[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 184 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59555-59557]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20877]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2019-0009]
DEKRA Certification Inc.: Grant 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 the final decision to grant
recognition to DEKRA Certification, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA announces the final
decision to add two additional test standards to the NRTL Program's
List of Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: Recognition as a NRTL becomes effective on September 22, 2020.
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, 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, phone:
(202) 693-2110; email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Many of OSHA's workplace standards require that a NRTL test and
certify certain types of equipment as safe for use in the workplace.
NRTLs are independent laboratories that meet OSHA's requirements for
performing safety testing and certification of products used in the
workplace. To obtain and retain OSHA recognition, the NRTLs must meet
the requirements in the NRTL Program regulations at 29 CFR 1910.7. More
specifically, to be recognized by OSHA, an organization must: (1) Have
the appropriate capability to test, evaluate, and approve products to
assure their safe use in the workplace; (2) be completely independent
of employers subject to the tested equipment requirements, and
manufacturers and vendors of products for which OSHA requires
certification; (3) have internal programs that ensure proper control of
the testing and certification process; and (4) have effective reporting
and complaint handling procedures. Recognition is an acknowledgement by
OSHA that the NRTL has the capabilities to perform independent safety
testing and certification of the specific products covered within the
NRTL's scope of recognition and is not a delegation or grant of
government authority. Recognition of a NRTL by OSHA also allows
employers to use products certified by that NRTL to meet those OSHA
standards that require product testing and certification.
The agency processes applications for initial recognition following
requirements in Appendix A of 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires
OSHA to publish two notices in the Federal Register in processing an
application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the application,
provides the preliminary finding, and solicits comments on the
preliminary findings. In the second notice, the agency provides the
final decision on the application. These notices set forth the NRTL's
scope of recognition.
II. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the agency's decision to grant
recognition to DEKRA Certification, Inc., (DEKRA) as a NRTL. According
to the public information (see https://www.dekra-product-safety.com/en/about-dekra), DEKRA states that it is an internationally accredited
testing laboratory. In the application, DEKRA lists the current address
of the headquarters as: DEKRA Certification, Inc., 405 Glenn Drive,
Suite 12, Sterling, Virginia 20164.
Each NRTL's scope of recognition has two elements: (1) The type of
products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by the applicable
test standard; and (2) the recognized site(s)
that have the technical capability to perform the product-testing and
product-certification activities for the applicable test standards
within the NRTL's scope of recognition. DEKRA applied on December 8,
2016, for one recognized site (OSHA-2019-0009-0002). This application
was amended on October 4, 2018, to add a new site as the company
headquarters and requesting five supplemental programs within the scope
of recognition (OSHA-2019-0009-0003). This application was amended
again on October 8, 2019, to request thirty-four test standards be
included within the scope of recognition. On October 1, 2019, OSHA
published an update to the NRTL Program Policies, Procedures and
Guidelines Directive, CPL-01-004, which eliminates supplemental
programs from the NRTL Program. With this update, OSHA will no longer
recognize NRTL applicants for supplemental programs. OSHA published the
preliminary notice announcing DEKRA's application for recognition in
the Federal Register on March 24, 2020 (85 FR 16673). The agency
requested comments by April 23, 2020, but it received no comments in
response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this final notice
to grant recognition to DEKRA as a NRTL.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
DEKRA's application, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-3647, Washington, DC
20210. Docket No. OSHA-2019-0009 contains all materials in the record
concerning DEKRA's recognition.
III. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of DEKRA's application
packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA staff also
performed comprehensive on-site assessments of DEKRA's testing
facilities, at DEKRA Arnhem, Netherlands on July 11-13, 2018, and DEKRA
Sterling, Virginia on October 30, 2018. Based on the review of this
evidence, OSHA finds that DEKRA meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7
for recognition as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and conditions
listed below. OSHA, therefore is proceeding with this final notice to
grant recognition to DEKRA as a NRTL. The following sections set forth
the scope of recognition included in DEKRA's grant of recognition.
A. Standards Requested for Recognition
OSHA limits DEKRA's scope of recognition to testing and
certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the test
standards listed in Table 1.
Table 1--Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in DEKRA's NRTL Scope
of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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AAMI 60601-1................. Medical Electrical Equipment--Part 1:
General Requirements for Basic Safety
and Essential Performance.
UL 1012...................... Standard for Power Units Other Than Class
2.
