[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48947-48948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20019]
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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 the
addition of one test standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate
Test Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
September 17, 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: 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; 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 one test standard to its scope of recognition.
Additionally, OSHA announces the addition of one test standard 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 the
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 the 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 previously published a Federal Register notice (83 FR 5813) on
February 9, 2018, announcing this application, but referenced one of
the four standards as being recognized by OSHA when that standard is
not currently included in the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test
Standards. OSHA further published a Federal Register notice (83 FR
22291) granting recognition for three of the four additional standards
requested in the application. This notice corrects the error in the
previous Federal Register notice for the one remaining standard.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing MET's expansion
application and proposed addition to the NRTL List of Appropriate Test
Standards in the Federal Register on March 12, 2019 (84 FR 8900). The
agency requested comments by March 27, 2019, and it received one
comment (OSHA-2006-0028-0053) in response to this notice. This comment
did not require a response from the agency. OSHA now is proceeding with
this final notice to grant expansion of MET's scope of recognition.
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, the capability to
meet the requirements of the test standards, and other pertinent
information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds that MET
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
expansion of MET's scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion of
MET's scope of recognition to testing and certification of products for
demonstration of conformance to the test standard listed in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standard for Inclusion in MET's NRTL
Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 61010-2-020................................. Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment
Measurement, Control
and Laboratory Use--
Part 2-020: Particular
Requirements for
Laboratory
Centrifuges.
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In this notice, OSHA also announces the addition of a new test
standard to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
Table 2, below, lists the test standard that is new to the NRTL
Program. OSHA has determined that this test standard is an appropriate
test standard and will include it 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 61010-2-020............................... Safety Requirements for
Electrical Equipment
Measurement, Control and
Laboratory Use--Part 2-
020: Particular
Requirements for
Laboratory Centrifuges.
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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 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 the operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. MET must meet all the terms of the 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, subject to the limitation and conditions
specified above. OSHA also adds one new test standard to the NRTL
Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.
III. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Principal 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 September 11, 2019.
Loren Sweatt,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
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