Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards and the Scopes of Recognition of Several NRTLs, 17571-17573 [2018-08255]
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TABLE 2—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS PROPOSING TO ADD TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS—Continued
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 4703 ...............
UL 8753 ...............
UL 60730–2–5 .....
Standard for Photovoltaic Wire.
Standard for Field-Replaceable Light Emitting Diode (LED) Light Engines.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use, Part 2–5: Particular Requirements for Automatic Electrical
Burner Control Systems.
Low-Voltage Switchgear and Controlgear—Part 5–1: Control Circuit Devices and Switching Elements–Electromechanical
Control Circuit Devices.
UL 60947–5–1 .....
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Because the mechanical equipment
covered by UL 2703 does not fall within
the type of equipment covered by
OSHA’s NRTL Program, OSHA
preliminary determined that UL 2703 is
not an appropriate test standard and
does not propose to include it in the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. OSHA also seeks public
comment on this preliminary
determination.
Health on whether to grant UL’s
applications for expansion of its scope
of recognition. The Assistant Secretary
will make the final decision on granting
the applications. In making this
decision, the Assistant Secretary may
undertake other proceedings prescribed
in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of
this final decision in the Federal
Register.
IV. Preliminary Findings on the
Applications
UL submitted acceptable applications
for expansion of its scope of recognition.
OSHA’s review of the application files
and related material indicate that UL
can meet the requirements prescribed by
29 CFR 1910.7 for expanding its
recognition to include the addition of
the 26 appropriate test standards for
NRTL testing and certification listed
above. This preliminary finding does
not constitute an interim or temporary
approval of UL’s applications.
OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether UL meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition as a NRTL. Comments
should consist of pertinent written
documents and exhibits. Commenters
needing more time to comment must
submit a request in writing, stating the
reasons for the request by the due date
for comments. OSHA will limit any
extension to 10 days unless the
requester justifies a longer time period.
OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if it is not adequately
justified. To obtain or review copies of
the exhibits identified in this notice, as
well as comments submitted to the
docket, contact the Docket Office,
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, listed in ADDRESSES. These
materials also are available online at
https://www.regulations.gov under
Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025.
OSHA staff will review all comments
to the docket submitted in a timely
manner and, after addressing the issues
raised by these comments, make a
recommendation to the Assistant
Secretary for Occupational Safety and
Authority and Signature
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Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 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 16,
2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2013–0012]
Modification to the List of Appropriate
NRTL Program Test Standards and the
Scopes of Recognition of Several
NRTLs
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of final decisions.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces its final decision to: (1)
Delete a test standard from the NRTL
Program’s list of appropriate test
standards; and (2) update the scopes of
recognition of several NRTLs.
DATES: OSHA’s final decisions are
effective on April 20, 2018.
SUMMARY:
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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; 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; telephone: (202)
693–2110; email: robinson.kevin@
dol.gov. OSHA’s web page includes
information about the NRTL Program
(see https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/
nrtl/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The NRTL Program recognizes
organizations that provide product
safety testing and certification services
to manufacturers. These organizations
perform testing and certification, for
purposes of the Program, to U.S.
consensus-based product safety test
standards. The products covered by the
Program consist of those items for
which OSHA safety standards require
‘‘certification’’ by a NRTL. The
requirements affect electrical products
and 38 other types of products. OSHA
does not develop or issue these test
standards, but generally relies on
standards development organizations
(SDOs) which develop and maintain the
standards using a method that provides
input and consideration of views of
industry groups, experts, users,
consumers, governmental authorities,
and others having broad experience in
the safety field involved.
Removal of Test Standards From the
NRTL List of Appropriate Test
Standards
OSHA may propose to remove a test
standard from the NRTL list of
appropriate test standards based on an
internal review in which Program staff
review the NRTL list of appropriate test
standards to determine if the test
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standard conforms to the definition of
appropriate test standard defined in the
Programs regulations and policy. There
are several reasons for removing a test
standard based on this review. First, a
document that provides the
methodology for a single test is a test
method rather than an appropriate test
standard. A test standard must specify
the safety requirements for a specific
type of product(s) (29 CFR 1910.7(c)). A
test method, however, is a ‘‘specified
technical procedure for performing a
test’’ (CPL 1–0.3, App. B). As such, a
test method is not an appropriate test
standard. While a NRTL may use a test
method to determine if certain safety
requirements are met, a test method is
not itself a safety requirement for a
specific product category.
Second, a document that focuses
primarily on usage, installation, or
maintenance requirements would also
not be considered an appropriate test
standard (CPL 1–0.3, App. D.IV.B). In
some cases, however, a document may
also provide safety test specifications in
addition to usage, installation, and
maintenance requirements. In such
cases, the document would be retained
as an appropriate test standard based on
the safety test specifications.
