73 FR 169 pgs. 51009-51011 - TUV America, Inc.; Expansion of Recognition
Type: NOTICEVolume: 73Number: 169Pages: 51009 - 51011
Docket number: [Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043]
FR document: [FR Doc. E8-20169 Filed 8-28-08; 8:45 am]
Agency: Labor Department
Sub Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043]
TUV America, Inc.; Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's final decision expanding the recognition of TUV America, Inc., (TUVAM) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7.
DATES:
The expansion of recognition becomes effective on August 29, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-3655, Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202) 693-2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Decision
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby gives notice that it is expanding recognition of TUV America, Inc., (TUVAM) as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). TUVAM's expansion covers the use of additional test standards. OSHA's current scope of recognition for TUVAM may be found in the following informational Web page: http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/tuvam.html .
OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization has met the legal requirements in Section 1910.7 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations (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 approved by the NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require testing and certification.
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 can be accessed from the Web site at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html .
In an earlier action involving TUVAM, OSHA issued a Federal Register notice modifying its recognition, along with the recognition of other NRTLs, by replacing or deleting test standards that standards-developing organizations previously revised or withdrew (70 FR 11273, March 8, 2005). In a subsequent Federal Register notice, OSHA granted TUVAM's most recent application, which was for an expansion of recognition (70 FR 51373, August 30, 2005).
TUVAM submitted an application, dated October 6, 2005 (see Exhibit 11-1, as cited in the preliminary notice), to expand its recognition to include 142 additional test standards. It amended its application on February 17, 2006, to add two more test standards, and then in June 2006 and July 2007 further amended its application to reduce its request to 89 test standards (see Exhibits 11-2 through 11-4). One standard, however, has been withdrawn by the standards-developing organization. Thus, TUVAM's request includes 88 standards. The NRTL Program staff has determined that the remaining 88 standards are "appropriate test standards" within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c). In connection with this request, OSHA staff performed an on-site review of TUVAM's Massachusetts testing facility and recommended that TUVAM's recognition be expanded to include the additional 88 test standards listed below (see Exhibit 11-5).
Based on the review, OSHA published a preliminary notice announcing the expansion application in the Federal Register on February 7, 2008 (73 FR 7325). Comments were requested by February 22, 2008, but no comments were received in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with this final notice to grant TUVAM's expansion application.
You may obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to the TUVAM application by contacting the Docket Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-2625, Washington, DC 20210. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043 (formerly NRTL2-2001) contains all materials in the record concerning TUVAM's recognition.
The current addresses of the TUVAM's facilities (sites) already recognized by OSHA are: TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 5 Cherry Hill Drive, Danvers, MA 01923; TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 10040 Mesa Rim Road, San Diego, CA 92121; and TUV Product Services (TUVAM), 1775 Old Highway 8 NW, Suite 104, New Brighton (Minneapolis), MN 55112.
Final Decision and Order
NRTL Program staff examined the TUVAM's application, the assessor's recommendation, and other pertinent information. Based upon this examination and the assessor's recommendation, OSHA finds that TUVAM has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its recognition, subject to the limitation and conditions listed below. Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the recognition of TUVAM, subject to this limitation and these conditions.
Limitation
OSHA limits the expansion of TUVAM's recognition to testing and certification of products for demonstration of conformance to the following test standards, each of which OSHA has determined is an appropriate test standard, within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c):
UL 48Electric Signs
UL 69Electric-Fence Controllers
UL 82Electric Gardening Appliances
UL 201Garage Equipment
UL 325Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems
UL 399Drinking-Water Coolers
UL 474Dehumidifiers
UL 482Portable Sun/Heat Lamps
UL 497ASecondary Protectors for Communication Circuits
UL 506Specialty Transformers
UL 561Floor-Finishing Machines
UL 563Ice Makers
UL 588Seasonal and Holiday Decorative Products
UL 676Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes
UL 696Electric Toys
UL 697Toy Transformers
UL 745-1Portable Electric Tools
UL 745-2-1Particular Requirements for Drills
UL 745-2-2Particular Requirements for Screwdrivers and Impact Wrenches
UL 745-2-3Particular Requirements for Grinders, Polishers, and Disk-Type Sanders
UL 745-2-4Particular Requirements for Sanders
UL 745-2-5Particular Requirements for Circular Saws and Circular Knives
UL 745-2-6Particular Requirements for Hammers
UL 745-2-8Particular Requirements for Shears and Nibblers
UL 745-2-9Particular Requirements for Tappers
UL 745-2-11Particular Requirements for Reciprocating Saws
