66 FR 52 pgs. 15281-15288 - Canadian Standards Association, Applications for Renewal and Expansion of Recognition
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 52Pages: 15281 - 15288
Docket number: [Docket No. NRTL-2-92]
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-6564 Filed 3-15-01; 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. NRTL-2-92]
Canadian Standards Association, Applications for Renewal and Expansion of Recognition
AGENCY:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces: (1) The application of Canadian Standards Association for renewal of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory under 29 CFR 1910.7, and (2) the application of Canadian Standards Association for expansion of its recognition to use additional standards and presents the Agency's preliminary finding. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of these applications.
DATES:
Comments submitted by interested parties, or any request for extension of the time to comment, must be received no later than April 2, 2001.
ADDRESSES:
Submit written comments concerning this notice to: Docket Office, Docket NRTL-2-92, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Room N2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone: (202) 693-2350. Commenters may transmit written comments of 10 pages or less in length by facsimile to (202) 693-1648. Submit request for extensions concerning this notice to: Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N3653, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernard Pasquet, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities, NRTL Program, Room N3653 at the above address, or phone (202) 693-2110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Application
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby gives notice that the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has applied for renewal and for expansion of its current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). CSA's expansion request covers the use of additional test standards.
OSHA recognition of an NRTL signifies that the organization has met the legal requirements in § 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, OSHA can accept products "properly certified" by the NRTL. OSHA processes applications related to an NRTL's recognition following requirements in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix requires that the Agency publish this public notice of the preliminary finding on an application.
The most recent notices published by OSHA for CSA's recognition covered an expansion for additional standards, which OSHA announced on July 20, 1999 (64 FR 38926) and granted on November 4, 1999 (64 FR 60240). The following is a chronology of the other Federal Register notices published by OSHA concerning CSA's recognition, all of which involved an expansion of recognition for additional sites, standards, or programs: a request announced on December 10, 1993 (58 FR 64973) and granted on February 4, 1994 (59 FR 5446); a request announced on March 3, 1994 (59 FR 10173) and granted on August 9, 1994 (59 FR 40602) ; a request announced on December 8, 1994 (59 FR 63383) and granted on March 24, 1995 (60 FR 15595); and a request announced on July 12, 1996 (61 FR 36763) and granted on November 20, 1996 (61 FR 59110). The renewal will incorporate all recognitions granted to CSA through the date of publication of this preliminary finding.
The current address of the CSA testing facilities already recognized by OSHA are:
Canadian Standards Association, Etobicoke (Toronto), 178 Rexdale Boulevard, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9W 1R3
CSA International, Pointe-Claire (Montreal), 865 Ellingham Street, Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 5E8
CSA International, Richmond (Vancouver), 13799 Commerce Parkway, Richmond, British Columbia V6V 2N9
CSA International, Edmonton, 1707-94th Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6N 1E6
CSA International, Cleveland, 8501 East Pleasant Valley Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44131 (formerly part of the American Gas Association)
CSA International, Irvine, 2805 Barranca Parkway, Irvine, California 92606 (formerly part of the American Gas Association)
General Background on the Applicant and Applications
CSA originated in 1919 as the Canadian Engineering Standards Association (CESA), which was changed in 1944 to the present name. In 1940, CSA began to test and certify products. CSA received its recognition as an NRTL on December 24, 1992 (see 57 FR 61452), for a period of five years ending December 24, 1997. Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7 stipulates that the period of recognition of an NRTL is five years and that an NRTL may renew its recognition by applying not less than nine months, nor more than one year, before the expiration date of its current recognition. CSA submitted its renewal request on March 20, 1997 (see Exhibit 26A), within the time allotted, and CSA retains its recognition pending OSHA's final decision in this renewal process.
In July 1997, CSA acquired testing facilities that OSHA had recognized for the American Gas Association on June 7, 1990 (55 FR 23312). Although OSHA was generally aware that CSA had made the acquisition, CSA did not officially inform OSHA until March 1999 as to how it wanted to treat these sites within its NRTL operations. The NRTL Program staff had withheld action on CSA's renewal request until it received this information.
CSA has submitted a request, dated June 16, 1999 (see Exhibit 26B), to expand its recognition as an NRTL to include 195 additional test standards. The NRTL Program staff has determined that 51 of the 195 standards are not "appropriate test standards," within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c). The staff makes such determinations in processing expansion requests from any NRTL. Therefore, OSHA would approve 144 test standards for the expansion, which are listed below in the section on expansion.
Renewal of NRTL Recognition
CSA seeks renewal of its recognition for the six sites that OSHA has previously recognized. The renewal of each of these sites is limited to performing testing to the test standards for which OSHA has recognized CSA, and for which the site has the proper capability and control programs. The renewal will allow CSA to maintain its current operation as an NRTL.
