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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0043]
TUV SUD 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 of TUV SUD
America, Inc. (TUVAM) as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
Additionally, OSHA announces the
final decision to add one test standard
to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on August
24, 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 by phone (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 by phone (202) 693–2110 or
email robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Notice of the Applications for
Expansion
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
extension of the scope of recognition of
TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) as a
NRTL. TUVAM’s expansion covers the
addition of eighteen test standards to its
NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA also
hereby gives notice that it is adding one
test standard 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
NRTLs or applicant organizations for
initial recognition, as well as for
expansion or renewal of 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
its 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 TUVAM, which details that
NRTL’s scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA
website at: https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/.
TUVAM submitted an application,
dated June 8, 2020 (OSHA–2007–0043–
0036), to expand its recognition to
include six additional test standards.
Additionally, TUVAM submitted an
application on May 19, 2015 (OSHA–
2007–0043–0020) to expand its
recognition to include two additional
recognized test sites and twelve
additional test standards. However, due
to an omission, OSHA did not rule on
the May 19, 2015 application to the
extent TUVAM applied to expand its
recognition to include the twelve
additional test standards (82 FR 13143,
March 9, 2017; 82 FR 28359, June 21,
2017). Those twelve standards are
included in this notice. Therefore, the
expansion announced in this notice
covers eighteen standards, including
one which OSHA proposes to add to the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. OSHA staff performed a
detailed analysis of both application
packets and reviewed other pertinent
information. OSHA did not perform any
on-site reviews in relation to these
applications insofar as the applications
sought expansions of recognition to
include the eighteen additional test
standards.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing TUVAM’s expansion
applications in the Federal Register on
July 2, 2021 (86 FR 35347). The agency
requested comments by July 19, 2021,
but it received no comments in response
to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding
with this final notice to grant expansion
of TUVAM’s scope of recognition.
To review copies of all public
documents pertaining to TUVAM’s
applications, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, at (202) 693–2350. Docket No.
OSHA–2007–0043 contains all materials
in the record concerning TUVAM’s
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVAM’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 TUVAM
meets the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of recognition,
subject to the specified limitations and
conditions listed. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant expansion of TUVAM’s scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
of TUVAM’s scope of 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 TUVAM’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
* UL 347A ........................................
UL 1004–1 ......................................
UL 2594 ..........................................
UL 61010–2–030 ............................
Medium Voltage Power Conversion Equipment.
Rotating Electrical Machines—General Requirements.
Standard for Electric Vehicle Supply Management.
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2–030:
Particular Requirements for Testing and Measuring Circuits.
Standard for Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory
Use—Part 2–081: Particular Requirements for Automatic and Semi-Automatic Laboratory Equipment for
Analysis and Other Purposes.
Safety Requirements for Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2–101:
Particular Requirements for In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Equipment.
UL 61010–2–81 ..............................
UL 61010–2–101 ............................
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Test standard
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
UL
Test standard title
122 ............................................
153 ............................................
429 ............................................
1776 ..........................................
60730–1A ..................................
60730–2–7 ................................
UL 60730–2–10A ............................
UL 60730–2–11A ............................
UL 60730–2–12A ............................
UL 60730–2–13A ............................
UL 60730–2–14 ..............................
UL 60730–2–16A ............................
Photographic Equipment.
Portable Electric Luminaires.
Electrically Operated Valves.
High-Pressure Cleaning Machines.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 1: General Requirements.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Timers
and Time Switches.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Motor
Starting Relays.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Energy
Regulators.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electrically Operated Door Locks.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Humidity
Sensing Controls.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electric
Actuators.
Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Automatic
Electrical Water Level Controls.
* Represents Test Standard new to the NRTL Program.
OSHA also announces the addition of
one new test standard to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. Table 2, below, lists the test
standard that is new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA has determined that
this test standard is an appropriate test
standard.
TABLE 2—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS
ADDING TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S
LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 347A ........
Medium Voltage Power Conversion Equipment.
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.
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A. Conditions
Recognition is contingent on
continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including, but not limited to,
abiding by the following conditions of
recognition:
1. TUVAM 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);
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2. TUVAM must meet all the terms of
its recognition and comply with all
OSHA policies pertaining to this
recognition; and
3. TUVAM must continue to meet the
requirements for recognition, including
all previously published conditions on
TUVAM’s scope of recognition, in all
areas for which it has recognition.
