SGS North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards, 16663-16664 [2020-06084]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 57 / Tuesday, March 24, 2020 / Notices
Dated: March 18, 2020.
Frederick Licari,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–06146 Filed 3–23–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2006–0040]
SGS North America, Inc.: Grant of
Expansion of Recognition and
Modification to the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for SGS North
America, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
Additionally, OSHA announces the
addition of three test standards to the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on March
24, 2020.
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, U.S. Department
of Labor; 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/
index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
SGS of North America, Inc. (SGS), as a
NRTL. SGS’s expansion covers the
addition of twelve test standards to its
scope of recognition. Additionally,
OSHA announces the addition of three
test standards to the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies
that the organization meets the
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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 the scope of recognition
and is not a delegation or grant of
government authority. As a result of
recognition, employers may use
products properly approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require testing and certification of the
products.
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 a 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.
SGS submitted two applications, one
dated February 14, 2018 (OSHA–2006–
0040–0049), another dated October 2,
2018 (OSHA–2006–0050), which was
revised on March 9, 2019 (OSHA–2006–
0040–0051), to expand its scope of
recognition to include the addition of
twelve test standards. OSHA staff
performed a detailed analysis of the
application packet and reviewed other
pertinent information. OSHA did not
perform any on-site reviews in relation
to these applications.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing SGS’s expansion
application and proposed addition to
the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards in the Federal Register
on November 5, 2019 (84 FR 59649).
The agency requested comments by
November 20, 2019, but it received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of SGS’s scope
of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to SGS’s
applications, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room N–3653, Washington, DC 20210.
Docket No. OSHA–2006–0040 contains
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all materials in the record concerning
SGS’s recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined SGS’s
expansion applications, the capability to
meet the requirements of the test
standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on a review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that SGS meets
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of the recognition, subject to
the specified limitation and conditions
listed. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding
with this final notice to grant expansion
of SGS’s scope of recognition. OSHA
limits the expansion of SGS’s scope of
recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of
conformance to the test standard listed
in Table 1.
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST
STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN
SGS’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 22 .............
Standard for Amusement
and Gaming Machines.
Electric Waste Disposers.
Standard for Electric Scales.
Standard for Electric Oil
Heaters.
Standard for Electric Clocks.
Robots and Robotic Equipment.
In-Building 2-Way Emergency Radio Communication Enhancement Systems.
Gas-Fired Outdoor Infrared
Patio Heaters.
Outdoor Cooking Gas Appliances.
Outdoor Cooking Specialty
Gas Appliances.
American National Standard/
CSA Standard for GasFired Construction Heaters.
Household Cooking Gas Appliances.
UL 430 ...........
UL 466 ...........
UL 574 ...........
UL 826 ...........
UL 1740 .........
UL 2524 .........
ANSI Z83.26 ..
ANSI Z21.58 ..
ANSI Z21.89 ..
ANSI Z83.7 ....
ANSI Z21.1 ....
In this notice, OSHA also announces
the addition of three new test standards
to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2,
below, lists the test standards that are
new to the NRTL Program. OSHA has
determined that these test standards are
appropriate test standards and will
include it in the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
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TABLE 2—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS
ADDING TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S
LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS
Signed at Washington, DC, on March 18,
2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor
for Occupational Safety and Health.
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Test standard
Test standard title
UL 2524 .........
In-Building 2-Way Emergency Radio Communication Enhancement Systems.
Gas-Fired Outdoor Infrared
Patio Heaters.
Outdoor Cooking Specialty
Gas Appliances.
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ANSI Z83.26 ..
ANSI Z21.89 ..
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.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions
already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, SGS
must abide by the following conditions
of the recognition:
1. SGS must inform OSHA as soon as
possible, in writing, of any change of
ownership, facilities, or key personnel,
and of any major change in the
operations as a NRTL, and provide
details of the change(s);
2. SGS must meet all the terms of the
recognition and comply with all OSHA
policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. SGS must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
SGS’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 SGS, subject to the
limitation and conditions specified
above. OSHA also adds one new test
standard to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
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III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal 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.
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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
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the final decision to: (1) Add
one new test standard to the Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL)
Program’s list of appropriate test
standards; (2) delete or replace several
test standards from the NRTL Program’s
list of appropriate test standards; and (3)
update the scope of recognition of
several NRTLs.
DATES: The actions contained in this
notice will become effective on March
24, 2020.
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; 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 or 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:
SUMMARY:
I. Background
The NRTL Program recognizes
organizations that provide productsafety 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
NRTL Program consist of those items for
which OSHA safety standards require
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‘‘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.
