Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards and the Scope of Recognition of Several NRTLs, 60654-60658 [2021-23893]
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Modification to the List of Appropriate
NRTL Program Test Standards and the
Scope of Recognition of Several
NRTLs
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this notice, OSHA
announces the final decision to: (1) Add
seven new test standards 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
November 3, 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; telephone: (202) 693–
1999; email: meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
SUMMARY:
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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:
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
‘‘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.
A. 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
scope of recognition; and (3) obtaining
notification from manufacturers,
manufacturing organizations,
government agencies, or other parties
that a new test standard may be
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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.
B. 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
recognized for the withdrawn test
standards. However, SDOs frequently
will designate a replacement standard
for withdrawn standards. OSHA will
recognize a NRTL for an appropriate
replacement test standard if the NRTL
has the requisite testing and evaluation
capability for the replacement test
standard.
One method that NRTLs may use to
show such capability involves an
analysis to determine whether any
testing and evaluation requirements of
existing test standards in a NRTL’s
scope are comparable (i.e., are
completely or substantially identical) to
the requirements in the replacement test
standard. If OSHA’s analysis shows the
replacement test standard does not
require additional or different technical
capability than an existing test
standard(s), and the replacement test
standard is comparable to the existing
test standard(s), then OSHA can add the
replacement test standard to affected
NRTLs’ scope of recognition. If OSHA’s
analysis shows the replacement test
standard requires an additional or
different technical capability, or the
replacement test standard is not
comparable to any existing test
standards, each affected NRTL seeking
to have OSHA add the replacement test
standard to the NRTL’s scope of
recognition must provide information to
OSHA that demonstrates technical
capability.
C. Other Reasons for Removal of Test
Standards From the NRTL List of
Appropriate Test Standards
OSHA may choose to remove a test
standard from the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards based on
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an internal review in which NRTL
Program staff review the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards to determine if the test
standards conform to the definition of
an appropriate test standard defined in
NRTL Program 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 (29 CFR 1910.7(c)). As stated
above, a test standard must specify the
safety requirements for a specific type of
product(s). A test method, however, is a
specified technical procedure for
performing a test. 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 (NRTL Program Policies,
Procedures and Guidelines Directive,
CPL–01–00–004, Chapter 2, Section
VIII, 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 (NRTL Program
Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
Directive, CPL–01–00–004, Chapter 2,
Section VIII, B). 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, which 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 enduse 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,
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however, that it is not deleting from
NRTLs’ scope of recognition any test
standards covering end-use products
that contain such components.
In addition, OSHA notes that, to
conform to a test standard covering an
end-use product, a NRTL must still
determine that the components in the
product comply with the components’
specific test standards. In making this
determination, NRTLs may test the
components themselves, or accept the
testing of a qualified testing
organization that a given component
conforms to the particular test standard.
OSHA reviews each NRTL’s procedures
to determine which approach the NRTL
will use to address components, and
reviews the end-use product testing to
verify the NRTL appropriately addresses
that product’s components.
D. Modification to the List of
Appropriate NRTL Program Test
Standards and the Scope of Recognition
of Several NRTLs
OSHA published a Federal Register
notice announcing the proposal to
modify the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards and the
Scope of Recognition for Several NRTLs
on August 16, 2021 (86 FR 45755).
OSHA requested comments by August
31, 2021. However, OSHA received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA is now proceeding with this final
notice to update the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards and
the Scope of Recognition for Several
NRTLs.
In this notice, OSHA announces the
final decision to remove certain test
standards (i.e., those listed in Table 2,
below) from the scope of recognition of
several NRTLs and to add to the scope
of recognition of some of these NRTLs
a replacement test standard, as
applicable (Table 1). The tables in this
section (Table 3 through Table 7) list,
for each affected NRTL, the test
standard(s) that OSHA is removing from
the scope of recognition of the NRTL,
along with the replacement test
standard (as applicable).
II. Final Decision To Add New Test
Standards to the NRTL Program’s List
of Appropriate Test Standards
In this notice, OSHA announces the
final decision to add seven test
standards to the NRTL Program’s list of
appropriate test standards. The
standards OSHA is adding to the NRTL
Program’s list of appropriate test
standards are indicated below in Table
1:
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TABLE 1—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS ADDING TO THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS
Test standard to be added
Test standard title
UL 970 ..........................................