CSA also seeks renewal of its recognition for testing and certification of products to demonstrate compliance to the following 416 test standards, which OSHA has previously recognized for CSA. All these standards are "appropriate," within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c). However, some of the test standards for which OSHA currently recognizes CSA were no longer appropriate at the time of preparation of this preliminary notice, primarily because they have been withdrawn by the standards developing organization. As appropriate, OSHA has eliminated or replaced these test standards in the list shown below.
OSHA recognition of 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. As a result, the Agency's recognition of an NRTL for a test standard excludes any product(s), falling within the scope of the test standard, for which OSHA has no such requirements.
ANSI A17.5Elevators and Escalator Electrical Equipment
ANSI C37.20.1Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit-Breaker Switchgear (1)
ANSI C37.20.2Metal-Clad and Station-Type Cubicle Switchgear (1)
ANSI C37.20.3Metal-Enclosed Interrupter Switchgear (1)
ANSI C37.21Control Switchboards (1)
ANSI C37.23Metal Enclosed Bus and Calculating Losses in Isolated-Place Bus (1)
ANSI C37.41Design Tests for High-Voltage Fuses, Distribution Enclosed Single Pole Air Switches, Fuse Disconnecting Switches and Accessories (1)
ANSI C37.46Specifications for Power Fuses and Fuse Disconnecting Switches (1)
ANSI C37.54Indoor Alternating-Current High Voltage Circuit Breakers Applied as Removable Elements in Metal-Enclosed Switchgear Assemblies-Conformance Test Procedures (1)
ANSI C37.55Metal-Clad Switchgear Assemblies-Conformance Test Procedures (1)
ANSI C37.57Metal-Enclosed Interrupter Switchgear Assemblies-Conformance Testing (1)
ANSI C37.58Indoor AC Medium-Voltage Switches for Use in Metal-Enclosed Switchgear-Conformance Testing Procedures (1)
ANSI C37.121Unit Substations-Requirements (1)
ANSI C62.11Metal Oxide Surge Arresters for AC Power Circuits (1)
ANSI Z21.1Household Cooking Gas Appliances
ANSI Z21.5.2Gas Clothes Dryers, Type 2, Volume II
ANSI Z21.10.3Gas Water Heaters, Volume III Storage, With Input Ratings Above 75,000 Btu Per Hour, Circulating and Instantaneous Water Heaters
ANSI Z21.12Draft Hoods
ANSI Z21.13Gas-Fired Low-Pressure Steam and Hot Water Heating Boilers
ANSI Z21.15Manually Operated Gas Valves
ANSI Z21.17Domestic Gas Conversion Burners
ANSI Z21.18Gas Appliance Pressure Regulators
ANSI Z21.20Automatic Gas Ignition Systems and Components
ANSI Z21.21Automatic Valves for Gas Appliances
ANSI Z21.22Relief Valves and Automatic Gas Shutoff Devices for Hot Water Supply Systems
ANSI Z21.23Gas Appliance Thermostats
ANSI Z21.35Gas Filters on Appliances
ANSI Z21.40.1Gas-Fired Absorption Summer Air Conditioning Appliances
ANSI Z21.47Gas-Fired Central Furnaces
ANSI Z21.48Gas-Fired Gravity and Fan Type Floor Furnaces
ANSI Z21.49Gas-Fired Gravity and Fan Type Vented Wall Furnaces
ANSI Z21.56Gas-Fired Pool Heaters
ANSI Z21.61Gas-Fired Toilets
ANSI Z21.66Automatic Vent Damper Devices for Use With Gas-Fired Appliances Electrically Operated
ANSI Z21.73Portable Camp Lanterns for Use With Propane Gas
ANSI Z83.3Gas Utilization Equipment in Large Boilers
ANSI Z83.4Direct Gas-Fired Make-Up Air Heaters
ANSI Z83.6Gas-Fired Infrared Heaters
ANSI Z83.7Gas-Fired Construction Heaters
ANSI Z83.8Gas Unit Heaters
ANSI Z83.11Gas Food Service Equipment-Ranges and Unit broilers
UL 1Flexible Metal Conduit
UL 3Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for Electric Wiring
UL 4Armored Cable
UL 5Surface Metal Raceways and Fittings
UL 6Rigid Metal Conduit
UL 13Power-Limited Circuit Cables
UL 20General-Use Snap Switches
UL 22Electric Amusement Machines
UL 44Rubber-Insulated Wires and Cables
UL 45Portable Electric Tools
UL 48Electric Signs
UL 50Electrical Cabinets and Boxes
UL 51Power-Operated Pumps for Anhydrous Ammonia and LP-Gas
UL 62Flexible Cord and Fixture Wire
UL 65Electric Wired Cabinets
UL 67Electric Panelboards
UL 69Electric Fence Controllers
UL 73Electric-Motor-Operated Appliances
UL 79Power-Operated Pumps for Petroleum Product Dispensing Systems
UL 82Electric Gardening Appliances
UL 83Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables
UL 87Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Petroleum Products
UL 94Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances
UL 98Enclosed and Dead-Front Switches
UL 104Elevator Door Locking Devices
UL 122Electric Photographic Equipment
UL 125Valves for Anhydrous Ammonia and LP-Gas (Other Than Safety Relief)
UL 130Electric Heating Pads
UL 132Safety Relief Valves for Anhydrous Ammonia and LP-Gas
UL 141Garment Finishing Appliances
UL 144Pressure Regulating Valves for LP-Gas
UL 147LP- and MPS-Gas Torches
UL 150Antenna Rotators
UL 153Portable Electric Lamps
UL 174Household Electric Storage-Tank Water Heaters
UL 183Manufactures Wiring Systems
UL 187X-Ray Equipment
UL 197Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances
UL 198BClass H Fuses
