Document ID: OSHA-2013-0017-0018
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: QAI Laboratories, Ltd. Applications for Expansion of Recognition
Posted Date: 2021-01-13T05:00Z

[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.

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    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

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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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