federal Register notice dated
March 2, 2011 (79 FR 11518) or on
OSHA’s Web site at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/qps.html.
This renewal extends QPS’s recognition
for a period of five years from April 25,
2016.
Conditions
In addition to those conditions
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, QPS
also must abide by the following
conditions of recognition:
1. QPS must inform OSHA as soon as
possible, in writing, of any change of
ownership, facilities, or key personnel,
and of any major change in its
operations as an NRTL, and provide
details of the change(s);
2. QPS must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. QPS must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
QPS’s scope of recognition, in all areas
for which it has recognition.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210, authorized the preparation of
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this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is
issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s Order No.
1–2012 (77 FR 3912, January 25, 2012),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 19,
2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2010-0046]
QPS Evaluation Services Inc.: Grant of Renewal and 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 granting renewal and expansion of
recognition of QPS Evaluation Services Inc., as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The renewal and expansion of recognition become effective on
April 25, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office
of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room N-3647, Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-1999;
email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson,
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; telephone:
(202) 693-2110; email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA's Web page includes
information about the NRTL Program (see https://
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www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified by 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. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the type of
products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its applicable
test standard; and (2) the recognized site(s) that has/have the
technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-
certification activities for test standards within the NRTL's scope. As
a result of recognition, employers may use products properly approved
by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and
certification. OSHA maintains an informational Web page for each NRTL
at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ that details its scope
of recognition.
OSHA processes applications submitted by an NRTL for renewal and
expansion of recognition following requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR
1910.7. OSHA conducts renewals in accordance with the procedures in 29
CFR 1910.7, Appendix A, Section II.C. OSHA processes applications for
modifying the scope of recognition in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.7,
Appendix A, Section II.B. An NRTL may submit an application to modify
its scope of recognition at any time within its recognition period. For
renewal, an NRTL must submit a renewal request to OSHA between nine
months and one year before the expiration date of its current
recognition. A renewal request includes an application for renewal and
any additional information demonstrating an NRTL's continued compliance
with the terms of its recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7. If OSHA has not
conducted an on-site assessment of the NRTL headquarters and any key
sites within the past 18 to 24 months, it will schedule the necessary
on-site assessment prior to the expiration date of the NRTL's
recognition.
Upon review of the submitted material and, as necessary, the
successful completion of the on-site assessment, OSHA announces its
preliminary decision to grant or deny renewal and expansion of an
NRTL's scope of recognition in the Federal Register and solicits
comments from the public. OSHA then publishes a final Federal Register
notice responding to any comments and announcing its final decision on
the renewal of the NRTL's recognition, as well as whether to expand the
NRTL's scope of recognition.
II. General Background on the Application for Renewal
QPS Evaluation Services Inc. (QPS), initially received OSHA
recognition as an NRTL on March 2, 2011 (76 FR 11518) for a five-year
period expiring on March 2, 2016. QPS submitted a timely request for
renewal, dated April 21, 2015 (OSHA-2010-0046-0007), and retained its
recognition pending OSHA's final decision in this renewal process. The
current address of QPS facilities recognized by OSHA and included as
part of the renewal request is: QPS Evaluation Services Inc., 81
Kelfield Street, Unit 8, Toronto, Ontario M9W 5A3, Canada.
OSHA evaluated QPS's application for renewal and made a preliminary
determination that QPS can continue to meet the requirements prescribed
by 29 CFR 1910.7 for recognition. OSHA conducted an on-site assessment
of QPS facilities on July 16-17, 2015 (Toronto, Canada) and found
nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. QPS addressed
these issues sufficiently to meet the applicable NRTL requirements.
III. General Information on the Applications for Expansion of
Recognition
QPS submitted applications, dated July 16, 2014, and June 9, 2015
(OSHA-2010-0046-0004), to expand its recognition to include a total of
seven additional test standards. OSHA staff performed a comparability
analysis and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA performed an
on-site review in relation to these applications (as well as the
application for renewal) on July 16-17, 2015.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing QPS's renewal
request and scope expansion applications in the Federal Register on
November 27, 2015 (80 FR 74144). The Agency requested comments by
December 14, 2015, but received no comments in response to this notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final notice to grant QPS's request
for renewal and expansion of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the QPS's applications, go to www.regulations.gov or contact 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-2010-0046 contains all materials in the record
concerning QPS's recognition.
IV. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined QPS's renewal and expansion applications, its
capability to meet the requirements of the test standards, and other
pertinent information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds
that QPS meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal and
expansion of its recognition, subject to the specified limitations and
conditions listed below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final
notice to grant QPS's renewal and scope of recognition requests. OSHA
limits the expansion of QPS's recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of conformance to the test standards
listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in QPS's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 48............................. Standard for Electric Signs.
UL 8750........................... Standard for Light Emitting Diode
(LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting
Products.
UL 73............................. Standard for Motor-Operated
Appliances.
UL 1310........................... Standard for Class 2 Power Units.
UL 1598........................... Luminaries.
UL 1741........................... Standard for Inverters, Converters,
Controllers and Interconnection
System Equipment for Use with
Distributed Energy Resources.
ANSI/ISA 12.12.01................. Nonincendive Electrical Equipment
for Use in Class I and II, Division
2 and Class III, Divisions 1 and 2
Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
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OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require
third-party testing and certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, an
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the
test standards listed above as American National Standards. However,
for convenience, we may use the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under
the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 1-0.3, Appendix C,
paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized for a particular test standard may
use either the proprietary version of the test standard or the ANSI
version of that standard. Contact ANSI to determine whether a test
standard is currently ANSI-approved.
OSHA limits the renewal of QPS's recognition to include the terms
and conditions of QPS's scope of recognition, inclusive of the
expansion of scope granted in this notice. The scope of recognition for
QPS is available in the Federal Register notice dated March 2, 2011 (79
FR 11518) or on OSHA's Web site at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/qps.html. This renewal extends QPS's recognition for a period of five
years from April 25, 2016.
Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
QPS also must abide by the following conditions of recognition:
1. QPS must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in its operations as an NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. QPS must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. QPS must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on QPS's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, authorized the preparation of this notice.
Accordingly, the Agency is issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, January
25, 2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on April 19, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2016-09488 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am]
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