Addition of New Test Standards to the
NRTL List of Appropriate Test
Standards
Periodically, OSHA will add new test
standards to the NRTL list of
appropriate test standards following an
evaluation of the test standard
document. To qualify as an appropriate
test standard, the agency evaluates the
document to (1) verify it represents a
product category for which OSHA
requires certification by a NRTL, (2)
verify the document represents an end
product and not a component, and (3)
verify the document defines safety test
specifications (not installation or
operational performance specifications).
OSHA becomes aware of new test
standards through various avenues. For
example, OSHA may become aware of
new test standards by: (1) Monitoring
notifications issued by certain SDOs; (2)
reviewing applications by NRTLs or
applicants seeking recognition to
include a new test standard in their
scopes of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers,
manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties
that a new test standard may be
appropriate to add to the list of
appropriate standards. OSHA may
determine to include a new test
standard in the list, for example, if the
test standard is for a particular type of
product that another test standard also
covers, addresses a type of product that
no standard previously covered, or is
otherwise new to the NRTL Program.
SDO Deletion and Replacement of Test
Standards
The NRTL Program regulations
require that appropriate test standards
be maintained and current (29 CFR
1910.7(c)). A test standard withdrawn
by a standards development
organization is no longer considered an
appropriate test standard (CPL 01–00–
004, NRTL Program Policies, Procedures
and Guidelines Directive, Chapter 2, IX).
It is OSHA’s policy to remove
recognition of withdrawn test standards
by issuing a correction notice in the
Federal Register for all NRTLs
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040]
SGS North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and
Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for SGS North America, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA announces the
addition of three test standards to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
March 24, 2020.
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, U.S. Department of Labor; 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. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of SGS of North America, Inc. (SGS), as a NRTL. SGS's
expansion covers the addition of twelve test standards to its scope of
recognition. Additionally, OSHA announces the addition of three test
standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
OSHA recognition of a 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 the
scope of recognition and is not a delegation or grant of government
authority. As a result of recognition, employers may use products
properly approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require
testing and certification of the products.
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 a 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/.
SGS submitted two applications, one dated February 14, 2018 (OSHA-
2006-0040-0049), another dated October 2, 2018 (OSHA-2006-0050), which
was revised on March 9, 2019 (OSHA-2006-0040-0051), to expand its scope
of recognition to include the addition of twelve test standards. OSHA
staff performed a detailed analysis of the application packet and
reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site
reviews in relation to these applications.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing SGS's expansion
application and proposed addition to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards in the Federal Register on November 5, 2019
(84 FR 59649). The agency requested comments by November 20, 2019, but
it received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is
proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of SGS's scope of
recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
SGS's applications, go to https://www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3653,
Washington, DC 20210. Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040 contains all materials
in the record concerning SGS's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined SGS's expansion applications, the capability to
meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds that SGS
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the
recognition, subject to the specified limitation and conditions listed.
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
expansion of SGS's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of
SGS's scope of recognition to testing and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the test standard listed in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in SGS's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 22.................................. Standard for Amusement and
Gaming Machines.
UL 430................................. Electric Waste Disposers.
UL 466................................. Standard for Electric Scales.
UL 574................................. Standard for Electric Oil
Heaters.
UL 826................................. Standard for Electric Clocks.
UL 1740................................ Robots and Robotic Equipment.
UL 2524................................ In-Building 2-Way Emergency
Radio Communication
Enhancement Systems.
ANSI Z83.26............................ Gas-Fired Outdoor Infrared
Patio Heaters.
ANSI Z21.58............................ Outdoor Cooking Gas Appliances.
ANSI Z21.89............................ Outdoor Cooking Specialty Gas
Appliances.
ANSI Z83.7............................. American National Standard/CSA
Standard for Gas-Fired
Construction Heaters.
ANSI Z21.1............................. Household Cooking Gas
Appliances.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
In this notice, OSHA also announces the addition of three new test
standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
Table 2, below, lists the test standards that are new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA has determined that these test standards are appropriate
test standards and will include it in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
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Table 2--Test Standards OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 2524................................ In-Building 2-Way Emergency
Radio Communication
Enhancement Systems.
ANSI Z83.26............................ Gas-Fired Outdoor Infrared
Patio Heaters.
ANSI Z21.89............................ Outdoor Cooking Specialty Gas
Appliances.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
SGS must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. SGS must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in the operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. SGS must meet all the terms of the recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. SGS must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on SGS'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 SGS, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above. OSHA also adds one new test standard to the NRTL
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal 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 March 18, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
[FR Doc. 2020-06084 Filed 3-23-20; 8:45 am]
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