UL 198CHigh-Interrupting-Capacity Fuses, Current Limiting Type
UL 198DHigh-Interrupting-Capacity Class K Fuses
UL 198EClass R Fuses
UL 198F Plug Fuses
UL 198GFuse for Supplementary Overcurrent Protection
UL 198HClass T Fuses
UL 198LDC Fuses for Industrial Use
UL 198MMine-Duty Fuses
UL 207Nonelectrical Refrigerant Containing Components and Accessories
UL 209Cellular Metal Floor Electrical Raceways and Fittings
UL 224Extruded Insulating Tubing
UL 228Door Closers-Holders, and Integral Smoke Detectors
UL 231Electrical Power Outlets
UL 244ASolid-State Controls for Appliances
UL 250Household Refrigerators and Freezers
UL 291Automated Teller Systems
UL 294Access Control System Units
UL 296Oil Burners
UL 298Portable Electric Hand Lamps
UL 310Electrical Quick-Connect Terminals
UL 325Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver and Window Operators and Systems
UL 343Pumps of Oil-Burning Appliances
UL 347High-Voltage Industrial Control Equipment
UL 351Electrical Rosettes
UL 353Limit Controls
UL 355Electric Cord Reels
UL 360Liquid Tight Flexible Steel Conduit
UL 372Primary Safety Controls for Gas- and Oil-Fired Appliances
UL 378Draft Equipment
UL 391Solid-Fuel and Combination-Fuel Control and Supplementary Furnaces
UL 399Drinking-Water Coolers
UL 412Refrigeration Unit Coolers
UL 414Electrical Meter Sockets
UL 416Refrigerated Medical Equipment
UL 427Refrigerating Units
UL 429Electrically Operated Valves
UL 430Electric Waste Disposers
UL 444Communications Cables
UL 448Pumps for Fire Protection Service
UL 452Antenna Discharge Units
UL 464Audible Signal Appliances
UL 466Electric Scales
UL 467Electrical Grounding and Bonding Equipment
UL 469Musical Instruments and Accessories
UL 471Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers
UL 474Dehumidifiers
UL 482Portable Sun/Heat Lamps
UL 484Room Air Conditioners
UL 486AWire Connectors and Soldering Lugs for Use With Copper Conductors
UL 486BWire Connectors for Use With Aluminum Conductors
UL 486CSplicing Wire Connectors
UL 486DInsulated Wire Connectors for Use With Underground Conductors
UL 486EEquipment Wiring Terminals for Use With Aluminum and/or Copper Conductors
UL 489Molded-Case Circuit Breakers and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures
UL 493Thermoplastic-Insulated Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cables
UL 495Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for LP-Gas
UL 496Edison-Base Lampholders
UL 497Protectors for Communication Circuits
UL 497ASecondary Protectors for Communication Circuits
UL 497BProtectors for Data Communication and Fire Alarm Circuits
UL 498Attachment Plugs and Receptacles
UL 499Electric Heating Appliances
UL 506Specialty Transformers
UL 507Electric Fans
UL 508Electric Industrial Control Equipment
UL 508CPower Conversion Equipment
UL 510Insulating Tape
UL 511Porcelain Electrical Cleats, Knobs, and Tubes
UL 512Fuseholders
UL 514AMetallic Outlet Boxes, Electrical
UL 514BFittings for Conduit and Outlet Boxes
UL 514CNonmetallic Outlet Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes and Covers
UL 541Refrigerated Vending Machines
UL 542Lampholders, Starters, and Starter Holders for Fluorescent Lamps
UL 544Electric Medical and Dental Equipment
UL 551Transformer-Type Arc-Welding Machines
UL 561Floor Finishing Machines
UL 563Ice Makers
UL 574Electric Oil Heater
UL 603Power Supplies for Use With Burglar-Alarm Systems
UL 609Local Burglar-Alarm Units and Systems
UL 621Ice Cream Makers
UL 632Electrically Actuated Transmitters
UL 636Holdup Alarm Units and Systems
UL 639Intrusion-Detection Units
UL 651Schedule 40 and 80 Rigid PVC Conduit
UL 651AType EB and A Rigid PVC Conduit and HDPE Conduit
UL 664Commercial (Class IV) Electric Dry-Cleaning Machines
UL 674Electric Motors and Generators for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 676Underwater Lighting Fixtures
UL 680Emergency Vault Ventilators and Vault Ventilating Parts
UL 696Electric Toys
UL 697Toy Transformers
UL 698Industrial Control Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 705Power Ventilators
UL 710Grease Extractors for Exhaust Ducts
UL 719Nonmetallic Sheathed Cables
UL 726Oil-Fired Boiler Assemblies
UL 727Oil-Fired Central Furnaces
UL 729Oil-Fired Floor Furnaces
UL 730Oil-Fired Wall Furnaces
UL 731Oil-Fired Unit Heaters
UL 732Oil-Fired Water Heaters
UL 733Oil-Fired Air Heaters and Direct-Fired Heaters
UL 746APolymeric Materials-Short Term Property Evaluations
UL 746BPolymeric Materials-Long Term Property Evaluations
UL 746CPolymeric Materials-Use in Electrical Equipment Evaluations
UL 746EPolymeric Materials-Industrial Laminates, Filament Wound Tubing, Vulcanized Fibre and Materials Used in Printed Wiring Boards
UL 749Household Dishwashers
UL 751Vending Machines
UL 756Coin and Currency Changers and Actuators
UL 763Motor-Operated Commercial Food Preparing Machines
UL 773Plug-In Locking-Type Photocontrols for Use With Area Lighting
UL 773ANonindustrial Photoelectric Switches for Lighting Control
UL 775Graphic Arts Equipment
UL 778Motor-Operated Water Pumps
