[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22289-22290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10155]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042]
CSA Group Testing & Certification 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 CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc., as
a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
May 14, 2018.
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, phone: (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, phone: (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 CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc. (CSA), as a NRTL.
CSA's expansion covers the addition of six test standards to its scope
of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a 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 a 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 website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
CSA submitted an application, dated May 23, 2017 (OSHA-2006-0042-
0012), to expand its recognition to include seven additional 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 CSA's expansion
application in the Federal Register on December 18, 2017 (82 FR 60051).
The Agency requested comments by January 2, 2018, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. In the preliminary notice, OSHA
included all seven test standards that CSA requested to add to its
scope of recognition, one of which would have been new to the NRTL
program's list of appropriate test standards. However, due a
typographical error, OSHA listed an incorrect test standard as that
proposed to be added. To allow notice to stakeholders, OSHA will re-
propose to add the correct test standard CSA requested to CSA's scope
of recognition and the list of appropriate test standards. OSHA now is
proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of CSA's scope of
recognition for the six other test standards.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the CSA's application, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Docket
No. OSHA-2006-0042 contains all materials in the record concerning
CSA's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined CSA'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 CSA
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its
recognition, subject to the limitation and conditions listed in this
notice. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
CSA's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of CSA's
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of conformance to the test standards listed below in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in CSA's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 508A................................ Standard for Industrial Control
Panels.
UL 60950-1............................. Information Technology
Equipment--Safety--Part 1:
General Requirements.
UL 60950-21............................ Information Technology
Equipment--Safety--Part 21:
Remote Power Feeding.
UL 60950-23............................ Information Technology
Equipment--Safety--Part 23:
Large Data Storage Equipment.
UL 61800-5-1........................... Standard for Adjustable Speed
Electrical Power Drive Systems
Part 5-1: Safety Requirements--
Electrical, Thermal and
Energy.
UL 62368-1............................. Audio/Video, Information and
Communication Technology
Equipment--Part 1: Safety
Requirements.
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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, a
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,
CSA must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. CSA 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. CSA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. CSA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on CSA'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 CSA, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 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 May 4, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2018-10155 Filed 5-11-18; 8:45 am]
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