[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59114-59115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29629]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[Docket No. NRTL-1-88]
MET Laboratories, Inc.
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of
Labor.
ACTIONS: Notice of: (1) Renewal of Recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory; and (2) Expansion of Recognition as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's final decision on MET
Laboratories, Inc. for: (1) renewal of its recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under 29 CFR 1910.7; and (2)
expansion as a NRTL under 29 CFR 1910.7.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Variance Determination, NRTL
Recognition Program, Occupational Safety and Health Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room N3653,
Washington, D.C. 20210.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Decision
MET Laboratories, Inc. (MET) previously made application pursuant
to section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84
Stat. 1593, 29 U.S.C. 655), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-90 (55 FR
9033), and 29 CFR 1910.7, for recognition as a Nationally Recognized
Testing Laboratory (see 53 FR 49258 12/6/88), and was so recognized
(see 54 FR 21136, 5/16/89). MET applied for: (1) renewal; and (2)
expansion of its current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing
Laboratory for the programs and procedures, and equipment or materials,
pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.7, which was published in the Federal Register
on August 6, 1996 (61 FR 41661). No comments were received concerning
these requests.
Notice is hereby given that MET's recognition as a Nationally
Recognized Testing Laboratory has been: (1) renewed; and (2) expanded
to include the programs and procedures and the 12 test standards
(equipment and material) listed below.
Copies of all pertinent documents (Docket No. NRTL-1-88) are
available for inspection and duplication at the Docket Office, Room N-
2634, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
The address of the laboratory covered by this application is: MET
Laboratories, Inc., 914 West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland
21230.
Final Decision and Order.
Based upon the facts found in the complete application file,
including details of necessary test equipment, procedures, and special
apparatus or facilities needed, adequacy of the staff,
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the application, amendments, and documentation submitted by the
applicant, the OSHA staff finding including the original On-Site Review
Report, previous audits, and the evaluation of the current requests,
OSHA finds that MET Laboratories, Inc., has met the requirements of 29
CFR 1910.7 for: (1) Renewal of its recognition; and (2) expansion of
its present recognition to test and certify certain equipment or
materials as well as to utilize specific programs and procedures.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, WL's recognition is
hereby: (1) renewed; and (2) expanded to include (a) the 12 additional
test standards (product categories) and (b) the eight programs and
procedures cited below, subject to the conditions listed below. This
recognition is limited to equipment or materials which, under 29 CFR
Part 1910, require testing, listing, labeling, approval, acceptance, or
certification by a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory. This
recognition is limited to the use of the following 12 additional test
standards for the testing and certification of equipment or materials
included within the scope of these standards.
Renewal of NRTL Recognition
Appendix A to 29 CFR 1910.7 stipulates that the initial period of
recognition of a NRTL is five years and that a 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. MET was
recognized as a NRTL on May 16, 1989, and applied for a renewal of its
recognition on August 17, 1993, within the time allotted, and has
complied with all of the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for renewal of
its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.
Expansion of Recognition--Test Standards
MET has stated that these standards are used to test equipment or
materials which can be used in environments under OSHA's jurisdiction,
and OSHA has determined that they are appropriate within the meaning of
29 CFR 1910.7(c).
UL 416--Refrigerated Medical Equipment
ANSI/UL 469--Musical Instruments and Accessories
ANSI/UL 751--Vending Machines
ANSI/UL 923--Microwave Cooking Appliances
UL 1492--Audio-Video Products and Accessories
UL 1604--Electrical Equipment for Use In Class I and II, Division 2,
and Class III Hazardous (Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 1638--Visual Signaling Appliances--Private Mode Emergency and
General Utility Signaling
UL 1950--Safety of Information Technology Equipment, Including
Electrical Business Equipment
UL 1995--Heating and Cooling Equipment
UL 2601-1--Medical Electrical Equipment, Part 1: General Requirements
for Safety
UL 3101-1--Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 1: General
Requirements
UL 3111-1--Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment; Part 1: General
Requirements
Expansion of Recognition--Programs and Procedures
1. Acceptance of testing data from independent organizations, other
than NRTLs.
2. Acceptance of product evaluations from independent
organizations, other than NRTLs.
3. Acceptance of witnessed testing data.
4. Acceptance of testing data from non-independent organizations.
5. Acceptance of evaluation data from non-independent organizations
(requiring NRTL review prior to marketing).
6. Acceptance of continued certification following minor
modifications by the client.
7. Acceptance of product evaluations from organizations that
function as part of the International Electronical Commission
Certification Body (IEC-CB) Scheme.
8. Acceptance of services other than testing or evaluation
performed by subcontractors or agents.
MET Laboratories, Inc. must also abide by the following conditions
of the expansion of its recognition, in addition to these already
required by 29 CFR 1910.7:
This recognition does not apply to any aspect of any MET
Laboratories, Inc. program which is available only to qualified
manufacturers and is based upon the NRTL's evaluation and accreditation
of the manufacturer's quality assurance program;
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration shall be allowed
access to MET's facility and records for purposes of ascertaining
continuing compliance with the terms of its recognition and to
investigate as OSHA deems necessary;
If MET has reason to doubt the efficacy of any test standard it is
using under this program, it shall promptly inform the test standard
developing organization of this fact and provide that organization with
appropriate relevant information upon which its concerns are based;
MET shall not engage in or permit others to engage in any
misrepresentation of the scope or conditions of its recognition. As
part of this condition, MET 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 is tied, or that its
recognition is limited to certain products;
MET shall inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership or key personnel, including details;
MET will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all
areas where it has been recognized; and
MET will always cooperate with OSHA to assure compliance with the
spirit as well as the letter of its recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Effective Date: This renewal and recognition will become effective on
November 20, 1996 and will be valid until November 22, 2001 (a period
of five years from the date of the renewal of this recognition), unless
terminated prior to that date, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of November, 1996.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-29629 Filed 11-19-96; 8:45 am]
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