UL 62841–2–17 ............................
Standard for Retail Fixtures and Merchandise Displays.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden Machinery—Safety—
Part 2–17: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Routers.
Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—
Part 4–1: Particular Requirements for Chain Saws.
Standard for Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools, Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden Machinery—Safety—Part 4–2: Particular Requirements for Hedge Trimmers.
Particular requirements for rechargeable battery-operated commercial robotic floor treatment machines with
traction drives.
Standard for Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification—Part 1: Requirements for Construction.
Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification—Part 2: Requirements for Testing.
UL 62841–4–1 ..............................
UL 62841–4–2 ..............................
CSA/ANSI C22.2 No. 336 ............
UL 61730–1 ..................................
UL 61730–2 ..................................
III. Final Decision To Remove Test
Standards From the NRTL Program’s
List of Appropriate Test Standards
In this notice, OSHA announces the
final decision to delete eight withdrawn
and deleted test standards from the
NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate
Test Standards. OSHA also incorporates
into the NRTL Program’s List of
Appropriate Test Standards a
replacement test standard for one of the
withdrawn and deleted test standards
(UL 61010A–2–042) as indicated below
in Table 2:
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TABLE 2—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS REMOVING FROM THE NRTL PROGRAM’S LIST OF APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS
Deleted test standard
Test standard title
Reason for deletion
UL 2231–1 ..................
Personnel Protection Systems for Electric Vehicle (EV) Supply Circuits: General Requirements.
UL 2231–2 ..................
UL 224 ........................
Personnel Protection Systems for Electric Vehicle (EV) Supply Circuits: Particular Requirements for Protection
Devices for Use in Charging Systems.
Extruded Insulating Tubing .....................
UL 969 ........................
Marking and Labeling Systems ...............
UL 1332 ......................
Organic Coatings for Steel Enclosures
for Outdoor Use Electrical Equipment.
UL 1441 ......................
Coated Electrical Sleeving ......................
UL 1446 ......................
Systems of Insulating Materials-General
UL 61010A–2–042 ......
Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use;
Part 2: Particular Requirements for
Autoclaves and Sterilizers Using Toxic
Gas for the Treatment of Medical Materials, and for Laboratory Processes.
Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
Standard is component standard and not
an end-product standard. It does not
meet the requirements of the NRTL
Program.
Withdrawn and replaced .........................
IV. Final Decision To Modify Affected
NRTLs’ Scopes of Recognition
In this notice, OSHA also announces
the final decision to update the scopes
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of recognition of several NRTLs. The
tables in this section (Table 3 through
Table 7) list, for each affected NRTL, the
test standard(s) that OSHA will delete
from the scope of recognition and, when
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Replacement standard(s)
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
UL 61010–1 (no direct replacement for UL 61010A–2–042).
applicable, the test standard that OSHA
will incorporate into the scope of
recognition to replace one of the
withdrawn (and deleted) test standards.
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TABLE 3—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS REMOVING FROM/ADDING TO THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF CSA GROUP
TESTING & CERTIFICATION INC.
Replacement test standard(s)
(if applicable)
Test standard to be removed
Reason for removal
UL 224 ..................................
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Withdrawn and replaced ............................................................................
UL 969 ..................................
UL 1441 ................................
UL 1446 ................................
UL 61010A–2–042 ...............
None.
None.
None.
None.
UL 61010–1 (no direct replacement).
TABLE 4—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS REMOVING FROM/ADDING TO THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF INTERTEK TESTING
SERVICES NA, INC.
Replacement test standard(s)
(if applicable)
Test standard to be removed
Reason for removal
UL 224 ..................................
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Withdrawn and replaced ............................................................................
UL 969 ..................................
UL 1441 ................................
UL 1446 ................................
UL 61010A–2–042 ...............
None.
None.
None.
None.
UL 61010–1 (no direct replacement).
