Document ID: OSHA-2006-0040-0060
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: SGS North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program’s
Posted Date: 2020-08-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 167 (Thursday, August 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53021-53023]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18833]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040]

SGS North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and 
Modification to the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (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 expand

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the scope of recognition for SGS North America, Inc., as a Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA announces the 
addition of four test standards to the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards.

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
August 27, 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; telephone: 
(202) 693-2110; email: robinson.kevin@dol.gov. OSHA's web page includes 
information about the NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Final Decision

    OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of 
recognition of SGS of North America, Inc. (SGS), as a NRTL. SGS's 
expansion covers the addition of twenty test standards to the scope of 
recognition. Additionally, OSHA announces the addition of four test 
standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
    OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets 
the requirements specified by 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 and is not a delegation or grant of government 
authority. As a result of recognition, employers may use products 
properly approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require 
testing and certification of the products.
    The agency processes applications by a NRTL for initial 
recognition, or for 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 and, 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 that details the scope of recognition. These pages are 
available from the agency's website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    SGS submitted four applications to OSHA to expand recognition as a 
NRTL to include twenty additional test standards. The first application 
was submitted to OSHA on February 14, 2018 (OSHA-2006-0040-0051). The 
second and third applications were submitted to OSHA on April 18, 2018 
(OSHA-2006-0040-0052) and (OSHA-2006-0040-0053). The fourth application 
(which was a revision to the first application) was submitted to OSHA 
on July 18, 2019 (OSHA-2006-0040-0054), to expand the scope of 
recognition to include the addition of twenty test standards. 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 these applications.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing SGS's expansion 
application and proposed addition to the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards in the Federal Register on March 5, 2020 (85 
FR 12942). The agency requested comments by March 20, 2020, but it 
received no comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding 
with this final notice to grant expansion of SGS's scope of 
recognition.
    To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to 
SGS's applications, 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-3653, 
Washington, DC 20210. Docket No. OSHA-2006-0040 contains all materials 
in the record concerning SGS's recognition.

II. Final Decision and Order

    OSHA staff examined SGS'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 SGS 
meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of the 
recognition, subject to the specified limitation and conditions listed. 
OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to grant 
expansion of SGS's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of 
SGS's scope of recognition to testing and certification of products for 
demonstration of conformance to the test standard listed in Table 1.

 Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in SGS's NRTL
                          Scope of Recognition
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             Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 773A................................  Nonindustrial Photoelectric
                                          Switches for Lighting Control.
UL 1241................................  Junction Boxes for Swimming
                                          Pool Lighting Fixtures.
UL 1977................................  Component Connectors for Use in
                                          Data, Signal, Control and
                                          Power Applications.
UL 1994................................  Low-Level Path Marking and
                                          Lighting Systems.
UL 1776................................  Standard for High-Pressure
                                          Cleaning Machines.
UL 141.................................  Garment Finishing Machines.
UL 283.................................  Air Fresheners and Deodorizers.
UL 399.................................  Drinking Water Coolers.
UL 474.................................  Dehumidifiers.
UL 484.................................  Room Air Conditioners.
UL 778.................................  Motor-Operated Water Pumps.
UL 1030................................  Sheathed Heating Elements.
UL 1042................................  Electric Baseboard Heating
                                          Equipment.
UL 1081................................  Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters
                                          and Chlorinators.
UL 2202................................  Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging
                                          System Equipment.
UL 2594................................  Electric Vehicle Supply
                                          Equipment.
UL 62841-2-8 *.........................  Safety Requirements for
                                          Particular Requirements for
                                          Hand-Held Shears and Nibblers.
UL 62841-2-11 *........................  Safety Requirements for
                                          Particular Requirements for
                                          Hand-Held Reciprocating Saws.
UL 62841-3-4 *.........................  Safety Requirements for
                                          Particular Requirements for
                                          Transportable Bench Grinders.
UL 62841-3-6 *.........................  Safety Requirements for
                                          Particular Requirements for
                                          Transportable Diamond Drills
                                          with Liquid System.
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    In this notice, OSHA also announces the addition of four 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 it in the NRTL Program's List of 
Appropriate Test Standards.

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  Table 2--Test Standards OSHA Is Adding to the NRTL Program's List of
                       Appropriate Test Standards
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             Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 62841-2-8...........................  Safety Requirements for
                                          Particular Requirements for
                                          Hand-Held Shears and Nibblers.
UL 62841-2-11..........................  Safety Requirements for
                                          Particular Requirements for
                                          Hand-Held Reciprocating Saws.
UL 62841-3-4...........................  Safety Requirements for
                                          Particular Requirements for
                                          Transportable Bench Grinders.
UL 62841-3-6...........................  Safety Requirements for
                                          Particular Requirements for
                                          Transportable Diamond Drills
                                          with Liquid System.
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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.

A. Conditions

    In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, 
SGS must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
    1. SGS 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. SGS must meet all the terms of the recognition and comply with 
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
    3. SGS must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, 
including all previously published conditions on SGS'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 SGS, subject to the limitation and conditions 
specified above. OSHA also adds four new test standards to the NRTL 
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.

III. 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 August 21, 2020.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety 
and Health.
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