Document ID: OSHA-2006-0040-0049
Agency: osha
Document Type: Notice
Title: SGS North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and Modification to the NRTL Program’s List of Appropriate Test Standards
Posted Date: 2019-04-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16286-16288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07728]

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

DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on 
April 18, 2019.

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: [email protected].
    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: [email protected]. 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 North America, Inc. (SGS), as a NRTL. SGS's 
expansion covers the addition of sixty-three test standards to its 
scope of recognition. Additionally, OSHA announces the addition of 
fourteen 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 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 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 its scope of recognition. These pages are 
available from the agency's website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
    SGS submitted eleven applications to OSHA to expand its recognition 
as a NRTL to include sixty-three additional test standards. These 
applications were consolidated into a single application and submitted 
to OSHA on October 4, 2018 (OSHA-2006-0040-0036). 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 SGS's expansion 
applications and proposed addition to the NRTL List of Appropriate Test 
Standards in the Federal Register on February 7, 2019 (84 FR 2583). The 
agency requested comments by February 22, 2019, but 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 application, 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 SGS's 
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of SGS's recognition to 
testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance 
to the test standard listed, in Table 1.

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 Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in SGS's NRTL
                          Scope of Recognition
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         Test standard                     Test standard title
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UL 82.........................  Standard for Electric Gardening
                                 Appliances.
UL 588........................  Standard for Seasonal and Holiday
                                 Decorative Products.
UL 1573.......................  Standard for Stage and Studio Luminaires
                                 and Connector Strips.
UL 1598C......................  Standard for Light-Emitting Diode (LED)
                                 Retrofit Luminaire Conversion Kits.
UL 1838.......................  Standard for Low Voltage Landscape
                                 Lighting Systems.
UL 2388.......................  Standard for Flexible Lighting Products.
UL 496........................  Lampholders.
UL 924........................  Standard for Emergency Lighting and
                                 Power Equipment.
UL 935........................  Standard for Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts.
UL 8752.......................  Standard for Organic Light Emitting
                                 Diode (OLED) Panels.
UL 962........................  Standard for Household and Commercial
                                 Furnishings.
UL 1029.......................  Standard for High-Intensity-Discharge
                                 Lamp Ballasts.
UL 1598A......................  Standard for Supplemental Requirements
                                 for Luminaries for Installation on
                                 Marine Vessels.
UL 234........................  Standard for Low Voltage Lighting
                                 Fixtures for Use in Recreational
                                 Vehicles.
UL 499........................  Standard for Electric Heating
                                 Appliances.
UL 2021.......................  Standard for Fixed and Location-
                                 Dedicated Electric Room Heaters.
UL 1017.......................  Vacuum Cleaners, Blower Cleaners, and
                                 Household Floor Finishing Machines.
UL 778........................  Standard for Motor-Operated Water Pumps.
UL 998........................  Humidifiers.
UL 859........................  Standard for Household Electric Personal
                                 Grooming Appliances.
UL 1082.......................  Standard for Household Electric Coffee
                                 Makers and Brewing-Type Appliances.
UL 1083.......................  Household Electric Skillets and Frying-
                                 Type Appliances.
UL 1647.......................  Standard for Motor-Operated Massage and
                                 Exercise Machines.
UL 1278.......................  Standard for Movable and Wall- or
                                 Ceiling-Hung Electric Room Heaters.
UL 471........................  Standard for Commercial Refrigerators
                                 and Freezers.
UL 197........................  Standard for Commercial Electric Cooking
                                 Appliances.
UL 541........................  Standard for Refrigerated Vending
                                 Machines.
UL 563........................  Standard for Ice Makers.
UL 858........................  Standard for Household Electric Ranges.
UL 561........................  Standard for Floor-Finishing Machines.
UL 867........................  Standard for Electrostatic Air Cleaners.
UL 2157.......................  Electric Clothes Washing Machines and
                                 Extractors.
UL 2158.......................  Electric Clothes Dryers.
UL 174........................  Standard for Household Electric Storage
                                 Tank Water Heaters.
UL 621........................  Standard for Ice Cream Makers.
UL 923........................  Standard for Microwave Cooking
                                 Appliances.
UL 62109-1....................  Standard for Safety of Power Converters
                                 for use in Photovoltaic Power Systems--
                                 Part 1: General Requirements.
UL 61010-2-010................  Safety Requirements for Electrical
                                 Equipment for Measurement, Control and
                                 Laboratory Use--Part 2-010: Particular
                                 Requirements for Laboratory Equipment
                                 for the Heating of Materials.
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 583........................  Standard for Electric-Battery-Powered
                                 Industrial Trucks.
UL 749........................  Household Dishwashers.
UL 921........................  Commercial Dishwashers.
UL 979........................  Standard for Water Treatment Appliances.
UL 1206.......................  Standard for Electric Commercial Clothes-
                                 Washing Equipment.
UL 1240.......................  Standard for Electric Commercial Clothes-
                                 Drying Equipment.
UL 1450.......................  Standard for Motor-Operated Air
                                 Compressors, Vacuum Pumps, and Painting
                                 Equipment.
UL 1995.......................  Heating and Cooling Equipment.
UL 674........................  Electric Motors and Generators for Use
                                 in Hazardous (Classified) Locations.
UL 698A.......................  Standard for Industrial Control Panels
                                 Relating to Hazardous (Classified)
                                 Locations.
UL 6141.......................  Standard for Wind Turbines Permitting
                                 Entry of Personnel.
UL 61010-2-020................  Standard for Safety Requirements for
                                 Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
                                 Control, and Laboratory Use--Part 2-
                                 020: Particular Requirements for
                                 Laboratory Centrifuges.
UL 1004-9.....................  Standard for Form Wound and Medium
                                 Voltage Rotating Electrical Machines.
UL 3703.......................  Standard for Solar Trackers.
UL 9540.......................  Standard for Energy Storage Systems and
                                 Equipment.
UL 62841-1....................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 1: General
                                 Requirements.
UL 62841-2-2..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-2: Particular
                                 Requirements for Hand-Held Screwdrivers
                                 and Impact Wrenches.
UL 62841-2-4..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-4: Particular
                                 Requirements for Hand-Held Sanders and
                                 Polishers Other Than Disc Type.
UL 62841-2-5..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-5: Particular
                                 Requirements for Hand-Held Circular
                                 Saws.
UL 62841-2-9..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-9: Particular
                                 Requirements for Hand-Held Tappers and
                                 Threaders.
UL 62841-2-14.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-14:
                                 Particular Requirements for Hand-Held
                                 Planers.
UL 62841-3-1..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 3-1: Particular
                                 Requirements for Transportable Table
                                 Saws.