TABLE 5—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS REMOVING FROM THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF TUV RHEINLAND OF NORTH
AMERICA, INC.
Replacement test standard(s)
(if applicable)
Test standard to be removed
Reason for removal
UL 224 ..................................
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
None.
TABLE 6—TEST STANDARD OSHA IS REMOVING FROM THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF TUV SUD AMERICA, INC.
Replacement test standard(s)
(if applicable)
Test standard to be removed
Reason for removal
UL 969 ..................................
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
None.
TABLE 7—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS REMOVING FROM/ADDING TO THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF UL LLC
Reason for removal
UL 2231–1 ............................
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Standard is component standard and not an end-product standard. It
does not meet the requirements of the NRTL Program.
Withdrawn and replaced ............................................................................
UL 2231–2 ............................
UL 224 ..................................
UL 969 ..................................
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Replacement test standard(s)
(if applicable)
Test standard to be removed
UL 1332 ................................
UL 1441 ................................
UL 1446 ................................
UL 61010A–2–042 ...............
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None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
None.
UL 61010–1 (no direct replacement).
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OSHA will place on its informational
web pages the modifications 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 the list of
‘‘Appropriate Test Standards’’ web page,
those test standards added to the NRTL
Program’s List of Appropriate Test
Standards. The agency will add to the
‘‘Standards No Longer Recognized’’ web
page those test standards 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/
index.html.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8–2020
(85 FR 58393, September 18, 2020), and
29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September
27, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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for the AP1000. The AP1000 DCD is
incorporated by reference in appendix
D, ‘‘Design Certification Rule for the
AP1000,’’ to part 52 of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
The exemption, granted pursuant to
paragraph A.4 of section VIII,
‘‘Processes for Changes and
Departures,’’ of 10 CFR part 52,
appendix D, allows the licensee to
depart from the Tier 1 information. With
the requested amendment, SNC sought
proposed changes to requirements in the
plant-specific Tier 1 information and
COL appendix C that are associated
with components that cannot be
installed in their final operational
location until fuel is loaded into the
reactor. The license amendment as
issued revises Inspections, Tests,
Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria
(ITAAC) Nos. 68 (2.1.03.01), 75
(2.1.03.06.i), 515 (2.5.01.03e), 565
(2.5.05.02.i), and 570 (2.5.05.03b) in
COL appendix C and plant-specific
design control document (PS–DCD) Tier
1 information to remove requirements
regarding location-specific inspection of
components where the requirements are
intended to reflect the final installed
location of the components, and certain
components cannot be installed in their
final location until after fuel load.
Because ITAAC must be satisfied before
fuel load, these ITAAC could not have
been completed as written. As revised,
the ITAAC can be completed, and the
ITAAC combined with post-fuel load
verifications still verify that the
applicable design requirements are met.
The changes to the ITAAC and to the
PS–DCD Tier 1 information also clarify
certain design terminology and
eliminate duplication.1
Part of the justification for granting
the exemption was provided by the
1 The amendment as issued differs from the
proposed license markups in the LAR in two
respects: (1) The NRC made certain non-substantive
editorial changes to reflect the standard format of
the license, and (2) the NRC applied a requested
change for one ITAAC to a more limited set of
components to be consistent with the justification
provided in the LAR and the LAR’s discussion of
SNC’s planned actions.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60654-60658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23893]
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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 Scope of Recognition of Several NRTLs
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to: (1) Add
seven new test standards 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
November 3, 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; 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 or 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 NRTL 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.
A. 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 scope of
recognition; and (3) obtaining notification from manufacturers,
manufacturing organizations, government agencies, or other parties that
a new test standard may be
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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.
B. 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
recognized for the withdrawn test standards. However, SDOs frequently
will designate a replacement standard for withdrawn standards. OSHA
will recognize a NRTL for an appropriate replacement test standard if
the NRTL has the requisite testing and evaluation capability for the
replacement test standard.
