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(85 FR 58393, September 18, 2020) and
29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 6,
2021.
James S. Frederick,
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–2006–0042]
CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.:
Grant of Expansion of Recognition
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 CSA Group
Testing & Certification Inc., as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on August
16, 2021.
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 or
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 or
email robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.
(CSA) as a NRTL. CSA’s expansion
covers the addition of seven test
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.
Each NRTL’s scope of recognition
includes (1) the type of products the
NRTL may test, with each type specified
by the 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. Recognition is
not a delegation or grant of government
authority; however, recognition enables
employers to use products approved by
the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that
require product testing and certification.
The agency processes an application
by a NRTL for initial recognition and for
an expansion or renewal of this
recognition, following requirements in
Appendix A, 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. 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,
including CSA, which details the
NRTL’s scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA
website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/.
CSA submitted two applications on
July 17, 2019, (OSHA–2006–0042–0023)
and (OSHA–2006–0042–0024), to
expand their recognition to include
fifteen additional test standards. The
first application was amended on
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February 17, 2021, because eight of the
standards requested in the application
are already in CSA’s NRTL scope of
recognition. This expansion will cover
seven test standards that OSHA adding
to CSA’s recognition. OSHA staff
performed detailed analysis of the
application packets and reviewed other
pertinent information. OSHA did not
perform any on-site reviews in relation
to these applications.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing CSA’s expansion
applications in the Federal Register on
June 24, 2021 (86 FR 33326). The agency
requested comments by June 9, 2021,
but it received no comments in response
to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding
with this final grant of expansion of
CSA’s NRTL recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all
public documents pertaining to the
CSA’s application, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor. Docket No. OSHA–2006–0042
contains all materials in the record
concerning CSA’s recognition. Please
note: Due to the COVID–19 pandemic,
the Docket Office is closed to the public
at this time but can be contacted at (202)
693–2350.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined CSA’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 CSA meets
the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for
expansion of its recognition, subject to
the limitations and conditions listed in
this notice. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant CSA’s expanded scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
of CSA’s recognition to testing and
certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standards listed below in Table 1.
TABLE 1—LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN CSA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
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4703 ..........................................
2594 ..........................................
60730–2–8 ................................
UL 60079–28 ..................................
UL 60079–31 ..................................
NFPA 496 .......................................
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Low-Voltage Lighting Systems.
Standard for Photovoltaic Wire.
Standard for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electrically
Operated Water Valves, Including Mechanical Requirements.
Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 28: Protection of Equipment and Transmission Systems Using
Optical Radiation.
Standard for Explosive Atmospheres—Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition Protection Enclosure ‘‘t’’.
Purged and Pressurized Enclosures for Electrical Equipment.
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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, a NRTL’s scope
of recognition does not include these
products.
A. Conditions
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Acting 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 Section
29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), Secretary of Labor’s
Order No. 8–2020 (85 FR 58393; Sept.
18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 6,
2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2021–0005]
LabTest Certification Inc.: Application
for Recognition
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the application of LabTest
Certification, Inc. (LCI), for recognition
as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the
agency’s preliminary finding to grant
this recognition.
DATES: Submit comments, information,
and documents in response to this
notice, or requests for an extension of
time to make a submission, on or before
September 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by any of
the following methods:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at: https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Documents in the
docket are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the website.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
through the OSHA Docket Office.
Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202)
693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627) for
assistance in locating docket
submissions.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the OSHA
docket number for this Federal Register
notice (OSHA–2017–0014). OSHA will
place comments and requests to speak,
including personal information, in the
public docket, which may be available
online. Therefore, OSHA cautions
interested parties about submitting
personal information such as Social
Security numbers and birthdates. For
further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Extension of comment period: Submit
requests for an extension of the
SUMMARY:
Recognition is contingent on
continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including, but not limited to,
abiding by the following conditions of
the recognition:
1. CSA 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 a NRTL, and provide
details of the change(s);
2. CSA must meet all the terms of its
recognition and comply with all OSHA
policies pertaining to this recognition;
and
3. CSA must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
CSA’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 CSA as a NRTL, subject
to the limitations and conditions
specified above.