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UL 62841-3-9..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 3-9: Particular
                                 Requirements For Transportable Mitre
                                 Saws.
UL 62841-3-10.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 3-10:
                                 Particular Requirements For
                                 Transportable Cut-Off Machines.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In this notice, OSHA also announces the addition of fourteen 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 them in the NRTL Program's 
List of Appropriate Test Standards.

   Table 2--Test Standard 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 6141.......................  Standard for Wind Turbines Permitting
                                 Entry of Personnel.
UL 61010-2-020................  Standard for Safety Requirements for
                                 Electrical Equipment for Measurement,
                                 Control and Laboratory Use--Part 2-020:
                                 Particular Requirements for Laboratory
                                 Centrifuges.
UL 1004-9.....................  Standard for Form Wound and Medium
                                 Voltage Rotating Electrical Machines.
UL 3703.......................  Standard for Solar Trackers.
UL 9540.......................  Standard for Energy Storage Systems and
                                 Equipment.
UL 62841-1....................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 1: General
                                 Requirements.
UL 62841-2-2..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-2: Particular
                                 Requirements for Hand-Held Screwdrivers
                                 and Impact Wrenches.
UL 62841-2-4..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-4: Particular
                                 Requirements for Hand-Held Sanders And
                                 Polishers Other Than Disc Type.
UL 62841-2-5..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-5: Particular
                                 Requirements for Hand-Held Circular
                                 Saws.
UL 62841-2-9..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-9: Particular
                                 Requirements for Hand-Held Tappers and
                                 Threaders.
UL 62841-2-14.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn And Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 2-14:
                                 Particular Requirements for Hand-Held
                                 Planers.
UL 62841-3-1..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 3-1: Particular
                                 Requirements for Transportable Table
                                 Saws.
UL 62841-3-9..................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 3-9: Particular
                                 Requirements for Transportable Mitre
                                 Saws.
UL 62841-3-10.................  Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
                                 Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
                                 Machinery--Safety--Part 3-10:
                                 Particular Requirements for
                                 Transportable Cut-Off Machines.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 use of the designation of the standards-developing 
organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation may 
occur. 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, 
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 its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the 
change(s);
    2. SGS must meet all the terms of its 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.

III. Authority and Signature

    Loren Sweatt, Acting 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 April 10, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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