UL 781Portable Electric Lighting Units for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 783Electric Flashlights and Lanterns for Use in Hazardous Locations, Class I, Groups C and D
UL 795Commercial-Industrial Gas-Heating Equipment
UL 796Printed-Wiring Boards
UL 797Electrical Metallic Tubing
UL 810Capacitors
UL 813Commercial Audio Equipment
UL 814Gas-Tube-Sign and Ignition Cable
UL 817Cord Sets and Power-Supply Cords
UL 823Electric Heaters for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 826Household Electric Clocks
UL 834 Heating, Water Supply, and Power Boilers-Electric
UL 842Valves for Flammable Fluids
UL 844Electric Lighting Fixtures for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 845Electric Motor Control Centers
UL 858Household Electric Ranges
UL 858ASafety-Related Solid-State Controls for Electric Ranges
UL 864Service Entrance Cable
UL 857Electric Busways and Associated Fittings
UL 858Household Electric Ranges
UL 858ASafety-Related Solid-State Controls for Electric Ranges
UL 859Personal Grooming Appliance
UL 863Electric Time-Indicating and -Recording Appliances
UL 867Electrostatic Air Cleaners
UL 869AReference Standard for Service Equipment
UL 870Wireways, Auxiliary Gutters, and Associated Fittings
UL 873Electrical Temperature-Indicating and -Regulating Equipment
UL 875Electric Dry Bath Heaters
UL 877Circuit Breakers and Circuit-Breaker Enclosure for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 879Electrode Receptacles for Gas-Tube Signs
UL 884Underfloor Electrical Raceways and Fittings
UL 886Electrical Outlet Boxes and Fittings for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 891Dead-Front Electrical Switchboards
UL 894Switches for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 896Oil-Burning Stoves
UL 910Test Method for Fire and Smoke Characteristics of Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables
UL 913Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, III and III, Division I, Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 916Energy Management Equipment
UL 917Clock-Operated Switches
UL 921Commercial Electric Dishwashers
UL 923Microwave Cooking Appliances
UL 924Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment
UL 935Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts
UL 943Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters
UL 961Hobby and Sports Equipment
UL 964Electrically Heating Bedding
UL 969Marking and Labeling Systems
UL 977Fused Power-Circuit Devices
UL 982Motor-Operated Food Preparing Machines
UL 983Surveillance Cameras
UL 984Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressors
UL 987Stationary and Fixed Electric Tools
UL 991Tests for Safety-Related Controls Employing Solid-State Devices
UL 998Humidifiers
UL 1002Electrically Operated Valve for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1004Electric Motors
UL 1005Electric Flatirons
UL 1008Automatic-Transfer Switches
UL 1010Receptacle-Plug Combinations for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1012Power Supplies
UL 1017Electric Vacuum Cleaning Machines and Blower Cleaners
UL 1018Electric Aquarium Equipment
UL 1020Thermal Cutoffs for Use in Electrical Appliances and Components
UL 1022Line Isolated Monitors
UL 1026Electric Household Cooking and Food-Serving Appliances
UL 1028Electric Hair-Clipping and -Shaving Appliances
UL 1029High-Intensity Discharge Lamp Ballasts
UL 1030Sheathed Heater Elements
UL 1037Antitheft Alarms and Devices
UL 1042Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment
UL 1047Isolated Power Systems Equipment
UL 1053Ground-Fault Sensing and Relaying Equipment
UL 1054Special-Use Switches
UL 1059Terminal Blocks
UL 1063Machine-Tool Wires and Cables
UL 1066Low-Voltage AC and DC power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures
UL 1069Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment
UL 1072Medium Voltage Power Cables
UL 1076Proprietary Burglar-Alarm Units and Systems
UL 1077Supplementary Protectors for Use in Electrical Equipment
UL 1081Electric Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters and Chlorinators
UL 1082Household Electric Coffee Makers and Brewing-Type Appliances
UL 1083Household Electric Skillets and Frying-Type Appliances
UL 1086Household Trash Compactors
UL 1087Molded-Case Switches
UL 1088Temporary Lighting Strings
UL 1090Electric Snow Movers
UL 1097Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electrical Equipment
UL 1203Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition-Proof Electrical Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1206Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment
UL 1207Sewage Pumps for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1230Amateur Movie Lights
UL 1236Electric Battery Chargers
UL 1238Control Equipment for Use With Flammable Liquid Dispensing Devices
UL 1240Electric Commercial Clothes-Drying Equipment
UL 1241Junction Boxes for Swimming Pool Lighting Fixtures
UL 1242Intermediate Metal Conduit
UL 1244Electrical and Electronic Measuring and Testing Equipment
UL 1261Electric Water Heaters for Pools and Tubs