Finally, a document may not be
considered an appropriate test standard
if the document covers products for
which OSHA does not require testing
and certification (CPL 1–0.3, App.
D.IV.A).
Similarly, a document that covers
electrical product components would
not be considered an appropriate test
standard. These documents apply to
types of components that have
limitation(s) or condition(s) on their
use, in that they are not appropriate for
use as end-use products. These
documents also specify that these types
of components are for use only as part
of an end-use product. NRTLs, however,
evaluate such components only in the
context of evaluating whether end-use
products requiring NRTL approval are
safe for use in the workplace. Testing
such components alone would not
indicate that the end-use products
containing the components are safe for
use. Accordingly, as a matter of policy,
OSHA considers that documents
covering such components are not
appropriate test standards under the
NRTL Program. OSHA notes, however,
that it is not proposing to delete from
NRTLs’ scopes of recognition any test
standards covering end-use products
that contain such components.1
II. Final Decision To Delete Test
Standards From the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards
In this notice, OSHA announces its
final decision to delete one test standard
from the NRTL Program’s list of
appropriate test standards.
Table 1 lists the test standard that
OSHA will delete from the NRTL
Program’s list of appropriate test
standards, as well as an abbreviated
rationale for OSHA’s actions. For a full
discussion of the rationale, see Section
I of this notice.
TABLE 1—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS DELETING FROM NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS
Replacement
test standard(s)
(if applicable)
Deleted test standard
Reason for deletion
UL 96—Lightning Protection Components ................................
Standard does not include products required to be certified
by NRTLs.
III. Final Decision To Modify Affected
NRTLs’ Scopes of Recognition
In this notice, OSHA announces its
final decision to update the scopes of
recognition of several NRTLs. The tables
in this section (Table 2 thru Table 4)
N/A.
list, for each affected NRTL, the test
standard that OSHA is deleting from the
scope of recognition of the NRTL.
TABLE 2—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS DELETING FROM THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES,
INC.
Replacement
test standard(s)
(if applicable)
Deleted test standard
Reason for deletion
UL 96—Lightning Protection Components ................................
Standard does not include products required to be certified
by NRTLs.
NONE.
TABLE 3—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS DELETING FROM THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF CSA GROUP TESTING AND
CERTIFICATION INC.
Replacement
test standard(s)
(if applicable)
Reason for deletion
UL 96—Lightning Protection Components ................................
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Deleted test standard
Standard does not include products required to be certified
by NRTLs.
1 OSHA notes that some types of devices covered
by these documents, such as capacitors and
transformers, may be end-use products themselves,
and tested under other test standards applicable to
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such products. For example, the following test
standard covers transformers that are end-use
products: UL 1562 Standard for Transformers,
Distribution, Dry-Type—Over 600 Volts. OSHA is
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not proposing to delete such test standards from
NRTLs’ scopes of recognition.
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TABLE 4—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS DELETING FROM THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES NA,
INC.
Replacement
test standard(s)
(if applicable)
Deleted test standard
Reason for deletion
UL 96—Lightning Protection Components ................................
Standard does not include products required to be certified
by NRTLs.
OSHA will incorporate into its
informational web pages the
modifications OSHA is making to each
NRTL’s scope of recognition. These web
pages detail the scope of recognition for
each NRTL, including the test standards
the NRTL may use to test and certify
products under OSHA’s NRTL Program.
OSHA also will add, to its ‘‘Current List
of Removed Test Standards’’ web page,
this test standard that OSHA no longer
recognizes or permits under the NRTL
Program. Access to these web pages is
available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR
1910.7, OSHA hereby modifies the
NRTL List of Appropriate Test
Standards and associated modification
to the scope of recognition for the
impacted NRTLs specified above.
V. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 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 16,
2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0012]
Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test
Standards and the Scopes of Recognition of Several NRTLs
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice of final decisions.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to: (1)
Delete a test standard from the NRTL Program's list of appropriate test
standards; and (2) update the scopes of recognition of several NRTLs.
DATES: OSHA's final decisions are effective on April 20, 2018.
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; telephone: (202) 693-1999;
email: [email protected].
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; telephone: (202) 693-2110; email:
[email protected]. OSHA's web page includes information about the
NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The NRTL Program recognizes organizations that provide product
safety testing and certification services to manufacturers. These
organizations perform testing and certification, for purposes of the
Program, to U.S. consensus-based product safety test standards. The
products covered by the Program consist of those items for which OSHA
safety standards require ``certification'' by a NRTL. The requirements
affect electrical products and 38 other types of products. OSHA does
not develop or issue these test standards, but generally relies on
standards development organizations (SDOs) which develop and maintain
the standards using a method that provides input and consideration of
views of industry groups, experts, users, consumers, governmental
authorities, and others having broad experience in the safety field
involved.
