[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85240-85242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24785]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026]
Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services 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 Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services
Inc., for expansion of the recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
October 25, 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 Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services Inc. (BVCPS) as
a NRTL. BVCPS's expansion covers the addition of seven 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 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 BVCPS 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.
BVCPS submitted an application to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition on November 2, 2023 (OSHA-2009-0026-0089),
requesting the addition of seven standards to the NRTL scope of
recognition. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of the
application packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did
not perform an on-site review related to this application. OSHA staff
has preliminarily determined that OSHA should grant the application for
test standard expansion.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing BVCPS's expansion
application in the Federal Register on September 12, 2024 (89 FR
74300). The agency requested comments by September 27, 2024, but it
received no comments in response to this notice.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the BVCPS's application, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact
the Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor. Docket No. OSHA-2009-0026 contains all materials
in the record concerning BVCPS'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 BVCPS'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
BVCPS 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
BVCPS's application for an expansion of the scope of recognition. OSHA
limits the expansion of BVCPS'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 BVCPS's
NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 61010-2-020................... Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
Control, and Laboratory Use--Part 2-
020: Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Centrifuges.
UL 61010-2-051................... Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
Control, and Laboratory Use--Part 2-
051: Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for Mixing and
Stirring.
UL 61010-2-081................... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control
and Laboratory Use--Part 2-081:
Particular Requirements for
Automatic and Semi-Automatic
Laboratory Equipment for Analysis
and Other Purposes.
UL 61010-2-101................... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control
and Laboratory Use--Part 2-101:
Particular Requirements for In Vitro
Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Equipment.
UL 61010-2-201................... Safety Requirements for Electrical
Equipment for Measurement, Control,
and Laboratory Use--Part 2-201:
Particular Requirements for Control
Equipment.
UL 67............................ Panelboards.
UL 869A.......................... Reference Standard for Service
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, 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,
BVCPS must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. BVCPS 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. BVCPS must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. BVCPS must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on BVCPS'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 BVCPS 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 October 21, 2024.
James S. Frederick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2024-24785 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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