UL 1262Laboratory Equipment
UL 1270Radio Receivers, Audio Systems, and Accessories
UL 1277Electrical Power and Control Tray Cables With Optional Optical-Fiber Members
UL 1278Movable and Wall-or Ceiling-Hung Electric Room
UL 1283Electromagnetic-Interference Filter
UL 1286Office Furnishings
UL 1310Direct Plug-In Transformer Units
UL 1313Nonmetallic Safety Cans for Petroleum Products
UL 1323Scaffold Hoists
UL 1409Low-Voltage Video Products Without Cathode-Ray-Tube Displays
UL 1410Television Receivers and High-Voltage Video Products
UL 1411Transformers and Motor Transformers for Use In Audio-, Radio-, and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1412Fusing Resistors and Temperature-Limited Resistors for Radio-, and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1413High-Voltage Components for Television-Type Appliances
UL 1414Across-the-Line, Antenna-Coupling, and Line-by-Pass Capacitors for Radio- and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1416Overcurrent and Overtemperature Protectors for Radio-and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1417Special Fuses for Radio- and Television-Type Appliances
UL 1418Implosion-Protected Cathode-Ray Tubes for Television-Type Appliances
UL 1419Professional Video and Audio Equipment
UL 1424Cables for Power-Limited Fire-Protective-Signaling Circuits
UL 1429Pullout Switches
UL 1433Control Centers for Changing Message Type Electric Signs
UL 1436Outlet Circuit Testers and Similar Indicating Devices
UL 1437Electrical Analog Instruments, Panelboard Types
UL 1441Coated Electrical Sleeving
UL 1446Electric Water Bed Heaters
UL 1447Electric Lawn Mowers
UL 1448Electric Hedge Trimmers
UL 1449Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors
UL 1453Electric Booster and Commercial Storage Tank Water Heaters
UL 1459Telephone Equipment
UL 1484Residential Gas Detectors
UL 1492Audio and Video Equipment
UL 1557Electrically Isolated Semiconductor Devices
UL 1558Metal Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear
UL 1559Insect-Control Equipment, Electrocution type
UL 1561Large General Purpose Transformers
UL 1562Transformers, Distribution, Dry Type-Over 600 Volts
UL 1564Industrial Battery Chargers
UL 1565Wire Positioning Devices
UL 1567Receptacles and Switches Intended for Use With Aluminum Wire
UL 1569Metal-Clad Cables
UL 1570Fluorescent Lighting Fixtures
UL 1571Incandescent Lighting Fixtures
UL 1572High Intensity Discharge Lighting Fixtures
UL 1573Stage and Studio Lighting Units
UL 1574Track Lighting Systems
UL 1577Optical Isolators
UL 1581Reference Standard for Electrical Wires, Cables, and Flexible Cords
UL 1585Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 1594Sewing and Cutting Machines
UL 1604Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1610Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Units
UL 1635Digital Burglar Alarm Communicator System Units
UL 1638Visual Signaling Appliances
UL 1647Motor-Operated Massage and Exercise Machines
UL 1651Optical Fiber Cable
UL 1660Liquid-Tight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit
UL 1662Electric Chain Saws
UL 1666Standard Test for Flame Propagation Height of Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables Installed Vertically in Shafts
UL 1676Discharge Path Resistors
UL 1681Wiring Device Configurations
UL 1690Data-Processing Cable
UL 1727Commercial Electric Personal Grooming Appliances
UL 1773Termination Boxes
UL 1776High-Pressure Cleaning Machines
UL 1778Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment
UL 1786Nightlights
UL 1795Hydromassage Bathtubs
UL 1812Ducted Heat Recovery Ventilators
UL 1815Nonducted Heat Recovery Ventilators
UL 1863Communication Circuit Accessories
UL 1876Isolating Signal and Feedback Transformers for Use in Electronic Equipment
UL 1917Solid-State Fan Speed Controls
UL 1950Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical Business Equipment
UL 1951Electric Plumbing Accessories
UL 1963Refrigerant Recovery/Recycling Equipment
UL 1993Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
UL 1995Heating and Cooling Equipment
UL 1996Duct Heaters
UL 2044Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment
UL 2083Halon 1301 Recovery/Recycling Equipment
UL 2097Reference Standard for Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electronic Equipment
UL 2601-1Medical Electrical Equipment
UL 3101-1Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 1: General Requirements
UL 3111-1Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment; Part 1: General Requirements
UL 6500Audio/Visual and Musical Instrument Apparatus for Household, Commercial, and Similar General Use
UL 8730-1Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 1: General Requirements
(1) These standards are approved for equipment or materials intended for use in commercial and industrial power system applications. These standards are not approved for equipment or materials intended for use in installations that are excluded by the provisions of Subpart S in 29 CFR part 1910, in particular § 1910.302(a)(2).