Removal of Test Standards From the NRTL List of Appropriate Test
Standards
OSHA may propose to remove a test standard from the NRTL list of
appropriate test standards based on an internal review in which Program
staff review the NRTL list of appropriate test standards to determine
if the test
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standard conforms to the definition of appropriate test standard
defined in the Programs regulations and policy. There are several
reasons for removing a test standard based on this review. First, a
document that provides the methodology for a single test is a test
method rather than an appropriate test standard. A test standard must
specify the safety requirements for a specific type of product(s) (29
CFR 1910.7(c)). A test method, however, is a ``specified technical
procedure for performing a test'' (CPL 1-0.3, App. B). As such, a test
method is not an appropriate test standard. While a NRTL may use a test
method to determine if certain safety requirements are met, a test
method is not itself a safety requirement for a specific product
category.
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\1\ OSHA notes that some types of devices covered by these
documents, such as capacitors and transformers, may be end-use
products themselves, and tested under other test standards
applicable to such products. For example, the following test
standard covers transformers that are end-use products: UL 1562
Standard for Transformers, Distribution, Dry-Type--Over 600 Volts.
OSHA is not proposing to delete such test standards from NRTLs'
scopes of recognition.
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Second, a document that focuses primarily on usage, installation,
or maintenance requirements would also not be considered an appropriate
test standard (CPL 1-0.3, App. D.IV.B). In some cases, however, a
document may also provide safety test specifications in addition to
usage, installation, and maintenance requirements. In such cases, the
document would be retained as an appropriate test standard based on the
safety test specifications.
Finally, a document may not be considered an appropriate test
standard if the document covers products for which OSHA does not
require testing and certification (CPL 1-0.3, App. D.IV.A).
Similarly, a document that covers electrical product components
would not be considered an appropriate test standard. These documents
apply to types of components that have limitation(s) or condition(s) on
their use, in that they are not appropriate for use as end-use
products. These documents also specify that these types of components
are for use only as part of an end-use product. NRTLs, however,
evaluate such components only in the context of evaluating whether end-
use products requiring NRTL approval are safe for use in the workplace.
Testing such components alone would not indicate that the end-use
products containing the components are safe for use. Accordingly, as a
matter of policy, OSHA considers that documents covering such
components are not appropriate test standards under the NRTL Program.
OSHA notes, however, that it is not proposing to delete from NRTLs'
scopes of recognition any test standards covering end-use products that
contain such components.\1\
II. Final Decision To Delete Test Standards From the NRTL Program's
List of Appropriate Test Standards
In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to delete one
test standard from the NRTL Program's list of appropriate test
standards.
Table 1 lists the test standard that OSHA will delete from the NRTL
Program's list of appropriate test standards, as well as an abbreviated
rationale for OSHA's actions. For a full discussion of the rationale,
see Section I of this notice.
Table 1--Test Standard OSHA Is Deleting From NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
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Replacement test
Deleted test standard Reason for deletion standard(s) (if
applicable)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 96--Lightning Protection Standard does not N/A.
Components. include products
required to be
certified by NRTLs.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
III. Final Decision To Modify Affected NRTLs' Scopes of Recognition
In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to update the
scopes of recognition of several NRTLs. The tables in this section
(Table 2 thru Table 4) list, for each affected NRTL, the test standard
that OSHA is deleting from the scope of recognition of the NRTL.
Table 2--Test Standard OSHA Is Deleting From the Scope of Recognition of
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Replacement test
Deleted test standard Reason for deletion standard(s) (if
applicable)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 96--Lightning Protection Standard does not NONE.
Components. include products
required to be
certified by NRTLs.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table 3--Test Standard OSHA Is Deleting From the Scope of Recognition of
CSA Group Testing and Certification Inc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Replacement test
Deleted test standard Reason for deletion standard(s) (if
applicable)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 96--Lightning Protection Standard does not NONE.
Components. include products
required to be
certified by NRTLs.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Table 4--Test Standard OSHA Is Deleting From the Scope of Recognition of
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Replacement test
Deleted test standard Reason for deletion standard(s) (if
applicable)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 96--Lightning Protection Standard does not NONE.
Components. include products
required to be
certified by NRTLs.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
OSHA will incorporate into its informational web pages the
modifications OSHA is making to each NRTL's scope of recognition. These
web pages detail the scope of recognition for each NRTL, including the
test standards the NRTL may use to test and certify products under
OSHA's NRTL Program. OSHA also will add, to its ``Current List of
Removed Test Standards'' web page, this test standard that OSHA no
longer recognizes or permits under the NRTL Program. Access to these
web pages is available at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby modifies
the NRTL List of Appropriate Test Standards and associated modification
to the scope of recognition for the impacted NRTLs specified above.
V. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 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 16, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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