OSHA hereby expands the scope of
recognition of TUVAM, subject to the
limitation and conditions specified
above.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
IV. Authority and Signature
SUMMARY:
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 17,
2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2009–0025]
UL LLC: Application for Expansion of
Recognition and Proposed
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 application of UL LLC,
for expansion of the scope of
recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents
the agency’s preliminary finding to
grant the application. Additionally,
OSHA proposes to add one test standard
to the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
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 8, 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
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043]
TUV SUD 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 of TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA
announces the final decision to add one test standard to the NRTL
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
August 24, 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 by phone (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 by phone
(202) 693-2110 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of the Applications for Expansion
OSHA hereby gives notice of the extension of the scope of
recognition of TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) as a NRTL. TUVAM's
expansion covers the addition of eighteen test standards to its NRTL
scope of recognition. OSHA also hereby gives notice that it is adding
one test standard 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 NRTLs or applicant
organizations for initial recognition, as well as for expansion or
renewal of 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 its 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 TUVAM, which details that NRTL's scope of
recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at: https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
TUVAM submitted an application, dated June 8, 2020 (OSHA-2007-0043-
0036), to expand its recognition to include six additional test
standards. Additionally, TUVAM submitted an application on May 19, 2015
(OSHA-2007-0043-0020) to expand its recognition to include two
additional recognized test sites and twelve additional test standards.
However, due to an omission, OSHA did not rule on the May 19, 2015
application to the extent TUVAM applied to expand its recognition to
include the twelve additional test standards (82 FR 13143, March 9,
2017; 82 FR 28359, June 21, 2017). Those twelve standards are included
in this notice. Therefore, the expansion announced in this notice
covers eighteen standards, including one which OSHA proposes to add to
the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA staff
performed a detailed analysis of both application packets and reviewed
other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform any on-site reviews
in relation to these applications insofar as the applications sought
expansions of recognition to include the eighteen additional test
standards.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVAM's expansion
applications in the Federal Register on July 2, 2021 (86 FR 35347). The
agency requested comments by July 19, 2021, but it received no comments
in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of TUVAM's scope of recognition.
To review copies of all public documents pertaining to TUVAM's
applications, go to https://www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, at (202) 693-2350. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043 contains all
materials in the record concerning TUVAM's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVAM'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 TUVAM
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition,
subject to the specified limitations and conditions listed. OSHA,
therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of
TUVAM's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVAM's
scope of 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 TUVAM's
NRTL Scope of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* UL 347A......................... Medium Voltage Power Conversion
Equipment.
UL 1004-1......................... Rotating Electrical Machines--
General Requirements.
UL 2594........................... Standard for Electric Vehicle Supply
Management.
UL 61010-2-030.................... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control
and Laboratory Use--Part 2-030:
Particular Requirements for Testing
and Measuring Circuits.
UL 61010-2-81..................... Standard for Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and Laboratory
Use--Part 2-081: Particular
Requirements for Automatic and Semi-
Automatic Laboratory Equipment for
Analysis and Other Purposes.
UL 61010-2-101.................... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control
and Laboratory Use--Part 2-101:
Particular Requirements for In
Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical
Equipment.
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UL 122............................ Photographic Equipment.
UL 153............................ Portable Electric Luminaires.
UL 429............................ Electrically Operated Valves.
UL 1776........................... High-Pressure Cleaning Machines.
UL 60730-1A....................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use; Part 1:
General Requirements.
UL 60730-2-7...................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for Timers
and Time Switches.
UL 60730-2-10A.................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for Motor
Starting Relays.
UL 60730-2-11A.................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for Energy
Regulators.
UL 60730-2-12A.................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Electrically Operated Door Locks.
UL 60730-2-13A.................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Humidity Sensing Controls.
UL 60730-2-14..................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Electric Actuators.
UL 60730-2-16A.................... Automatic Electrical Controls for
Household and Similar Use; Part 2:
Particular Requirements for
Automatic Electrical Water Level
Controls.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Represents Test Standard new to the NRTL Program.
OSHA also announces the addition of one new test standard to the
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. Table 2, below,
lists the test standard that is new to the NRTL Program. OSHA has
determined that this test standard is an appropriate test standard.
Table 2--Test Standard OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 347A................................... Medium Voltage Power
Conversion Equipment.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 recognition:
1. TUVAM 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. TUVAM must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. TUVAM must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on TUVAM's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
OSHA hereby expands the scope of recognition of TUVAM, subject to
the limitation and conditions specified above.
IV. 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 17, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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