Note:
Testing and certification of gas operated equipment is limited to equipment for use with "liquefied petroleum gas" ("LPG" or "LP-Gas").
Footnote "(1)" has been added for clarification and for consistency with similar standards that are included for the expansion request.
The designations and titles of the above test standards were current at the time of the preparation of this notice. Many of the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) test standards listed in this notice are approved as American National Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). However, for convenience in compiling the lists, we use the designation of the standard developing organization (e.g., UL 22) for the standard, as opposed to the ANSI designation (e.g., ANSI/UL 22). Under our procedures, an 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, regardless of whether it is currently recognized for the proprietary or ANSI version. Contact ANSI or the ANSI web site to find out whether or not a standard is currently ANSI approved.
Programs and Procedures
CSA seeks continued use of the following supplemental programs and procedures, based upon the criteria detailed in the March 9, 1995 Federal Register notice (60 FR 12980, 3/9/95). This notice lists nine (9) programs and procedures (collectively, programs), eight of which an NRTL may use to control and audit, but not actually to generate, the data relied upon for product certification. An NRTL's initial recognition will always include the first or basic program, which requires that all product testing and evaluation be performed in-house by the NRTL that will certify the product. OSHA has already recognized CSA for these programs.
Program 2: Acceptance of testing data from independent organizations, other than NRTLs.
Program 3: Acceptance of product evaluations from independent organizations, other than NRTLs.
Program 4: Acceptance of witnessed testing data.
Program 5: Acceptance of testing data from non-independent organizations.
Program 6: Acceptance of evaluation data from non-independent organizations (requiring NRTL review prior to marketing).
Program 7: Acceptance of continued certification following minor modifications by the client.
Program 8: Acceptance of product evaluations from organizations that function as part of the International Electrotechnical Commission Certification Body (IEC-CB) Scheme.
Program 9: Acceptance of services other than testing or evaluation performed by subcontractors or agents.
OSHA developed the program descriptions to limit how an NRTL may perform certain aspects of its work and to permit the activities covered under a program only when the NRTL meets certain criteria. In this sense, they are special conditions that the Agency places on an NRTL's recognition. OSHA does not consider these programs in determining whether an NRTL meets the requirements for recognition under 29 CFR 1910.7. However, OSHA does treat these programs as one of the three elements that defines an NRTL's scope of recognition.
Expansion of NRTL Recognition
CSA seeks recognition for testing and certification of products to demonstrate compliance with the following 144 test standards, and OSHA has determined the standards are appropriate, as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7(c). OSHA recognition of 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. As a result, the Agency's recognition of an NRTL for a test standard excludes any product(s), falling within the scope of the test standard, for which OSHA has no such requirements.
