[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91204-91206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30287]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0039]
Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of
Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate
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 Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
December 16, 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 Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (ITSNA), as an NRTL.
ITSNA's expansion covers the addition of twenty-eight (28) 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.
ITSNA submitted an application, received by OSHA on June 3, 2015,
(OSHA-2007-0039-0020) to expand its recognition to include thirty (30)
additional test standards. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of
the application packet and reviewed other pertinent information and
determined that OSHA should grant the application to expand ITSNA's
recognition to include 28 of the 30 requested standards. OSHA did not
perform any on-site reviews in relation to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing ITSNA'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 ITSNA's scope of
recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
ITSNA'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-2007-0039 contains all materials in the record
concerning ITSNA's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined ITSNA'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
ITSNA 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 ITSNA's scope of
recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of ITSNA's recognition to
testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance
to the test standards listed in Table 1 below.
Additionally, Table 2, below, lists the test standard new to the
NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards. The Agency evaluated
the standard to (1) verify it represents a product category for which
OSHA requires certification by an NRTL, (2) verify the document
represents end products and not components, and (3) verify the document
defines safety test specifications (not installation or operational
performance specifications). Based on this evaluation, OSHA finds that
it is an appropriate test standard and will add it to the NRTL
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in ITSNA'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.
UL 60079-0........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 0:
Equipment--General Requirements.
ISA 61241-0....................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
20, Zone 21, and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--General
Requirements.
ISA 60079-1....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 1:
Equipment Protection by Flameproof
Enclosures ``d''.
UL 60079-1........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 1:
Equipment Protection by Flameproof
Enclosures ``d''.
ISA 60079-2....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 2:
Equipment Protection by Pressurized
Enclosures ``p''.
UL 60079-2........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 2:
Equipment Protection by Pressurized
Enclosures ``p''.
NFPA 496.......................... Purged and Pressurized Enclosures
for Electrical Equipment.
ISA 61241-2....................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
21 and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--Protection
by Pressurization ``pD''.
ISA 60079-5....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 5:
Equipment Protection by Powder
Filling ``q''.
UL 60079-5........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 5:
Equipment Protection by Powder
Filling ``q''.
ISA 60079-6....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 6:
Equipment Protection by Liquid
Immersion ``o''.
UL 60079-6........................ Explosive Atmospheres--Part 6:
Equipment Protection by Liquid
Immersion ``o''.
ISA 60079-7....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 7:
Equipment Protection by Increased
Safety ``e''.
UL 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''.
UL 60079-11....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 11:
Equipment Protection by Intrinsic
Safety ``i''.
ISA 60079-25*..................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 25:
Intrinsically Safe Electrical
Systems.
ISA 60079-28...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 28:
Protection of Equipment and
Transmission Systems Using Optical
Radiation, Edition 1.1.
ISA 61241-11...................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
20, Zone 21, and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--Protection
by Intrinsic Safety ``iD''.
ISA 60079-15...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 15:
Equipment Protection by Type of
Protection ``n'' (Edition 4).
UL 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''.
UL 60079-18....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 18:
Equipment Protection by
Encapsulation ``m''.
ISA 61241-18...................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
20, Zone 21, and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--Protection
by Encapsulation ``mD''.
ISA 60079-26...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 26:
Equipment for Use in Class I, Zone
0 Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
ISA 60079-31...................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 31:
Equipment Dust Ignition Protection
by Enclosure ``t''.
ISA 61241-1....................... Electrical Apparatus for Use in Zone
21 and Zone 22 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations--Protection
by Enclosures ``tD''.
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* Represents a new test standard to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
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 60079-25....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 25:
Intrinsically Safe Electrical
Systems.
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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,
ITSNA must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. ITSNA 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. ITSNA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. ITSNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on ITSNA'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 ITSNA, 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 12, 2016.
David Michaels,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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