[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2701-2703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov`]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00502]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2013-0017]
QAI Laboratories, Ltd. Applications for 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 QAI Laboratories, Ltd., (QAI) as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
January 13, 2021.
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 or email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition for QAI to cover the addition of twenty-one test standards
to the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA's recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.7. Recognition is an
acknowledgment that the organization can perform independent safety
testing and certification of the specific products covered within the
scope of recognition. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (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 has/have
the technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-
certification activities for test standards within the NRTL's scope.
Recognition is not a delegation or grant of government authority;
however, recognition enables employers to use products approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require product testing and
certification.
The agency processes NRTL applications for initial recognition and
for an expansion or renewal of this recognition, following requirements
in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires the agency
publish two notices in the Federal Register in processing an
application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the application and
provides a preliminary finding. In the second notice, the agency
provides the 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, including QAI,
detailing the NRTL's scope of recognition. These pages are available
from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
QAI currently has two facilities (sites) recognized by OSHA for
product testing and certification, with headquarters located at: QAI
Laboratories, Ltd., 3980 North Fraser Way, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5J
5K5. A complete list of QAI's scope of recognition is available at
https://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/qai.html.
QAI submitted three applications, one dated October 16, 2017 (OSHA-
2013-0017-0015), to expand recognition to include seventeen additional
test standards. This application was amended on June 12, 2019 (OSHA-
2013-0017-0016), to remove some standards from the original request and
add others. This revised application was amended again on February 11,
2020 (OSHA-2013-0017-0017), to request twenty-one additional standards
to be added to QAI's NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA staff performed a
detailed analysis of the application packet 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 applications in the Federal Register on
September 22, 2020 (85 FR 59557). The agency requested comments by
October 7, 2020, but it received no comments in response to this
notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this final notice to grant
expansion of QAI's scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
QAI's applications, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration at 202-693-2350.
Docket No. OSHA-2013-0017 contains all materials in the record
concerning QAI's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA examined QAI's expansion applications, the capability to meet
the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds that QAI
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the scope of
recognition, subject to the conditions listed below. OSHA, therefore,
is proceeding with this final notice to grant the expansion of QAI's
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of QAI's scope of
recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration
of conformance to the test standards listed in Table 1.
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 1740........................... Standard for Robots and Robotic
Equipment.
UL 22............................. Standard for Amusement and Gaming
Machines.
UL 73............................. Standard for Motor-Operated
Appliances.
UL 499............................ Standard for Electric Heating
Machines.
UL 506............................ Standard for Specialty Transformers.
UL 676............................ Standard for Underwater Luminaires
and Submersible Junction Boxes.
UL 1838........................... Standard for Low Voltage Landscape
Lighting Systems.
UL 2202........................... Standard for Electric Vehicle (EV)
Charging System Equipment.
UL 2388........................... Standard for Flexible Lighting
Products.
UL 5085-1......................... Low Voltage Transformers--Part 1:
General Requirements.
UL 5085-2......................... Low Voltage Transformers--Part 2:
General Purpose Transformers.
UL 5085-3......................... Low Voltage Transformers--Part 3:
Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers.
UL 8752........................... Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED)
Panels.
UL 60950-22....................... Information Technology Equipment--
Safety--Part 22: Equipment to be
Installed Outdoors.
UL 61010-2-010.................... Electrical Equipment Measurement,
Control and Laboratory Use--Part 2-
010: Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for the
Heating of Materials.
UL 61010-2-020.................... Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and Laboratory
Use--Part 2-020: Particular
Requirements for Laboratory
Equipment for Laboratory
Centrifuges.
UL 61010-2-081.................... Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and Laboratory
Use--Part 2-081: Particular
Requirements for Laboratory
Equipment for Automatic and Semi-
Automatic Equipment for Analysis
and Other Purposes.
UL 61010-2-091.................... Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and Laboratory
Use--Part 2-091: Particular
Requirements for Laboratory
Equipment for Cabinet X-Ray
Systems.
UL 61010-2-101.................... Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and Laboratory
Use--Part 2-101: Particular
Requirements for In Vitro
Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Equipment.
UL 62368-1........................ Audio/Video, Information and
Communication Technology Equipment--
Part 1: Safety Requirements.
ASME A17.5-2014................... Elevator and Escalator Electrical
Equipment.
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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, the designation of the standards-developing
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation may be
used. 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 the operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. QAI must meet all the terms of the 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 conditions specified in
this notice.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal Deputy 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393, Sept. 18, 2020),
and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 7, 2021.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
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