UL 745-2-12Particular Requirements for Concrete Vibrators
UL 745-2-14Particular Requirements for Planers
UL 745-2-17Particular Requirements for Routers and Trimmers
UL 745-2-30Particular Requirements for Staplers
UL 745-2-31Particular Requirements for Diamond Core Drills
UL 745-2-32Particular Requirements for Magnetic Drill Presses
UL 745-2-33Particular Requirements for Portable Bandsaws
UL 745-2-34Particular Requirements for Strapping Tools
UL 745-2-35Particular Requirements for Drain Cleaners
UL 745-2-36Particular Requirements for Hand Motor Tools
UL 745-2-37Particular Requirements for Plate Jointers
UL 749Household Dishwashers
UL 775Graphic Arts Equipment
UL 778Motor-Operated Water Pumps
UL 826Household Electric Clocks
UL 858Household Electric Ranges
UL 859Household Electric Personal Grooming Appliances
UL 867Electrostatic Air Cleaners
UL 875Electric Dry-Bath Heaters
UL 921Commercial Dishwashers
UL 935Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts
UL 969Marking and Labeling Systems
UL 977Fused Power-Circuit Devices
UL 979Water Treatment Appliances
UL 984Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressors
UL 987Stationary and Fixed Electric Tools
UL 1018Electric Aquarium Equipment
UL 1028Hair Clipping and Shaving Appliances
UL 1030Sheathed Heating Elements
UL 1086Household Trash Compactors
UL 1088Temporary Lighting Strings
UL 1097Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electrical Equipment
UL 1206Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment
UL 1230Amateur Movie Lights
UL 1240Electric Commercial Clothes-Drying Equipment
UL 1411Transformers and Motor Transformers for Use In Audio-, Radio-, and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1419Professional Video and Audio Equipment
UL 1431Personal Hygiene and Health Care Appliances
UL 1449Surge Protective Devices
UL 1484Residential Gas Detectors
UL 1559Insect-Control Equipment-Electrocution Type
UL 1561Dry-Type General Purpose and Power Transformers
UL 1563Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment
UL 1573Stage and Studio Luminaires and Connector Strips
UL 1574Track Lighting Systems
UL 1594Sewing and Cutting Machines
UL 1598Luminaires
UL 1741Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources
UL 1778Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment
UL 1786Direct Plug-In Nightlights
UL 1838Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Systems
UL 1963Refrigerant Recovery/Recycling Equipment
UL 1993Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
UL 2044Commercial Closed-Circuit Television Equipment
UL 2111Overheating Protection for Motors
UL 2157Electric Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors
UL 2158Electric Clothes Dryers
UL 60335-2-3Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electric Irons
UL 60745-1Hand-Held Motor-Operated Electric Tools-Safety-Part 1: General Requirements
UL 61010A-2-020Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Laboratory Centrifuges
UL 61010A-2-061Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Laboratory Atomic Spectrometers with Thermal Atomization and Ionization
UL 61010B-2-031Electrical Equipment for Measurement, Control, and Laboratory Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Hand-Held Probe Assemblies for Electrical Measurement and Test
The designations and titles of the above test standards were current at the time of the preparation of this notice.
OSHA's recognition of TUVAM, or any NRTL, for a particular test standard is limited to equipment or materials (i.e., products) for which OSHA standards require third-party testing and certification before use in the workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any product(s) for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, an NRTL's scope of recognition does not include that product(s).
Test standards listed above may be approved as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). However, for convenience, we use the designation of the standards-developing organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI designation. Under our procedures, any NRTL recognized for an ANSI-approved test standard may use either the latest proprietary version of the test standard or the latest ANSI version of that standard. You may contact ANSI to find out whether a test standard is currently ANSI-approved.
Conditions
TUVAM must also abide by the following conditions of the recognition, in addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7:
OSHA must be allowed access to TUVAM's facilities and records to ascertain continuing compliance with the terms of its recognition and to perform investigations as OSHA deems necessary;
If TUVAM has reason to doubt the efficacy of any test standard it is using under this program, it must promptly inform the test standard developing organization of this concern and provide that organization with appropriate relevant information upon which its concern is based;
TUVAM must not engage in, or permit others to engage in, any misrepresentation of the scope or conditions of its recognition. As part of this condition, TUVAM agrees that it will allow no representation that it is either a recognized or an accredited Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) without clearly indicating the specific equipment or material to which this recognition applies, and also clearly indicating that its recognition is limited to certain products;
TUVAM must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major changes in its operations as an NRTL, including details of these changes;
TUVAM will meet all the terms of its recognition and will always comply with all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
TUVAM will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all areas where it has been recognized.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of August, 2008.
Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. E8-20169 Filed 8-28-08; 8:45 am]
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