[Federal Register: September 14, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 176)][Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket Nos. OSHA-2005-022, OSHA-2006-0028, OSHA-2006-0029, OSHA-2006-
0040, OSHA-2006-0042, OSHA-2007-0039, OSHA-2007-0041, OSHA-2007-0042,
OSHA-2009-0025, OSHA-2009-0026, OSHA-2009-0027]
Modifications to the Scope of NRTL Recognition
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice modifies the scopes of recognition of several
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories resulting from the
withdrawal of test standards by standards-developing organizations.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of this notice is September
14, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of
Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210;
phone: (202) 693-2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Modifications
In this notice, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA) is modifying the scopes of recognition of several Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTLs). Specifically, one or more of
the test standards that OSHA currently includes in the scopes of
recognition of these NRTLs are no longer "appropriate test standards"
under 29 CFR 1910.07(c) because the standards-developing organizations
that wrote and published the standards withdrew the standards.
Consequently, OSHA is deleting the test standards from the scope of
recognition of each affected NRTL. Section IV of this notice
("Modifications to Each NRTL's Scope of Recognition") identifies the
affected NRTLs.
To substitute other test standards for the standards being removed,
OSHA's policy permits NRTLs to request, or OSHA to provide, recognition
for comparable test standards, i.e., other appropriate test standards
covering comparable product testing. The table in Section III
("Withdrawn Test Standards and Replacement Test Standards")
identifies the test standards removed from the scopes of recognition of
the affected NRTL, under the heading "Withdrawn Standards," while the
replacement standards for the withdrawn standards, if applicable, are
provided under the heading "Replacement Standards." As shown in this table,
many of the test standards being removed have no comparable replacement standard.
In these cases, if an NRTL or other party has information that a
comparable replacement standard exists, it may provide this information
to OSHA; if OSHA concurs, it will add the standard to the scope of
recognition of the affected NRTL(s).
OSHA will incorporate the modifications specified by this notice on
its informational Web page for each NRTL. This page details OSHA's
official scope of recognition for the NRTL, including the standards the
NRTL may use to certify products under OSHA's NRTL Program. Access to
these Web pages is available through http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/
nrtl/index.html.
II. Summary of OSHA's NRTL Requirements
OSHA recognition of any NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the legal requirements in Sec. 1910.7 of Title 29, Code of Federal
Regulations (i.e., 29 CFR 1910.7). Recognition is an acknowledgment
that the organization can perform independent safety testing and
certification of the specific products covered within its scope of
recognition; recognition is not a delegation or grant of government
authority. Recognition allows employers to use products certified by an
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification.
OSHA specifies a scope of recognition for each NRTL that includes a
list of product-safety test standards that the NRTL may use in testing
and certifying (i.e., approving) products; NRTLs must demonstrate that
the products conform to "appropriate test standards," as defined
under 29 CFR 1910.7(c). "Appropriate test standards" are consensus-
based product-safety test standards developed and maintained by U.S.-
based standards-developing organizations (SDOs). These test standards
differ from OSHA standards in that OSHA standards are general
requirements that employers must meet, while test standards specify
technical safety requirements that particular types of products must
meet.
Occasionally, an SDO withdraws existing test standards or adopts
replacement test standards. In such cases, OSHA can no longer consider
the withdrawn standards as "appropriate," and, therefore, can no
longer include these standards in the NRTLs' scopes of recognition.
III. Withdrawn Test Standards and Replacement Test Standards
The table below lists the withdrawn standards and the replacement
standards identified by the SDO for the withdrawn standards, as
applicable.
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\1\ OSHA already includes this standard in the scopes of
recognition of many NRTLs. It is listed below in section IV of this
notice as a Replacement Standard only when an NRTL's scope does not
now include the standard.
\2\ NRTLs currently recognized for UL 1004--Electric Motors may
request recognition for UL 1004-1 by providing the necessary
documentation that demonstrates their technical capability to
perform any testing and evaluation covered in UL 1004-1 but not in
UL 1004. If it determines that the NRTL has the capability, OSHA
will grant the request and update the NRTL's scope of recognition.
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Withdrawn test standards Replacement test standards
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ANSI C37.38--Gas Insulated, Metal None known.
Enclosed Disconnecting, Interrupter
and Grounding Switches.
ANSI C37.72--Manually Operated Dead None known.
Front, Pad-Mounted Switchgear with
Load Interrupting Switches and
Separable Connectors for Alternating
Current System.
ANSI C57.12.28--Switchgear and None known.
Transformers Pad-Mounted Equipment
Enclosure Integrity.
ANSI ICS 2--Industrial Control Devices, None known.
