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TABLE 16—TEST STANDARDS OSHA IS REMOVING FROM/ADDING TO THE SCOPE OF RECOGNITION OF UL LLC 

Test standard to be removed Reason for removal Replacement test standard(s) 

(if applicable) 

ANSI/AAMI ES60601–1:2005/(R)2012 .............. Standard has been amended by a SDO ......... ANSI/AAMI ES 60601–1 Medical Electrical 

Equipment—Part 1: General Requirements 

for Basic Safety and Essential Performance. 

UL 60601–1 ....................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 60730–1A ..................................................... Standard has been amended by a SDO ......... UL 61730–1 Already in UL’s Scope of Recognition. 

IEEE C37.013 .................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

IEEE C37.46 ...................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

IEEE C37.47 ...................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 17 ................................................................. Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 65 ................................................................. Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 250 ............................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 474 ............................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 508C ............................................................ Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 664 ............................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 745–2–14 ..................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 745–2–35 ..................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 873 ............................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 984 ............................................................... Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 1028 ............................................................. Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 1054 ............................................................. Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 1626 ............................................................. Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 1662 ............................................................. Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

UL 1767 ............................................................. Withdrawn ......................................................... None. 

OSHA will place on its informational 

web pages the modifications to each 

NRTL’s scope of recognition. These web 

pages detail the scope of recognition for 

each NRTL, including the test standards 

the NRTL may use to test and certify 

products under OSHA’s NRTL Program. 

OSHA also will add to the list of 

‘‘Appropriate Test Standards’’ web page 

those test standards added to the NRTL 

Program’s List of Appropriate Test 

Standards. The agency will add to the 

‘‘Standards No Longer Recognized’’ web 

page those test standards that OSHA no 

longer recognizes or permits under the 

NRTL Program. Access to these web 

pages is available at http://

www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/ 

index.html. 

V. 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 September 6, 

2023. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2023–0013] 

Element Materials Technology 

Portland—Evergreen Inc.: Grant of 

Recognition 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA 

announces the final decision to grant 

recognition to Element Materials 

Technology Portland—Evergreen, Inc. 

(EMT), for recognition as a Nationally 

Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). 

DATES: Recognition as a NRTL becomes 

effective on September 13, 2023. 

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) 693–2300 or 

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. 


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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 its preliminary 

findings, and solicits comments on its 

preliminary findings. In the second 

notice, the agency provides its final 

decision on the application and sets 

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 

Element Materials Technology 

Portland—Evergreen Inc., (EMT) as a 

NRTL. According to public information 

(see https://www.element.com/aboutelement/), EMT states that it is an 

internationally accredited testing 

laboratory. In its application, EMT lists 

the current address of its headquarters 

as: Element Materials Technology 

Portland—Evergreen Inc., 41 Tesla, 

Irvine, California 92618. OSHA has 

determined that EMT has the capability 

to perform as a NRTL as outlined in 29 

CFR 1910.7. 

Each NRTL’s scope of recognition has 

two elements: (1) the type(s) of products 

the NRTL may test, with each type 

specified by its applicable test standard; 

and (2) the recognized site(s) that have 

the technical capability to perform the 

product-testing and productcertification activities for the applicable 

test standards within the NRTL’s scope 

of recognition. EMT applied on June 26, 

2020, for three recognized sites and 

thirteen recognized test standards 

(OSHA–2023–0013–0002). This 

application was amended on June 28, 

2022, to remove two of the three sites 

and seven of the thirteen standards 

requested in the original application 

(OSHA–2023–0013–0003). OSHA 

published the preliminary notice 

announcing EMT’s application for 

recognition in the Federal Register on 

July 25, 2023 (88 FR 47914). The agency 

requested comments by August 24, 

2023, but it received no comments in 

response to this notice. OSHA is now 

proceeding with this final notice to 

grant recognition to EMT as a NRTL. 

To obtain or review copies of all 

public documents pertaining to EMT’s 

application, go to www.regulations.gov 

or contact the Docket Office at (202) 

693–2350 (TTY (877) 889–5627). Docket 

No. OSHA–2023–0013 contains all 

materials in the record concerning 

EMT’s recognition. 

III. Final Decision and Order 

OSHA staff performed a detailed 

analysis of EMT’s application packet 

and reviewed other pertinent 

information. OSHA staff also performed 

comprehensive on-site assessments of 

EMT’s testing facility, at EMT Irvine, 

California on January 18–19, 2023. 

Based on the review of this evidence, 

OSHA finds that EMT 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 

EMT as a NRTL. The following sections 

set forth the scope of recognition 

included in EMT’s grant of recognition. 

A. Standards Requested for Recognition 

OSHA limits EMT’s scope of 

recognition to testing and certification 

of products for demonstration of 

conformance to the test standards listed 

in Table 1 below. 

TABLE 1—APPROPRIATE TEST STANDARDS FOR INCLUSION IN EMT’S NRTL SCOPE OF RECOGNITION

Test standard Test standard title 

ANSI/AAMI ES60601– 

1.

Medical Electrical Equipment—Part 1: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance. 

UL 61010–1 ............... Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use; Part 1: General Requirements. 

UL 61010–2–010 ....... Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control and Laboratory Use—Part 2–010: Particular Requirements for Laboratory Equipment for the Heating of Materials. 

UL 61010–2–081 ....... Standard for 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 62368–1 ............... Audio/Video, Information and Communication Technology Equipment—Part 1: Safety Requirements. 

B. Site Requested for Recognition 

OSHA limits EMT’s scope of 

recognition to include one site: Element 

Materials Technology Portland— 

Evergreen, Inc., 41 Tesla, Irvine, 

California 92618. OSHA’s recognition of 

this site limits EMT to performing 

product testing and certifications only 

for the test standards for which the site 

has the proper capability and programs, 

and for the test standards in EMT’s 

scope of recognition. 

C. Conditions 

In addition to those conditions 

already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, EMT 

also must abide by the following 

conditions of the recognition: 

1. EMT 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. EMT must meet all the terms of the 

recognition and comply with all OSHA 

policies pertaining to this recognition; 

and 

3. EMT must continue to meet the 

requirements for recognition, including 

all previously published conditions on 

EMT’s scope of recognition, in all areas 

for which it has recognition. 

Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 

1910.7, OSHA hereby grants recognition 

to EMT as a NRTL, subject to these 

limitations and conditions specified 

above. 

V. 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, September 18, 2020) and 

29 CFR 1910.7. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on September 6, 

2023. 

James S. Frederick, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for 

Occupational Safety and Health. 

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