One method that NRTLs may use to show such capability involves an
analysis to determine whether any testing and evaluation requirements
of existing test standards in a NRTL's scope are comparable (i.e., are
completely or substantially identical) to the requirements in the
replacement test standard. If OSHA's analysis shows the replacement
test standard does not require additional or different technical
capability than an existing test standard(s), and the replacement test
standard is comparable to the existing test standard(s), then OSHA can
add the replacement test standard to affected NRTLs' scope of
recognition. If OSHA's analysis shows the replacement test standard
requires an additional or different technical capability, or the
replacement test standard is not comparable to any existing test
standards, each affected NRTL seeking to have OSHA add the replacement
test standard to the NRTL's scope of recognition must provide
information to OSHA that demonstrates technical capability.
C. Other Reasons for Removal of Test Standards From the NRTL List of
Appropriate Test Standards
OSHA may choose to remove a test standard from the NRTL Program's
List of Appropriate Test Standards based on an internal review in which
NRTL Program staff review the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test
Standards to determine if the test standards conform to the definition
of an appropriate test standard defined in NRTL Program 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
(29 CFR 1910.7(c)). As stated above, a test standard must specify the
safety requirements for a specific type of product(s). A test method,
however, is a specified technical procedure for performing a test. 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 (NRTL Program Policies, Procedures and Guidelines
Directive, CPL-01-00-004, Chapter 2, Section VIII, 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 (NRTL Program Policies, Procedures
and Guidelines Directive, CPL-01-00-004, Chapter 2, Section VIII, B).
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, which 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 deleting from NRTLs' scope of recognition any test
standards covering end-use products that contain such components.
In addition, OSHA notes that, to conform to a test standard
covering an end-use product, a NRTL must still determine that the
components in the product comply with the components' specific test
standards. In making this determination, NRTLs may test the components
themselves, or accept the testing of a qualified testing organization
that a given component conforms to the particular test standard. OSHA
reviews each NRTL's procedures to determine which approach the NRTL
will use to address components, and reviews the end-use product testing
to verify the NRTL appropriately addresses that product's components.
D. Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program Test Standards
and the Scope of Recognition of Several NRTLs
OSHA published a Federal Register notice announcing the proposal to
modify the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards and the
Scope of Recognition for Several NRTLs on August 16, 2021 (86 FR
45755). OSHA requested comments by August 31, 2021. However, OSHA
received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding
with this final notice to update the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate
Test Standards and the Scope of Recognition for Several NRTLs.
In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to remove certain
test standards (i.e., those listed in Table 2, below) from the scope of
recognition of several NRTLs and to add to the scope of recognition of
some of these NRTLs a replacement test standard, as applicable (Table
1). The tables in this section (Table 3 through Table 7) list, for each
affected NRTL, the test standard(s) that OSHA is removing from the
scope of recognition of the NRTL, along with the replacement test
standard (as applicable).
II. Final Decision To Add New Test Standards to the NRTL Program's List
of Appropriate Test Standards
In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to add seven test
standards to the NRTL Program's list of appropriate test standards. The
standards OSHA is adding to the NRTL Program's list of appropriate test
standards are indicated below in Table 1:
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Table 1--Test Standards OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
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Test standard to be added Test standard title
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UL 970.................................. Standard for Retail Fixtures
and Merchandise Displays.
UL 62841-2-17........................... Electric Motor-Operated Hand-
Held Tools, Transportable
Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-17:
Particular Requirements for
Hand-Held Routers.
UL 62841-4-1............................ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-
Held Tools, Transportable
Tools and Lawn And Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 4-1:
Particular Requirements for
Chain Saws.
UL 62841-4-2............................ Standard for Electric Motor-
Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn
And Garden Machinery--Safety--
Part 4-2: Particular
Requirements for Hedge
Trimmers.
CSA/ANSI C22.2 No. 336.................. Particular requirements for
rechargeable battery-operated
commercial robotic floor
treatment machines with
traction drives.
UL 61730-1.............................. Standard for Photovoltaic (PV)
Module Safety Qualification--
Part 1: Requirements for
Construction.
UL 61730-2.............................. Photovoltaic (PV) Module
Safety Qualification--Part 2:
Requirements for Testing.
