[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)][Notices][Pages 10914-10915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04525]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0017]
Quality Auditing Institute, Ltd.: Grant of Expansion of
Recognition and Modification to the List of Appropriate NRTL Program
Test Standards
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for Quality Auditing Institute, Ltd. as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
March 2, 2016.
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, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room N-3647, Washington, DC 20210; 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, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; telephone:
(202) 693-2110; email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA's Web page includes
information about the NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of Quality Auditing Institute, Ltd. (QAI) as an NRTL. QAI's
expansion covers the addition of sixteen test standards to its scope of
recognition. Additionally, OSHA announces a modification to its list of
Appropriate NRTL Test Standards to include one additional test
standard.
OSHA recognition of an 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 its
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 an NRTL for initial
recognition, or for expansion or renewal of this 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 its preliminary finding and, in the second
notice, the Agency provides its 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 that details its scope of recognition. These pages are
available from the Agency's Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
QAI submitted an application, dated November 18, 2014, (OSHA-2013-
0017-0006) to expand its recognition to include sixteen additional test
standards, including one test standard to be added to the List of
Appropriate NRTL Test Standards. OSHA staff performed a comparability
analysis and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform
any on-site reviews in relation to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing QAI's expansion
application and modification to the list of appropriate test standards
in the Federal Register on December 7, 2015 (80 FR 76047). The Agency
requested comments by December 22, 2015, but it received no comments in
response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final notice
to grant expansion of QAI's scope of recognition and modification to
the list of Appropriate NRTL Test Standards.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the QAI's application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-2625, Washington, DC
20210. Docket No. OSHA-2013-0017 contains all materials in the record
concerning QAI's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined QAI's expansion application, its capability to
meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA finds that QAI
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the limitation and conditions listed below.
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant QAI's
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of QAI's recognition to
testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance
to the test standards listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in QAI's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 48............................ Standard for Electric Signs.
UL 153........................... Standard for Portable Electric
Luminaires.
UL 234........................... Standard for Low Voltage Lighting
Fixtures for Use in Recreational
Vehicles.
UL 355........................... Standard for Cord Reels.
UL 507........................... Standard for Electric Fans.
UL 508........................... Standard for Industrial Control
Equipment.
UL 508A.......................... Standard for Industrial Control
Panels.
UL 514C.......................... Standard for Nonmetallic Outlet
Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes and
Covers.
UL 514D.......................... Cover Plates for Flush-Mounted Wiring
Devices.
UL 962 *......................... Standard for Household and Commercial
Furnishings.
UL 1574.......................... Standard for Track Lighting Systems.
UL 1993.......................... Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp
Adapters.
UL 2108.......................... Standard for Low Voltage Lighting
Systems.
UL 60950-1....................... Information Technology Equipment--
Safety--Part 1: General
Requirements.
UL 61010-1....................... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment Measurement, Control, and
Laboratory Use--Part 1: General
Requirements.
UL 8750.......................... Standard for Light Emitting Diode
(LED) Equipment for Use in Lighting
Products.
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* Represents a new standard that OSHA is adding to the NRTL Program's
List of Appropriate Test Standards--listed in Table 2 below.
Table 2--Test Standard OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 962........................... Standard for Household and Commercial
Furnishings.
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OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require
third-party testing and certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, an
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the
test standards listed above as American National Standards. However,
for convenience, we may use the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under
the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL 1-0.3, Appendix C,
paragraph XIV), any NRTL recognized for a particular test standard may
use either the proprietary version of the test standard or the ANSI
version of that standard. Contact ANSI to determine whether a test
standard is currently ANSI-approved.
A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
QAI must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. QAI 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 an NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. QAI must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. QAI must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on QAI's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the
scope of recognition of QAI, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above.
Authority and Signature
David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25,
2012), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on February 25, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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