Document ID: OSHA-2007-0039-0025
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition
Posted Date: 2017-01-23T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7864-7866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01408]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0039]

Intertek Testing Services NA, 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 its final decision to expand 
the scope of recognition for Intertek Testing Service NA, Inc., as a 
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
January 23, 2017.

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, 200 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Room N-3508, Washington, DC 20210; 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, 200 
Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210; 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 Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. (ITSNA), as an NRTL. 
ITSNA's expansion covers the addition of twenty-three (23) test 
standards to its scope of recognition.
    OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization meets 
the requirements specified by 29 CFR

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1910.7. Recognition is an acknowledgment that the organization can 
perform independent safety testing and certification of the specific 
products covered within its 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 an 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 its preliminary finding and, in the second 
notice, the Agency provides its 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 its scope of recognition. These pages are 
available from the Agency's Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    ITSNA submitted an application, dated April 21, 2015, (OSHA-2007-
0039-0022) to expand its recognition to include 23 additional 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 this application.
    OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing ITSNA's expansion 
application in the Federal Register on October 31, 2016 (81 FR 75442). 
The Agency requested comments by November 15, 2016, but it received no 
comments in response to this notice. OSHA now is proceeding with this 
final notice to grant expansion of ITSNA's scope of recognition.
    To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to 
ITSNA's application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket 
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department 
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3508, Washington, DC 
20210. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0039 contains all materials in the record 
concerning ITSNA's recognition.

II. Final Decision and Order

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

  Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in ITSNA's
                        NRTL Scope of Recognition
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          Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 5C............................  Standard for Surface Raceways and
                                    Fittings for Use with Data, Signal,
                                    and Control Circuits.
UL 50E...........................  Enclosures for Electrical Equipment,
                                    Environmental Considerations.
UL 565...........................  Standard for Liquid-Level Gauges for
                                    Anhydrous Ammonia and LP-Gas.
UL 60745-2-1.....................  Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
                                    Tools--Safety--Part 2-1: Particular
                                    Requirements for Drills and Impact
                                    Drills.
UL 60745-2-14....................  Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
                                    Tools--Safety--Part 2-14: Particular
                                    Requirements for Planers.
UL 60745-2-17....................  Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
                                    Tools--Safety--Part 2-17: Particular
                                    Requirements for Routers and
                                    Trimmers.
UL 60745-2-3.....................  Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
                                    Tools--Safety--Part 2-3: Particular
                                    Requirements for Grinders, Polishers
                                    and Disk-Type Sanders.
UL 962A..........................  Standard for Furniture Power
                                    Distribution Units.
UL 1769..........................  Standard for Cylinder Valves.
UL 2061..........................  Standard for Adapters and Cylinder
                                    Connection Devices for Portable LP-
                                    Gas Cylinder Assemblies.
UL 2108..........................  Standard for Low Voltage Lighting
                                    Systems.
UL 2238..........................  Standard for Cable Assemblies and
                                    Fittings for Industrial Control and
                                    Signal Distribution.
UL 2305..........................  Standard for Exhibition Display
                                    Units, Fabrication and Installation.
UL 2438..........................  Standard for Outdoor Seasonal-Use
                                    Cord-Connected Wiring Devices.
UL 5085-2........................  Low Voltage Transformers--Part 2:
                                    General Purpose Transformers.
UL 61010-2-031...................  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                                    Equipment for Measurement, Control
                                    and Laboratory Use--Part 031: Safety
                                    requirements for hand-held probe
                                    assemblies for electrical
                                    measurement and test.
UL 61010-2-030...................  Safety requirements for electrical
                                    equipment for measurement, control,
                                    and laboratory use--Part 2-030:
                                    Particular requirements for testing
                                    and measuring circuits.
UL 60730-2-2.....................  Standard for Automatic Electrical
                                    Controls for Household and Similar
                                    Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements
                                    for Thermal Motor Protectors.
UL 60745-2-5.....................  Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
                                    Tools--Safety--Part 2-5: Particular
                                    Requirements for Circular Saws.
UL 60745-2-21....................  Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric
                                    Tools--Safety--Part 2-21: Particular
                                    Requirements for Drain Cleaners.
UL 60950-23......................  Information Technology Equipment--
                                    Safety--Part 23: Large Data Storage
                                    Equipment.
UL 62368-1.......................  Audio/video, information and
                                    communication technology equipment--
                                    Part 1: Safety requirements.
UL 1691..........................  Single Pole Locking-Type Separable
                                    Connectors.
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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, an 
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.

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A. Conditions

    In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7, 
ITSNA must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
    1. ITSNA 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 an NRTL, and provide details of the 
change(s);
    2. ITSNA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with 
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
    3. ITSNA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition, 
including all previously published conditions on ITSNA'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 ITSNA, subject to the limitation and conditions 
specified above.

III. Authority and Signature

    Jordan Barab, Acting 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. 1-2012 (77 FR 3912, Jan. 25, 2012), and 29 CFR 
1910.7.

    Dated: January 17, 2017.
Jordan Barab,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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