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OSHA welcomes public comment as
to whether MET meets the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of
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. Commenters
must submit the written request for an
extension by June 20, 2019. OSHA will
limit any extension to 10 days unless
the requester justifies a longer period.
OSHA may deny a request for an
extension if the request is not
adequately justified. To obtain or review
II. General Background on the
copies of the exhibits identified in this
Application
notice, as well as comments submitted
to the docket, contact the Docket Office,
MET submitted three applications,
at the above address. These materials
one dated January 10, 2018 (OSHA–
also are available online at https://
2006–0028–0046), one dated May 18,
www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
2018 (OSHA–2006–0028–0044), and
OSHA–2006–0028.
another one dated June 28, 2018
(OSHA–2006–0028–0045). The
OSHA staff will review all comments
applications will expand MET’s NRTL
to the docket submitted in a timely
Scope of Recognition to include three
manner and, after addressing the issues
additional test standards. OSHA staff
raised by these comments, make a
performed a detailed analysis of the
recommendation to the Assistant
application packet and reviewed other
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
pertinent information. OSHA did not
Safety and Health whether to grant
perform any on-site reviews in relation
MET’s application for expansion of its
to these application.
scope of recognition. The Assistant
Table 1 lists the appropriate test
Secretary will make the final decision
standards found in MET’s applications
on granting the application. In making
for expansion for testing and
this decision, the Assistant Secretary
certification of products under the
may undertake other proceedings
NRTL Program.
prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR
TABLE 1—PROPOSED LIST OF APPRO- 1910.7.
OSHA will publish a public notice of
PRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INits
final decision in the Federal
CLUSION IN MET’S NRTL SCOPE OF
Register.
RECOGNITION
modifications of that scope. OSHA
maintains an informational web page for
each NRTL, including MET, which
details the NRTL’s scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/
dts/otpca/nrtl/.
MET currently has one facility (site)
recognized by OSHA for product testing
and certification, with its headquarters
located at: MET Laboratories, Inc., 914
West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore,
Maryland 21230. A complete list of
MET’s scope of recognition is available
at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
met.html.
IV. Authority and Signature
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 696 ...........
UL 962 ...........
Electric Toys.
Household and Commercial
Furnishings.
Explosive Atmosphere—Part
7: Equipment Protection
by Increased Safety ‘‘e’’.
UL 60079–7 ...
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III. Preliminary Findings on the
Application
MET submitted acceptable
applications for expansion of the scope
of recognition. OSHA’s review of the
application file, and pertinent
documentation, indicate that MET can
meet the requirements prescribed by 29
CFR 1910.7 for expanding its
recognition to include the addition of
these three test standards for NRTL
testing and certification listed above.
This preliminary finding does not
constitute an interim or temporary
approval of MET’s application.
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Loren Sweatt, Acting 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 May 30,
2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.:
Grant of Expansion of Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for TUV
Rheinland of North America, Inc. as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on June 5,
2019.
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
website includes information about the
NRTL Program (see https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html).
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
(TUVRNA) as an NRTL. TUVRNA’s
expansion covers the addition of four
recognized testing and certification sites
and two recognized testing standards to
the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
requirements specified in 29 CFR
1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization
can perform independent safety testing
and certification of the specific products
covered within the scope of recognition,
and is not a delegation or grant of
government authority. As a result of
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recognition, employers may use
products properly approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require testing and certification.
The agency processes applications by
a 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 the
preliminary finding and, in the second
notice, the agency provides the 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 the scope of recognition.
These pages are available from the
agency’s website at https://
www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/
index.html.
TUVRNA submitted two applications,
one dated March 30, 2016 (OSHA–
2007–0042–0030), and another dated
April 19, 2017 (OSHA–2007–0042–
0031), to expand recognition to include
the addition of four recognized testing
and certification sites. The sites are
located at: TUV Rheinland (Shenzhen)
Co, Ltd, 1F East & 2–4F, Cybio
Technology Building No. 1, No. 16,
Keibei 2nd Road, High-Tech Industrial
Park North, Nashan District, 518057
Shenzhen, China; TUV Rheinland
(Shanghai) Co, Ltd, TUV Rheinland
Building No. 177, Lane 777, West
Guangzhong Road, Zhabei District,
Shanghai 200072, P.R. China; TUV
Rheinland Taiwan Ltd., 11F, No. 758,
Sec. 4, Bade Rd., Songshan District,
Taipei City 105, Taiwan; and TUV
Rheinland Taiwan Ltd., Taichung
Branch Office, No. 9, Lane 36, Minsheng
Rod., Sec. 3, Daya District, Taichung
City 428, Taiwan. TUVRNA’s
applications also requested the addition
of two test standards to the scope of
recognition. OSHA staff performed a
detailed analysis of the application and
other pertinent information. OSHA staff
also performed an on-site review of
TUVRNA’s testing facilities on August
7–8, 2017, at TUV Rheinland Shanghai,
August 10–11, 2017, at TUV Rheinland
Shenzhen, August 14–15, 2017, at TUV
Rheinland Taipei, and August 16, 2017,
at TUV Rheinland Taichung, in which
the assessors found some
nonconformances with the requirements
of 29 CFR 1910.7. TUVRNA addressed
these issues sufficiently. OSHA staff
recommended that OSHA should grant
the applications for expansion to
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include these four sites and two test
standards.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing TUVRNA’s
expansion application in the Federal
Register on July 30, 2018 (83 FR 36625).
The agency requested comments by
August 14, 2018, but it received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of TUVRNA’s
scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to
TUVRNA’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–3655, Washington, DC 20210.
Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042 contains
all materials in the record concerning
TUVRNA’s recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA’s
expansion application, conducted two
detailed on-site assessments, and
examined other pertinent information.
Based on a review of this evidence,
OSHA finds that TUVRNA meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of recognition, subject to the
limitation and conditions listed below.
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with
this final notice to grant TUVRNA’s
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the
expansion of TUVRNA’s recognition to
include the four test sites at TUVRNA
Shenzhen, China; Shanghai, China;
Taipei, Taiwan; and Taichung, Taiwan
as listed above. OSHA’s recognition of
these sites limits TUVRNA to
performing product testing and
certifications only to the test standards
for which the site has the proper
capability and programs, and for test
standards in TUVRNA’s scope of
recognition. This limitation is consistent
with the recognition that OSHA grants
to other NRTLs that operate multiple
sites.
Additionally, OSHA is proceeding
with this final notice to expand
TUVRNA’s scope to include two
additional test standards to the scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
of TUVRNA’s recognition to testing and
certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standards listed in Table 1.
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TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN
TUVRNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
NFPA 496 .........
Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment.
Industrial and Classification of
Mercantile and Bank BurglarAlarm Systems.
UL 698A ............
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, a 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, the use of the designation
of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed
to the ANSI designation may occur.
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.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
TUVRNA must abide by the following
conditions of the recognition:
1. TUVRNA 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. TUVRNA must meet all the terms
of its recognition and comply with all
OSHA policies pertaining to this
recognition; and
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet
the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published
conditions on TUVRNA’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 TUVRNA, subject to
the limitation and conditions specified
above.
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III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Acting 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 May 30,
2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of
Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
June 5, 2019.
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: [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, U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; telephone:
(202) 693-2110; email: [email protected]. OSHA's website includes
information about the NRTL Program (see https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUVRNA) as an
NRTL. TUVRNA's expansion covers the addition of four recognized testing
and certification sites and two recognized testing standards to the
NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety
testing and certification of the specific products covered within the
scope of recognition, and is not a delegation or grant of government
authority. As a result of
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recognition, employers may use products properly approved by the NRTL
to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification.
The agency processes applications by a 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 the preliminary finding and, in the second
notice, the agency provides the 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 the scope of recognition. These pages are
available from the agency's website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
TUVRNA submitted two applications, one dated March 30, 2016 (OSHA-
2007-0042-0030), and another dated April 19, 2017 (OSHA-2007-0042-
0031), to expand recognition to include the addition of four recognized
testing and certification sites. The sites are located at: TUV
Rheinland (Shenzhen) Co, Ltd, 1F East & 2-4F, Cybio Technology Building
No. 1, No. 16, Keibei 2nd Road, High-Tech Industrial Park North, Nashan
District, 518057 Shenzhen, China; TUV Rheinland (Shanghai) Co, Ltd, TUV
Rheinland Building No. 177, Lane 777, West Guangzhong Road, Zhabei
District, Shanghai 200072, P.R. China; TUV Rheinland Taiwan Ltd., 11F,
No. 758, Sec. 4, Bade Rd., Songshan District, Taipei City 105, Taiwan;
and TUV Rheinland Taiwan Ltd., Taichung Branch Office, No. 9, Lane 36,
Minsheng Rod., Sec. 3, Daya District, Taichung City 428, Taiwan.
TUVRNA's applications also requested the addition of two test standards
to the scope of recognition. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis
of the application and other pertinent information. OSHA staff also
performed an on-site review of TUVRNA's testing facilities on August 7-
8, 2017, at TUV Rheinland Shanghai, August 10-11, 2017, at TUV
Rheinland Shenzhen, August 14-15, 2017, at TUV Rheinland Taipei, and
August 16, 2017, at TUV Rheinland Taichung, in which the assessors
found some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7.
TUVRNA addressed these issues sufficiently. OSHA staff recommended that
OSHA should grant the applications for expansion to include these four
sites and two test standards.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVRNA's expansion
application in the Federal Register on July 30, 2018 (83 FR 36625). The
agency requested comments by August 14, 2018, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this
final notice to grant expansion of TUVRNA's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
TUVRNA'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-3655, Washington, DC
20210. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042 contains all materials in the record
concerning TUVRNA's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA's expansion application, conducted two
detailed on-site assessments, and examined other pertinent information.
Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds that TUVRNA meets the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition, subject to
the limitation and conditions listed below.
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
TUVRNA's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVRNA's
recognition to include the four test sites at TUVRNA Shenzhen, China;
Shanghai, China; Taipei, Taiwan; and Taichung, Taiwan as listed above.
OSHA's recognition of these sites limits TUVRNA to performing product
testing and certifications only to the test standards for which the
site has the proper capability and programs, and for test standards in
TUVRNA's scope of recognition. This limitation is consistent with the
recognition that OSHA grants to other NRTLs that operate multiple
sites.
Additionally, OSHA is proceeding with this final notice to expand
TUVRNA's scope to include two additional test standards to the scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVRNA's recognition to
testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance
to the test standards listed in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in TUVRNA's
NRTL Scope of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
NFPA 496.................................. Purged and Pressurized
Enclosures for Electrical
Equipment.
UL 698A................................... Industrial and
Classification of
Mercantile and Bank Burglar-
Alarm Systems.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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, a
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, the use of the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation may
occur. 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.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
TUVRNA must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. TUVRNA 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. TUVRNA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on TUVRNA'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 TUVRNA, subject to the limitation and
conditions specified above.
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III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Acting 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 May 30, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2019-11741 Filed 6-4-19; 8:45 am]
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