UL 1059...................... Standard for Terminal Blocks.
UL 1203...................... Standard for Explosion-Proof and Dust-
Ignition-Proof Electrical Equipment for
Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
UL 121201.................... Nonincendive Electrical Equipment for Use
in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class
III, Divisions 1 and 2 Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
UL 1310...................... Standard for Class 2 Power Units.
UL 153....................... Standard for Portable Electric
Luminaires.
UL 1598...................... Luminaires.
UL 1778...................... Uninterruptible Power Systems.
UL 2157...................... Electric Clothes Washing Machines and
Extractors.
UL 50........................ Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, Non-
Environmental Considerations.
UL 508A...................... Standard for Industrial Control Panels.
UL 60065..................... Standard for Audio, Video and Similar
Electronic Apparatus--Safety
Requirements.
UL 60079-0................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--Part
0: Equipment--General Requirements.
UL 60079-1................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--Part
1: Equipment Protection by Flameproof
Enclosures ``d''.
UL 60079-2................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--Part
2: Equipment Protection by Pressurized
Enclosure `p'.
UL 60079-7................... Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--Part
7: Equipment Protection by Increased
Safety `e'.
UL 60079-11.................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 11: Equipment
Protection by Intrinsic Safety ``i''.
UL 60079-15.................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 15: Equipment
Protection by Type of Protection `n'.
UL 60079-18.................. Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--Part
18: Equipment Protection by
Encapsulation `m'.
UL 60079-26.................. Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--Part
26: Equipment with Equipment Protection
Level (EPL) Gas.
UL 60079-30-1................ Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--Part
30-1: Electrical Resistance Trace
Heating--General and Testing
Requirements.
UL 60079-31.................. Explosive Atmospheres--Part 31: Equipment
Dust Ignition Protection by Enclosure
`t'.
UL 60730-1................... Automatic Electrical Controls--Part 1:
General Requirements.
UL 60730-2-9................. Standard for Automatic Electrical
Controls--Part 2-9: Particular
Requirements for Temperature Sensing
Controls.
UL 60950-1................... Information Technology Equipment--Safety--
Part 1: General Requirements.
UL 60950-22.................. Information Technology Equipment--Safety--
Part 22: Equipment to be Installed
Outdoors.
UL 61010-1................... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 1: General
Requirements.
UL 61058-1................... Switches for Appliances--Part 1: General
Requirement.
UL 62368-1................... Audio/video, Information and
Communication Technology Equipment--Part
1: Safety Requirements.
UL 858....................... Standard for Household Electric Ranges.
UL 858A...................... Safety-Related Solid-State Controls For
Electric Ranges.
UL 8750...................... Standard for Light Emitting Diode (LED)
Equipment for Use in Lighting Products.
UL 913....................... Standard for Intrinsically Safe Apparatus
and Associated Apparatus for Use in
Class I, II, III, Division 1, Hazardous
(Classified) Locations.
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B. Sites Requested for Recognition
OSHA limits DEKRA's scope of recognition to include the two sites
listed below:
1. DEKRA Certification, Inc., 405 Glenn Drive, Suite 12, Sterling,
Virginia 20164; and
2. DEKRA Certification B.V. Arnhem Meander 1051, 6825 MJ Arnhem,
Gelderland, Netherlands.
OSHA's recognition of these sites limits DEKRA to performing
product testing and certifications only to the test standards for which
the site has the proper capability and programs, and for the test
standards in DEKRA's scope of recognition. This limitation is
consistent with the recognition that OSHA grants to other NRTLs that
operate multiple sites.
C. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
DEKRA also must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. DEKRA must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in the operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. DEKRA must meet all the terms of the recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. DEKRA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on DEKRA's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
IV. Final Decision To Add New Test Standards to the NRTL Program's List
of Appropriate Test Standards
In this notice, OSHA also announces the addition of two new test
standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
Table 2, below, lists the test standards that are new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA has determined that these test standards are appropriate
test standards and will include them in the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
Table 2--Test Standards OSHA Is Proposing To Add to the NRTL Program's
List of Appropriate Test Standards
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 60079-30-1................ Standard for Explosive Atmospheres--Part
30-1: Electrical Resistance Trace
Heating--General and Testing
Requirements.
UL 60730-1................... Automatic Electrical Controls--Part 1:
General Requirements.
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Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby grants
recognition to DEKRA as a NRTL, subject to these limitations and
conditions specified above.
V. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal 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 September 16, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
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