ANSI C37.09Standard Test Procedure for AC High-Voltage Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical Current Basis (1)
ANSI C37.013AC High-Voltage Generator Circuit Breakers Rated on a Symmetrical (1)
ANSI C37.13Low-Voltage AC Power Circuit Breakers Used In Enclosures (1)
ANSI C37.14Low-Voltage DC Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures (1)
ANSI C37.17Trip Devices for AC and General Purpose DC Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breakers (1)
ANSI C37.18-1979Enclosed Field Discharge Circuit Breakers for Rotating Electric Machinery (1)
ANSI C37.29-1981Low-Voltage AC Power Circuit Protectors Used in Enclosures (1)
ANSI C37.45Distribution Enclosed Single-Pole Air Switches (1)
ANSI C37.47-1981Specifications for Distribution Fuse Disconnecting Switches, Fuse Supports, and Current-Limiting Fuses (1)
ANSI C37.50Low-Voltage AC Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures-Test Procedures (1)
ANSI C37.51Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage AC Power Circuit-Breaker Switchgear Assemblies-Conformance Test Procedures (1)
ANSI C37.52Low-Voltage AC Power Circuit Protectors Used in Enclosures-Test Procedures(1)
ANSI C37.53.1High-Voltage Current Motor-Starter Fuses-Conformance Test Procedures(1)
ANSI C37.66Oil-Filled Capacitor Switches for Alternating-Current Systems-Requirements(1)
ANSI C37.71Three Phase, Manually Operated Subsurface Load Interrupting Switches for Alternating-Current Systems(1)
ANSI C57.13Requirements for Instrument Transformers(1)
ANSI C57.13.2Instrument Transformers-Conformance Test Procedures(1)
ANSI S82.02.01Electric and Electronic Test, Measuring, Controlling, and Related Equipment: General Requirement
ANSI/NEMA 250Enclosures for Electrical Equipment
ANSI Z21.5.1Gas Clothes Dryers-Type 1
ANSI Z21.10.1Gas Water Heaters-Automatic Storage Type Water Heaters with Inputs of 70,000 Btu Per Hour or Less
ANSI Z21.24Metal Connectors for Gas Appliances
ANSI Z21.40.2-1996Gas-Fired, Work Activated Air-Conditioning and Heat Pump Appliances (Internal Combustion)
ANSI Z21.41Quick-Disconnect Devices for Use with Gas Fuel
ANSI Z21.50Vented Decorative Gas Appliances
ANSI Z21.60Decorative Gas Appliances for Installation in Vented Fireplaces
ANSI Z21.69Connectors for Movable Gas Appliances
ANSI Z83.17Direct Gas Fired Door Heaters
ANSI Z83.18Direct Gas-Fired Industrial Air Heaters
FMRC 3600Electrical Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations, General Requirements
FMRC 3610Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus for Use in Class I, II and III, Division 1 Hazardous (Classified) Locations
FMRC 3611Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I, Division 2; Class II, Division 2; and Class III, Division 1 and 2 Hazardous Locations
FMRC 3615Explosion proof Electrical Equipment, General Requirements
FMRC 3620Purged and Pressurized Electrical Equipment for Hazardous (Classified) Locations
FMRC 6310Combustible Gas Detectors
UL 5ANonmetallic Surface Raceways and Fittings
UL 5BStrut-Type Channel Raceways and Fittings
UL 96Lightning Protection Components
UL 201Garage Equipment
UL 218Fire Pump Controllers
UL 234Low Voltage Lighting Fixtures for Use in Recreational Vehicles
UL 248-1Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 1: General Requirements
UL 248-2Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 2: Class C Fuses
UL 248-3Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 3: Class CA and CB Fuses
UL 248-4Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 4: Class CC Fuses
UL 248-5Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 5: Class G Fuses
UL 248-6Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 6: Class H Non-Renewable Fuses
UL 248-7Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 7: Class H Renewable Fuses
UL 248-8Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 8: Class J Fuses
UL 248-9Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 9: Class K Fuses
UL 248-10Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 10: Class L Fuses
UL 248-11Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 11: Plug Fuses
UL 248-12Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 12: Class R Fuses
UL 248-13Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 13: Semiconductor Fuses
UL 248-14Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 14: Supplemental Fuses
UL 248-15Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 15: Class T Fuses
UL 248-16Low-Voltage Fuses-Part 16: Test Limiters
UL 252Compressed Gas Regulators
UL 296AWaste Oil-Burning Air-Heating Appliances
UL 307ALiquid Fuel-Burning Heating Appliances for Manufactured Homes and Recreational Vehicles
UL 331Strainers for Flammable Fluids and Anhydrous Ammonia
UL 363Knife Switches
UL 365Police Station Connected Burglar Alarm Units and Systems
UL 441Gas Vents
UL 497CProtectors for Coaxial Communications Circuits
UL 536Flexible Metallic Hose
UL 567Pipe Connectors for Flammable and Combustible Liquids and LP-Gas
UL 569Pigtails and Flexible Hoses
UL 588Christmas-Tree and Decorative-Lighting Outfits
UL 634Connectors and Switches for Use with Burglar-Alarm Systems
UL 651BContinuous Length High Density Polyethylene Conduit
UL 745-1Portable Electric Tools
UL 745-2-1Particular Requirements of 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 854Service Entrance Cable
UL 963Sealing, Wrapping, and Marking Equipment
UL 1248Engine-Generator Assemblies for Use in Recreational Vehicles
UL 1363Temporary Power Taps
UL 1425Cables for Non-Power-Limited Fire-Alarm Circuits
UL 1431Personal Hygiene and Health Care Appliances
UL 1434Thermistor-Type Devices
UL 1472Solid-State Dimming Controls
UL 1482Solid-Fuel Room Type Heaters
UL 1637Home Health Care Signaling Equipment
UL 1640Portable Power Distribution Units
UL 1653Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing
UL 1664Immersion-Detection Circuit-Interrupters
UL 1682Plugs, Receptacles, and Cable Connectors, of the Pin and Sleeve Type
UL1684Reinforced Thermosetting Resin Conduit
UL 1699Arc-Fault Circuit-Interrupters
UL 1703Flat Plate Photo Voltaic Modules and Panels
UL 1711Amplifiers for Fire Protective Signaling Systems
UL 1740Industrial Robots and Robotic Equipment
