[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22291-22292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10154]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0028]
MET Laboratories, 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 MET Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA announces its
final decision to add two new test standards to the NRTL Program's List
of Appropriate Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
May 14, 2018.
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; 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; 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 MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET), as a NRTL. MET's expansion
covers the addition of three test standards to its scope of
recognition, including two test standards that will be added 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 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 website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
MET submitted an application, dated November 8, 2016, (OSHA-2006-
0028-0041) to expand its recognition to include four 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 MET's expansion
application in the Federal Register on February 9, 2018 (83 FR 5318).
The Agency requested comments by February 26, 2018, but it received no
comments in response to this notice. In the preliminary notice, OSHA
included all four test standards that MET requested to add to its scope
of recognition. However, due to an inadvertent error, OSHA listed a
proposed test standard as already on the NRTL List of Appropriate Test
Standards, which it was not. To allow notice to stakeholders, OSHA will
later re-propose to add the test standard MET requested to MET's scope
of recognition and the NRTL List of Appropriate Test Standards. OSHA
now is proceeding with this final notice to grant expansion of MET's
scope of recognition for the other three standards.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
MET'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-2006-0028 contains all materials
in the record concerning MET's recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined MET'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 MET
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 MET's
scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of MET's 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 MET's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 60745-2-15.......................... Hand-Held Motor-Operated
Electric Tools--Safety--Part 2-
15: Particular Requirements
for Hedge Trimmers.
UL 61010-2-101 *....................... Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-101:
Particular Requirements for In
Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical
Equipment.
UL 61010-2-51 *........................ Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-051:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for
Mixing and Stirring.
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* Indicates standards that OSHA is adding to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
In this notice, OSHA also announces the addition of two 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 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 61010-2-101......................... Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-101:
Particular Requirements for In
Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical
Equipment.
UL 61010-2-51.......................... Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment for
Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-051:
Particular Requirements for
Laboratory Equipment for
Mixing and Stirring.
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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 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,
MET must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. MET 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. MET must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. MET must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on MET'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 MET Inc., subject to the limitation and
conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, 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 May 4, 2018.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2018-10154 Filed 5-11-18; 8:45 am]
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