Controllers and Assemblies.
UL 3--Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for None known.
Electric Wiring.
ANSI/NFPA 11A--Medium and High None known.
Expansion Foam Systems.
UL 45--Portable Electric Tools......... UL 60745-1--Hand-Held Motor-
Operated Electric Tools--
Safety--Part 1: General
Requirements.
ANSI/NFPA 72--Installation, None known.
Maintenance, and Use of Protective
Signaling Systems.
UL 298--Portable Electric Hand Lamps... UL 153--Portable Electric
Luminaires \1\
UL 351--Rosettes....................... None known.
UL 486B--Wire Connectors............... UL 486A-486B--Wire Connectors.
UL 511--Porcelain Electrical Cleats, None known.
Knobs, and Tubes.
UL 1004A--Fire Pump Motors............. UL 1004-1--Rotating Electrical
Machines--General Requirements
\2\; and UL 1004-5--Fire Pump
Motors.
UL 1020--Thermal Cutoffs for Use in UL 60691--Thermal-Links--
Electrical Appliances and Components. Requirements and Application
Guide.
UL 1207--Sewage Pumps for Use in None known.
Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
UL 1262--Laboratory Equipment.......... UL 61010A-1 \1\--Electrical
Equipment For Laboratory Use;
Part 1: General Requirements.
UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 UL 5085-1--Low Voltage
Transformers.. Transformers--Part 1: General
Requirements; and
UL 5085-3--Low Voltage
Transformers--Part 3: Class 2
and Class 3 Transformers.
UL 2083--Halon 1301 Recovery/Recycling None known.
Equipment.
UL 2125--Motor Operated Air Compressors None known.
for Use in Sprinkler Systems.
UL 3044--Surveillance Closed Circuit None known.
Television Equipment.
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IV. Modificationsto Each NRTL's Scope of Recognition
Canadian Standards Association (CSA)
(Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042)
Withdrawn Test Standards
UL 3--Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for Electric Wiring
UL 45--Portable Electric Tools
UL 298--Portable Electric Hand Lamps
UL 351--Electrical Rosettes
UL 486B--Wire Connectors
UL 511--Porcelain Electrical Cleats, Knobs, and Tubes
UL 1020--Thermal Cutoffs for Use in Electrical Appliances and
Components
UL 1207--Sewage Pumps for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1262--Laboratory Equipment
UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 2083--Halon 1301 Recovery/Recycling Equipment
UL 2125--Motor-Operated Air Compressors for Use in Sprinkler Systems
(Note: The title in OSHA's web page is shown incorrectly as Vehicle
Battery Adapters.)
Replacement Test Standards
UL 486A-486B--Wire Connectors
UL 5085-1--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1: General Requirements
UL 5085-3--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3: Class 2 and Class 3
Transformers
UL 60745-1--Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools--Safety--Part 1:
General Requirements
UL 60691--Thermal-Links--Requirements and Application Guide
Curtis-Straus LLC
(Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026)
Withdrawn Test Standard
UL 3111-1--Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment, Part 1: General
Requirements
Replacement Test Standard
UL 61010B-1--Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment; Part 1: General
Requirements
FM Approvals LLC
(Docket No. OSHA-2007-0041)
Withdrawn Test Standards
ANSI ICS 2--Industrial Control Devices, Controllers and Assemblies
ANSI/NFPA 11A--Medium and High Expansion Foam Systems
ANSI/NFPA 72--Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Protective
Signaling Systems
UL 1207--Sewage Pumps for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1262--Laboratory Equipment
Replacement Test Standard
UL 61010A-1--Electrical Equipment For Laboratory Use; Part 1: General
Requirements
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.
(Docket No. OSHA-2007-0039)
Withdrawn Test Standards
ANSI C37.38--Gas-Insulated, Metal-Enclosed Disconnecting, Interrupter
and Grounding Switches
ANSI ICS 2--Industrial Control Devices, Controllers and Assemblies
UL 3--Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for Electric Wiring
ANSI/NFPA 11A--Medium and High Expansion Foam Systems
UL 45--Portable Electric Tools
ANSI/NFPA 72--Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Protective
Signaling Systems
UL 298--Portable Electric Hand Lamps
UL 486B--Wire Connectors
UL 1020--Thermal Cutoffs for Use in Electrical Appliances and
Components
UL 1207--Sewage Pumps for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1262--Laboratory Equipment
UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 2083--Halon 1301 Recovery/Recycling
UL 2125--Motor-Operated Air Compressors for Use in Sprinkler Systems
UL 3044--Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment
Replacement Test Standards
UL 486A-486B--Wire Connectors
UL 5085-1--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1: General Requirements
UL 5085-3--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3: Class 2 and Class 3
Transformers
UL 60745-1--Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools--Safety--Part 1:
General
UL 60691--Thermal-Links--Requirements and Application Guide (for UL
1020)
MET Laboratories, Inc.
(Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028)
Withdrawn Test Standards
UL 45--Portable Electric Tools
UL 298--Portable Electric Hand Lamps
UL 1262--Laboratory Equipment
UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 3044--Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment
Replacement Test Standards
UL 5085-1--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1: General Requirements
UL 5085-3--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3: Class 2 and Class 3
Transformers
UL 60745-1--Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools--Safety--Part 1:
General
SGS U.S. Testing Company, Inc.
(Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040)
Withdrawn Test Standard
UL 3--Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for Electric Wiring
Replacement Test Standards
None
TUV America, Inc.
(Docket No. OSHA-2009-0027)
Withdrawn Test Standards
UL 45--Portable Electric Tools
UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
Replacement Standards
UL 5085-1--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1: General Requirements
UL 5085-3--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3: Class 2 and Class 3
Transformers
UL 60745-1--Already in TUVAM's scope
TUV Product Services GmbH
(Docket No. OSHA-2005-022)
Withdrawn Test Standards
UL 298--Portable Electric Hand Lamps
UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
Replacement Test Standards
UL 153--Portable Electric Luminaires
UL 5085-1--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1: General Requirements
UL 5085-3--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3: Class 2 and Class 3
Transformers
TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.
(Docket No. OSHA-2007-0042)
Withdrawn Test Standards
UL 45--Portable Electric Tools
ANSI/NFPA 72--Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Protective
Signaling Systems
UL 298--Portable Electric Hand Lamps
UL 1262--Laboratory Equipment
UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 3044--Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment
UL 60730-1--Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar
Use; Part 1: General Requirements \3\
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\3\ Previously withdrawn--see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/
nrtl/stdsderecgn.html, Note "*" concerning notice published on
January 6, 2003 (68 FR 579-583).
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Replacement Test Standards
UL 5085-1--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1: General Requirements
UL 5085-3--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3: Class 2 and Class 3
Transformers
UL 60745-1--Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools--Safety--Part 1:
General Requirements
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
(Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025)
Withdrawn Test Standards
ANSI/IEEE C37.38--Gas-Insulated, Metal-Enclosed Disconnecting,
Interrupter and Grounding Switches
ANSI C37.72--Manually-Operated Dead-Front, Pad-Mounted Switchgear with
Load-Interrupting Switches and Separable Connectors for Alternating-
Current System
ANSI C57.12.28--Switchgear and Transformers--Pad-Mounted Equipment--
Enclosure Integrity
UL 3--Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for Electric Wiring
ANSI/NFPA 11A--Medium and High Expansion Foam Systems
UL 45--Portable Electric Tools
ANSI/NFPA 72--Installation, Maintenance, and Use of Protective
Signaling Systems
UL 298--Portable Electric Hand Lamps
UL 351--Electrical Rosettes
UL 486B--Wire Connectors
UL 511--Porcelain Electrical Cleats, Knobs, and Tubes
UL 1004A--Fire Pump Motors
UL 1020--Thermal Cutoffs for Use in Electrical Appliances and
Components
UL 1207--Sewage Pumps for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1262--Laboratory Equipment
UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 2083--Halon 1301 Recovery/Recycling Equipment
UL 2125--Motor-Operated Air Compressors for Use in Sprinkler Systems
UL 3044--Surveillance Closed Circuit Television Equipment
Replacement Test Standards
UL 486A-486B--Wire Connectors
UL 1004-5--Fire Pump Motors
UL 5085-1--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1: General Requirements
UL 5085-3--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3: Class 2 and Class 3
Transformers
UL 60745-1--Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools--Safety--Part 1:
General Requirements
UL 60691--Thermal-Links--Requirements and Application Guide
Wyle Laboratories, Inc.
(Docket No. OSHA-2006-0029)
Withdrawn Test Standards
UL 45--Portable Electric Tools
UL 486B--Wire Connectors
UL 1262--Laboratory Equipment
UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
Replacement Test Standards
UL 486A-486B--Wire Connectors
UL 5085-1--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1: General Requirements
UL 5085-3--Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3: Class 2 and Class 3
Transformers
UL 60745-1--Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools--Safety--Part 1:
General Requirements
V. Authority and Signature
Jordan Barab, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
directed the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the Agency is
issuing this notice pursuant to Sections 6(b) and 8(g) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655 and 657),
Secretary of Labor's Order No. 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), and 29 CFR Part
1911.
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 4th, 2009.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health.
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