UL 1741Static Inverters and Charge Controllers for use in Photovoltaic Power Systems
UL 1838Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Systems
UL 1889Commercial Filters for Cooking Oil
UL 1994Low-Level Path Marking and Lighting Systems
UL 2021Fixed and Location-Dedicated Electric Room Heaters
UL 2024Optical Fiber Cable Raceway
UL 2034Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Detectors
UL 2089Vehicle Battery Adapters
UL 2111Overheating Protection for Motors
UL 2125Vehicle Battery Adapters
UL 2157Electric Clothes Washing Machines and Extractors
UL 2158Electric Clothes Dryers
UL 2161Neon Transformers and Power Supplies
UL 2200Stationary Engine Generator Assemblies
UL 2225Metal-Clad Cables and Cable-Sealing Fittings for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 2250Instrumentation Tray Cable
UL 3101-2-20Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 2: Laboratory Centrifuges Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 1: General Requirements
UL 3121-1Process Control Equipment
UL 60335-1Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 1; General Requirements
UL 60335-2-34Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, Part 2; Particular Requirements for Motor-Compressors
UL 60730-2-10 Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electrically-Operated Motor Starting Relays
UL 60730-2-11Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Energy Regulators
UL 60730-2-12Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electrically-Operated Doors
UL 60730-2-13Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Humidity Sensing Controls
UL 60730-2-16Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Automatic Electrical Water Level-Operating Controls of the Float Type for Household and Similar Applications
UL 61058-1Switch for Appliances
UL 8730-2-3Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Thermal Motor Protectors for Ballasts for Tubular Fluorescent Lamps
UL 8730-2-4Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Thermal Motor Protectors for Motor Compressors or Hermetic and Semi-Hermetic Type
UL 8730-2-6Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Automatic Electrical Pressure Sensing Controls Including Mechanical Requirements
UL 8730-2-7Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Timers and Time Switches
UL 8730-2-8Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electrically Operated Water Valves
UL 8730-2-9Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Temperature Sensing Controls
UL 8730-2-14Automatic Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 2: Particular Requirements for Electric Actuators
(1) These standards are approved for equipment or materials intended for use in commercial and industrial power system applications. These standards are not approved for equipment or materials intended for use in installations that are excluded by the provisions of Subpart S in 29 CFR part 1910, in particular Section 1910.302(a)(2).
Note:
Testing and certification of gas operated equipment is limited to equipment for use with "liquefied petroleum gas" ("LPG" or "LP-Gas").
Preliminary Finding
CSA has submitted acceptable requests for renewal and expansion of its recognition as an NRTL. In processing these requests, OSHA has performed an on-site review (evaluation) of CSA's facilities. CSA has addressed the discrepancies noted by the assessor following the review, and the assessor has included the resolution in the on-site review report (see Exhibit 27).
Following a review of the application file, the on-site review report, and other pertinent information, the NRTL Program staff has concluded that OSHA can grant to CSA: (1) The renewal for the 6 sites and the test standards and programs listed above, and (2) the expansion for the additional 144 test standards. The staff therefore recommended to the Assistant Secretary that the applications be preliminarily approved.
Based upon the recommendation of the staff, the Assistant Secretary has made a preliminary finding that the Canadian Standards Association can meet the requirements as prescribed by 29 CFR 1910.7 for the renewal and expansion of recognition. This preliminary finding does not constitute an interim or temporary approval of the applications for CSA.
OSHA welcomes public comments, in sufficient detail, as to whether CSA has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for the renewal and expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. Your comment should consist of pertinent written documents and exhibits. To consider it, OSHA must receive the comment at the address provided above (see ADDRESSES ), no later than the last date for comments (see DATES above). Should you need more time to comment, OSHA must receive your written request for extension at the address provided above (also see ADDRESSES ) no later than the last date for comments (also see DATES above). You must include your reason(s) for any request for extension. OSHA will limit an extension to 30 days, unless the requester justifies a longer period. We may deny a request for extension if it is frivolous or otherwise unwarranted You may obtain or review copies of CSA's requests, the on-site review report, and all submitted comments, as received, by contacting the Docket Office, Room N2625, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address. You should refer to Docket No. NRTL-2-92, the permanent record of public information on CSA's recognition.
The NRTL Program staff will review all timely comments and, after resolution of issues raised by these comments, will recommend whether to grant CSA's renewal and expansion requests. The Assistant Secretary will make the final decision on granting the renewal and expansion, and in making this decision, may undertake other proceedings that are prescribed in Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7. OSHA will publish a public notice of this final decision in the Federal Register .
Signed at Washington, D.C. this 2d day of March, 2001.
R. Davis Layne,
Acting Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-6564 Filed 3-15-01; 8:45 am]
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