[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58191-58193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15648]
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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.,
for expansion of the recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
July 17, 2024.
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 or 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; telephone
(202) 693-1911 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 of CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc. (CSA) as a NRTL.
CSA's expansion covers the addition of ten test standards and one
testing site to the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA 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 applications by a NRTL 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
that 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 a 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 CSA, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
CSA submitted two applications to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition. The first application, received on January 18,
2022 (OSHA-2006-0042-0037), requested the addition of four standards to
the NRTL scope of recognition. The second application, received on July
28, 2022 (OSHA-2006-0042-0038), requested the addition of six standards
to the NRTL scope of recognition, as well as the recognition of an
additional testing site on the CSA Cleveland Ohio campus. The
additional test facility is located at 8801 East Pleasant Valley Road,
Cleveland, Ohio 44131. This expansion notice covers the ten standards
included in both applications as well as the additional recognized
site. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the application
packets and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA performed an on-
site review of the additional Cleveland, Ohio site from May 16-17,
2023, in which assessors found some nonconformances with the
requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7. CSA addressed these issues sufficiently,
and OSHA staff has preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the
applications for test standard expansion and recognition of the
additional testing site.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing CSA's expansion
applications in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024 (89 FR 34271).
The agency requested comments by May 15, 2024, but it received no
comments in response to this notice.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the CSA's applications, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor. Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042 contains all materials
in the record concerning CSA's recognition. Contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627) for assistance in
locating docket submissions.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined CSA's expansion applications, 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 limitations and conditions listed in this
notice. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant
CSA's expanded 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 Tests Standards for Inclusion in CSA's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 6A............................. Electrical Rigid Metal Conduit-
Aluminum, Bronze, and Stainless
Steel.
UL 60079-25....................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 25:
Intrinsically Safe Electrical
Systems.
UL 60079-30-1..................... Explosive Atmospheres--Part 30-1:
Electrical Resistance Trace
Heating--General and Testing
Requirements.
UL 60947-4-1...................... Safety Low-Voltage Switchgear and
Controlgear--Part 4-1: Contactors
and Motor-Starters--
Electromechanical Contactors and
Motor-Starters.
UL 60947-5-1...................... Low-Voltage Switchgear and
Controlgear--Part 5-1: Control
Circuit Devices and Switching
Elements--Electromechanical Control
Circuit Devices.
UL 60947-5-2...................... Low-Voltage Switchgear and
Controlgear--Part 5-2: Control
Circuit Devices and Switching
Elements--Proximity Switches.
UL 61730-1........................ Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety
Qualification--Part 1: Requirements
for Construction.
UL 61730-2........................ Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety
Qualification--Part 2: Requirements
for Testing.
UL 5085-2......................... Low Voltage Transformers--Part 2:
General Purpose Transformers.
UL 60335-2-8...................... Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances, Part 2: Particular
Requirements for Electric Shavers,
Hair Clippers and Similar
Appliances.
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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 as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and
conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
James S. Frederick, 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. 8-2020 (85 FR 58393,
Sept. 18, 2020), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on July 10, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-15648 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
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