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comment period on or before September
15, 2021 to the 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–3653,
Washington, DC 20210, or by fax to
(202) 693–1644.
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Many of OSHA’s workplace standards
require that a NRTL test and certify
certain types of equipment as safe for
use in the workplace. NRTLs are
independent laboratories that meet
OSHA’s requirements for performing
safety testing and certification of
products used in the workplace. To
obtain and retain OSHA recognition, the
NRTLs must meet the requirements in
the NRTL Program regulations at 29 CFR
1910.7. More specifically, to be
recognized by OSHA, an organization
must: (1) Have the appropriate
capability to test, evaluate, and approve
products to assure their safe use in the
workplace; (2) be completely
independent of employers subject to the
tested equipment requirements, and
manufacturers and vendors of products
for which OSHA requires certification;
(3) have internal programs that ensure
proper control of the testing and
certification process; and (4) have
effective reporting and complaint
handling procedures. Recognition is an
acknowledgement by OSHA that the
NRTL has the capabilities to perform
independent safety testing and
certification of the specific products
covered within the NRTL’s scope of
recognition and is not a delegation or
grant of government authority.
Recognition of a NRTL by OSHA also
allows employers to use products
certified by that NRTL to meet those
OSHA standards that require product
testing and certification.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042]
CSA Group Testing & Certification 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 the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc., as
a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
August 16, 2021.
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
or 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 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc. (CSA) as a NRTL.
CSA's expansion covers the addition of seven test 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. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by the
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.
Recognition is not a delegation or grant of government authority;
however, recognition enables employers to use products approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require product testing and
certification.
The agency processes an application by a NRTL for initial
recognition and for an expansion or renewal of this recognition,
following requirements in Appendix A, 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. 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,
including CSA, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
CSA submitted two applications on July 17, 2019, (OSHA-2006-0042-
0023) and (OSHA-2006-0042-0024), to expand their recognition to include
fifteen additional test standards. The first application was amended on
February 17, 2021, because eight of the standards requested in the
application are already in CSA's NRTL scope of recognition. This
expansion will cover seven test standards that OSHA adding to CSA's
recognition. OSHA staff performed detailed analysis of the application
packets and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform
any on-site reviews in relation to these applications.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing CSA's expansion
applications in the Federal Register on June 24, 2021 (86 FR 33326).
The agency requested comments by June 9, 2021, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this
final grant of expansion of CSA's NRTL recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the CSA's application, go to https://www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor. Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042 contains all materials
in the record concerning CSA's recognition. Please note: Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Docket Office is closed to the public at this
time but can be contacted at (202) 693-2350.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined CSA'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 CSA
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the limitations and conditions listed in this
notice. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
CSA's expanded scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of CSA's
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of conformance to the test standards listed below in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in CSA's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 2108........................... Low-Voltage Lighting Systems.
UL 4703........................... Standard for Photovoltaic Wire.
UL 2594........................... Standard for Electric Vehicle Supply
Equipment.
UL 60730-2-8...................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Electrically Operated Water Valves,
Including Mechanical Requirements.
UL 60079-28....................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
Part 28: Protection of Equipment
and Transmission Systems Using
Optical Radiation.
UL 60079-31....................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--
Part 31: Equipment Dust Ignition
Protection Enclosure ``t''.
NFPA 496.......................... Purged and Pressurized Enclosures
for Electrical Equipment.
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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, a
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
A. Conditions
Recognition is contingent on continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including, but not limited to, abiding by the following
conditions of the recognition:
1. CSA 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 a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. CSA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. CSA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on CSA'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 CSA as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and
conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Acting 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 Section 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2),
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393; Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 6, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2021-17433 Filed 8-13-21; 8:45 am]
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