The last date for interested parties to submit comments is March 7, 1994. Office of Variance Determination, NRTL Recognition Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Third Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N3653, Washington, DC 20210. Regarding the merits of the application, the applicant contends that it meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for recognition to certify products in the areas of testing which it has specified. In summary, it claims that it has the experience, expertise, personnel, organization, equipment, and facilities suitable for accreditation as an OSHA Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. The Calibration Laboratory maintains, repairs, and calibrates more than 7400 pieces of test equipment.
Test equipment is available in the laboratory to perform the testing specified in the standard.
If equipment is not available, it may be purchased, rented, or leased only under specified, stringent conditions. The applicant states that it has pertinent testing and certification experience. The Huntsville facility has been conducting testing related to product safety for over 30 years. Since the commercial product safety market has only recently become available, WL's experience has been in other markets including telecommunications. Third Party Testing Laboratory since July, 1985.