[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 236 (Thursday, December 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88705-88707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29437]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0025]
Underwriters Laboratories, 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 its final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
December 8, 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 Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL), as an NRTL. UL's
expansion covers the addition of twenty-five test standards to its
scope of recognition.
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.
UL submitted an application, dated June 30, 2015, (OSHA-2009-0025-
0017) to expand its recognition to include twenty-five additional test
standards. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application
packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-
site review in relation to this application on April 4-5, 2016.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing UL's expansion
application in the Federal Register on September 14, 2016 (81 FR
63229). The Agency requested comments by September 29, 2016, but it
received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding
with this final notice to grant expansion of UL's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the UL'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-2009-0025 contains all materials in the record
concerning UL's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined UL'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 UL
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the conditions listed below. OSHA, therefore,
is proceeding with this final notice to grant UL's scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of UL's recognition to testing
and certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the
test standards listed in Table 1 below.
Table 1--List Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in UL's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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ISA 60079-0....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 0:
Equipment--General Requirements.
ISA 60079-1....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 1:
Equipment Protection by Flameproof
Enclosures ``d''.
ISA 60079-2....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 2:
Equipment Protection by Flameproof
Enclosures ``p''.
ISA 60079-5....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 5:
Equipment Protection by Powder
Filling ``q''.
ISA 60079-6....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 6:
Equipment Protection by Oil
Immersion ``o''.
ISA 60079-7....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 7:
Equipment Protection by Increased
Safety ``e''.
ISA 60079-11...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 11:
Equipment Protection by Intrinsic
Safety ``i''.
ISA 60079-15...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 15:
Equipment Protection by Type of
Protection ``n''.
ISA 60079-18...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 18:
Equipment Protection by
Encapsulation ``m''.
ISA 60079-26...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 26:
Equipment for Use in Class I, Zone
0 Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
ISA 60079-28...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 28:
Protection of Equipment and
Transmission Systems Using Optical
Radiation, Edition 1.1.
ISA 60079-31...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 31:
Equipment Dust Ignition Protection
by Enclosure ``t''.
ISA 61241-0....................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
20, Zone 21 and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--General
Requirements.
ISA 61241-1....................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
21 and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--Protection
by Enclosures ``tD''.
ISA 61241-2....................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
21 and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--Protection
by Pressurization ``pD''.
ISA 61241-11...................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
20, Zone 21 and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--Protection
by Intrinsic Safety ``iD''.
ISA 61241-18...................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
20, Zone 21 and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--Protection
by Encapsulation ``mD''.
ANSI/UL 60079-0................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 0:
Equipment--General Requirements.
ANSI/UL 60079-1................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 1:
Equipment Protection by Flameproof
Enclosures ``d''.
ANSI/UL 60079-5................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 5:
Equipment Protection by Powder
Filling ``q''.
ANSI/UL 60079-6................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 6:
Equipment Protection by Oil
Immersion ``o''.
ANSI/UL 60079-7................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 7:
Equipment Protection by Increased
Safety ``o''.
ANSI/UL 60079-11.................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 11:
Equipment Protection by Intrinsic
Safety ``i''.
ANSI/UL 60079-15.................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 15:
Equipment Protection by Type of
Protection ``n''.
ANSI/UL 60079-18.................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 18:
Equipment Protection by
Encapsulation ``m''.
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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,
UL must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. UL 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. UL must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. UL must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on UL'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 UL, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above.
III. 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 December 2, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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