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III. Final Decision To Remove Test Standards From the NRTL Program's
List of Appropriate Test Standards
In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to delete eight
withdrawn and deleted test standards from the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA also incorporates into the NRTL
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards a replacement test
standard for one of the withdrawn and deleted test standards (UL
61010A-2-042) as indicated below in Table 2:
Table 2--Test Standards OSHA Is Removing From the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
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Deleted test standard Test standard title Reason for deletion Replacement standard(s)
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UL 2231-1.......................... Personnel Protection Standard is component None.
Systems for Electric standard and not an end-
Vehicle (EV) Supply product standard. It
Circuits: General does not meet the
Requirements. requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 2231-2.......................... Personnel Protection Standard is component None.
Systems for Electric standard and not an end-
Vehicle (EV) Supply product standard. It
Circuits: Particular does not meet the
Requirements for requirements of the
Protection Devices for NRTL Program.
Use in Charging Systems.
UL 224............................. Extruded Insulating Standard is component None.
Tubing. standard and not an end-
product standard. It
does not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 969............................. Marking and Labeling Standard is component None.
Systems. standard and not an end-
product standard. It
does not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1332............................ Organic Coatings for Standard is component None.
Steel Enclosures for standard and not an end-
Outdoor Use Electrical product standard. It
Equipment. does not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1441............................ Coated Electrical Standard is component None.
Sleeving. standard and not an end-
product standard. It
does not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1446............................ Systems of Insulating Standard is component None.
Materials-General. standard and not an end-
product standard. It
does not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 61010A-2-042.................... Electrical Equipment for Withdrawn and replaced.. UL 61010-1 (no direct
Laboratory Use; Part 2: replacement for UL
Particular Requirements 61010A-2-042).
for Autoclaves and
Sterilizers Using Toxic
Gas for the Treatment
of Medical Materials,
and for Laboratory
Processes.
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IV. Final Decision To Modify Affected NRTLs' Scopes of Recognition
In this notice, OSHA also announces the final decision to update
the scopes of recognition of several NRTLs. The tables in this section
(Table 3 through Table 7) list, for each affected NRTL, the test
standard(s) that OSHA will delete from the scope of recognition and,
when applicable, the test standard that OSHA will incorporate into the
scope of recognition to replace one of the withdrawn (and deleted) test
standards.
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Table 3--Test Standards OSHA Is Removing From/Adding to the Scope of Recognition of CSA Group Testing &
Certification Inc.
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Test standard to be removed Reason for removal Replacement test standard(s) (if applicable)
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UL 224............................. Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 969............................. Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1441............................ Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1446............................ Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 61010A-2-042.................... Withdrawn and UL 61010-1 (no direct replacement).
replaced.
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Table 4--Test Standards OSHA Is Removing From/Adding to the Scope of Recognition of Intertek Testing Services
NA, Inc.
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Test standard to be removed Reason for removal Replacement test standard(s) (if applicable)
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UL 224............................. Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 969............................. Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1441............................ Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1446............................ Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 61010A-2-042.................... Withdrawn and UL 61010-1 (no direct replacement).
replaced.
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Table 5--Test Standard OSHA Is Removing From the Scope of Recognition of TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
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Test standard to be removed Reason for removal Replacement test standard(s) (if applicable)
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UL 224............................. Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
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Table 6--Test Standard OSHA Is Removing From the Scope of Recognition of TUV SUD America, Inc.
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Test standard to be removed Reason for removal Replacement test standard(s) (if applicable)
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UL 969............................. Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
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Table 7--Test Standards OSHA Is Removing From/Adding to the Scope of Recognition of UL LLC
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Test standard to be removed Reason for removal Replacement test standard(s) (if applicable)
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UL 2231-1.......................... Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 2231-2.......................... Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 224............................. Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 969............................. Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1332............................ Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1441............................ Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 1446............................ Standard is component None.
standard and not an
end-product
standard. It does
not meet the
requirements of the
NRTL Program.
UL 61010A-2-042.................... Withdrawn and UL 61010-1 (no direct replacement).
replaced.
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OSHA will place on its informational web pages the modifications 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 the list of ``Appropriate Test Standards'' web page, those
test standards added to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test
Standards. The agency will add to the ``Standards No Longer
Recognized'' web page those test standards 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/.
V. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393,
September 18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 27, 2021.
James S. Frederick,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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