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TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.:
Grant of Expansion of Recognition
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042]
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 TUV
Rheinland of North America, Inc., as a
Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of
recognition becomes effective on April
24, 2024.
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) 693–1911;
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).
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the
expansion of the scope of recognition of
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
(TUVRNA), as a NRTL. TUVRNA’s
expansion covers the addition of two
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
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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 applications by
NRTLs or applicant organizations for
initial recognition, as well as for
expansion or renewal of recognition,
following requirements in appendix A
to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix
requires that the agency publish two
notices in the Federal Register in
processing an application. In the first
notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides the
preliminary finding. 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 TUVRNA, which details that
NRTL’s scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA
website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/
otpca/nrtl/.
TUVRNA submitted an application,
dated June 7, 2023 (OSHA–2007–0042–
0072), to expand recognition to include
the addition of two test standards to the
NRTL scope of recognition. 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 this application.
OSHA published the preliminary
notice announcing TUVRNA’s
expansion application in the Federal
Register on March 25, 2024 (89 FR
20705). The agency requested comments
by April 9, 2024, but it received no
comments in response to this notice.
OSHA now is proceeding with this final
notice to grant expansion of TUVRNA’s
scope of recognition.
To review copies of all public
documents pertaining to TUVRNA’s
application, go to www.regulations.gov
or contact the OSHA Docket Office.
Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042 contains
all materials in the record concerning
TUVRNA’s recognition.
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II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA’s
expansion application, their capability
to meet the requirements of the test
standard, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that TUVRNA
meets the requirements of 29 CFR
1910.7 for expansion of its recognition,
subject to the limitations and conditions
listed below. OSHA, therefore, is
proceeding with this final notice to
grant TUVRNA’s scope of recognition.
OSHA limits the expansion of
TUVRNA’s recognition to testing and
certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the
test standards shown below in Table 1.
TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN TUVRNA’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION
Test standard
Test standard title
UL 61010–2–051 ............................
Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2—051: Particular Requirements
for Laboratory Equipment for Mixing and Stirring.
Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2—061: Particular Requirements
for Laboratory Atomic Spectrometers with Thermal Atomization and Ionization.
UL 61010–2–061 ............................
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. TUVRNA must inform OSHA as
soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key
personnel, and of any major change in
its operations as a NRTL, and provide
details of the change(s);
2. TUVRNA must meet all the terms
of its recognition and comply with all
OSHA policies pertaining to this
recognition; and
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet
the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published
conditions on TUVRNA’s scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has
recognition.
OSHA hereby expands the scope of
recognition of TUVRNA, subject to the
limitations and conditions specified
above.
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III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy 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 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.
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2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042]
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of
Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
April 24, 2024.
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) 693-1911; 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 TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc. (TUVRNA), as a
NRTL. TUVRNA's expansion covers the addition of two 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 applications by NRTLs or applicant
organizations for initial recognition, as well as for expansion or
renewal of recognition, following requirements in appendix A to 29 CFR
1910.7. This appendix requires that the agency publish two notices in
the Federal Register in processing an application. In the first notice,
OSHA announces the application and provides the preliminary finding. 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 TUVRNA, which details that NRTL's scope of
recognition. These pages are available from the OSHA website at https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/.
TUVRNA submitted an application, dated June 7, 2023 (OSHA-2007-
0042-0072), to expand recognition to include the addition of two test
standards to the NRTL scope of recognition. 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 this application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVRNA's expansion
application in the Federal Register on March 25, 2024 (89 FR 20705).
The agency requested comments by April 9, 2024, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this
final notice to grant expansion of TUVRNA's scope of recognition.
To review copies of all public documents pertaining to TUVRNA's
application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the OSHA Docket
Office. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042 contains all materials in the record
concerning TUVRNA's recognition.
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II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVRNA's expansion application, their
capability to meet the requirements of the test standard, and other
pertinent information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds
that TUVRNA meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of
its recognition, subject to the limitations and conditions listed
below. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
TUVRNA's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of TUVRNA's
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of conformance to the test standards shown below in Table 1.
Table 1--Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in TUVRNA's NRTL Scope
of Recognition
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Test standard Test standard title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UL 61010-2-051.................... Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and Laboratory
Use--Part 2--051: Particular
Requirements for Laboratory
Equipment for Mixing and Stirring.
UL 61010-2-061.................... Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and Laboratory
Use--Part 2--061: Particular
Requirements for Laboratory Atomic
Spectrometers with Thermal
Atomization and Ionization.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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. TUVRNA must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. TUVRNA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply
with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. TUVRNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on TUVRNA's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
OSHA hereby expands the scope of recognition of TUVRNA, subject to
the limitations and conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, Deputy 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 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 April 17, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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