DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

[Docket No. NRTL-1-93]

Wyle Laboratories

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of Expansion of Recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's final decision on the Wyle Laboratories application for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (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, NW, Room N3653, Washington, D.C. 20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Decision

Wyle Laboratories (WL) 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 59 FR 783, 1/6/94), and was so recognized (see 59 FR 37509, 7/22/94). WL applied for expansion of its current recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for programs and procedures, and equipment or materials, pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.7, which was published in the Federal Register on July 12, 1996 (61 FR 36764). No comments were received concerning this request for expansion.

Notice is hereby given that WL's recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory has been expanded to include the programs and procedures and the 96 test standards (equipment and material) listed below.

Copies of all pertinent documents (Docket No. NRTL-1-93) 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: Wyle Laboratories, 7800 Highway 20 West, Huntsville, Alabama 35807.

Final Decision and Order

Based upon the facts found as part of Wyle Laboratories' original recognition, including details of necessary test equipment, procedures, and special apparatus or facilities needed, adequacy of the staff, the application, amendments, and documentation submitted by the applicant, the OSHA staff finding including the original On-Site Review Report, as well as the evaluation of the current request, OSHA finds that Wyle Laboratories has met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its present recognition to test and certify 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 expanded to include (1) the 96 additional test standards (product categories) and (2) 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 96 additional test standards for the testing and certification of equipment or materials included within the scope of these standards.

WL 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).

Expansion of Recognition--Test Standards

ANSI/UL 8--Foam Fire Extinguishers

ANSI/UL 20--General-Use Snap Switches

ANSI/UL 22--Amusement and Gaming Machines

ANSI/UL 44--Rubber-Insulated Wires and Cables

ANSI/UL 45--Portable Electric Tools

ANSI/UL 48--Electric Signs

ANSI/UL 62--Flexible Cord and Fixture Wire

ANSI/UL 65--Electric Wired Cabinets

ANSI/UL 67--Electric Panelboards

ANSI/UL 73--Electric-Motor-Operated Appliances

ANSI/UL 83--Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables

ANSI/UL 92--Fire Extinguisher and Booster Hose

UL 98--Enclosed and Dead-Front Switches

ANSI/UL 154--Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishers

ANSI/UL 198B--Class H Fuses

ANSI/UL 198C--High-Interrupting-Capacity Fuses, Current Limiting Type

ANSI/UL 198D--High-Interrupting-Capacity Class K Fuses

ANSI/UL 198E--Class R Fuses

ANSI/UL 198F--Plug Fuses

ANSI/UL 198G--Fuse for Supplementary Overcurrent Protection

ANSI/UL 198H--Class T Fuses

ANSI/UL 198L--DC Fuses for Industrial Use

ANSI/UL 244A--Solid-State Controls for Appliances

ANSI/UL 299--Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishers

ANSI/UL 363--Knife Switches

ANSI/UL 393--Indicating Pressure Gauges for Fire Protection Service

ANSI/UL 429--Electrically Operated Valves

UL 444--Communications Cables

ANSI/UL 466--Electric Scales

ANSI/UL 467--Electrical Grounding and Bonding Equipment

ANSI/UL 486B--Wire Connectors for Use With Aluminum Conductors

ANSI/UL 486C--Splicing Wire Connectors

ANSI/UL 486D--Insulated Wire Connectors for Use With Underground Conductors

UL 497A--Secondary Protectors for Communication Circuits

ANSI/UL 498--Attachment Plugs and Receptacles

ANSI/UL 507--Electric Fans

ANSI/UL 510--Insulating Tape

ANSI/UL 512--Fuseholders

ANSI/UL 539--Single and Multiple Station Heat Detectors

ANSI/UL 541--Refrigerated Vending Machines

ANSI/UL 547--Thermal Protectors for Electric Motors

ANSI/UL 626--2 1/2 Gallon Stored Pressure Water Type Fire Extinguishers

ANSI/UL 711--Rating and Fire Testing of Fire Extinguishers

ANSI/UL 796--Printed-Wiring Boards

ANSI/UL 813--Commercial Audio Equipment

ANSI/UL 817--Cord Sets and Power-Supply Cords

ANSI/UL 845--Electric Motor Control Centers

ANSI/UL 854--Service Entrance Cable

ANSI/UL 863--Electric Time-Indicating and -Recording Appliances

ANSI/UL 877--Circuit Breakers and Circuit-Breaker Enclosure for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations

ANSI/UL 894--Switches for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations

ANSI/UL 916--Energy Management Equipment

ANSI/UL 917--Clock-Operated Switches

ANSI/UL 924--Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment

ANSI/UL 943--Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters

ANSI/UL 961--Hobby and Sports Equipment

ANSI/UL 977--Fused Power-Circuit Devices

ANSI/UL 998--Humidifiers

ANSI/UL 1004--Electric Motors

ANSI/UL 1008--Automatic Transfer Switches

ANSI/UL 1018--Electric Aquarium Equipment

UL 1022--Line Isolated Monitors

ANSI/UL 1028--Electric Hair-Clipping and -Shaving Appliances

UL 1047--Isolated Power Systems Equipment

ANSI/UL 1053--Ground-Fault Sensing and Relaying Equipment

ANSI/UL 1054--Special-Use Switches

ANSI/UL 1058--Halogenated Agent Extinguishing System Units

UL 1059--Terminal Blocks

UL 1066--Low-Voltage AC and DC Power Circuit Breakers Used in Enclosures

ANSI/UL 1077--Supplementary Protectors for Use in Electrical Equipment

ANSI/UL 1091--Butterfly Valves for Fire Protection Service

ANSI/UL 1093--Halogenated Agent Fire Extinguishers

ANSI/UL 1096--Electric Central Air-Hearing Equipment

ANSI/UL 1097--Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electrical Equipment

UL 1254--Pre-Engineered Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems Units

ANSI/UL 1283--Electromagnetic-Interference Filer

ANSI/UL 1412--Fusing Resistors and Temperature-Limited Resistors for Radio-, and Television-Type Appliances

ANSI/UL 1416--Overcurrent and Overtemperature Protectors for Radio- and Television-Type Appliances

UL 1424--Cables for Power-Limited Fire-Protective-Signaling Circuits

ANSI/UL 1429--Pullout Switches

UL 1437--Electrical Analog Instruments, Panelboard Types

UL 1449--Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors

ANSI/UL 1474--Adjustable Drop Nipples for Sprinkler Systems

ANSI/UL 1481--Power Supplies for Fire Protective Signaling Systems

UL 1486--Quick Opening Devices for Dry Pipe Valves for Fire-Protection Service

ANSI/UL 1557--Electrically Isolated Semiconductor Devices

ANSI/UL 1564--Industrial Battery Chargers

ANSI/UL 1577--Optical Isolators

UL 1604--Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 and Class III Hazardous (Classified) Locations

ANSI/UL 1624--Light Industrial and Fixed Electric Tools

ANSI/UL 1664--Immersion-Detection Circuit-Interrupters

UL 1673--Electric Space Heating Cables

UL 1682--Plugs, Receptacles, and Cable Connectors, of the Pin and Sleeve Type

ANSI/UL 1876--Isolating Signal and Feedback Transformers for Use in Electronic Equipment

UL 1995--Heating and Cooling Equipment

UL 2006--Halon 1211 Recovery/Recharge Equipment

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 Electrotechnical Commission Certification Body (IEC-CB) Scheme.

8. Acceptance of services other than testing or evaluation performed by subcontractors or agents.

Wyle Laboratories must also abide by the following conditions of the expansion of its recognition, in addition to those already required by 29 CFR 1910.7:

This recognition does not apply to any aspect of any Wyle Laboratory 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 WL's facility and records for purposes of ascertaining continuing compliance with the terms of its recognition and to investigate as OSHA deems necessary.

If WL 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;

WL 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, WL 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;

WL shall inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, or any change of ownership or key personnel, including details;

WL will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all areas where it has been recognized; and

WL 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 recognition will become effective on November 20, 1996 and will be valid until July 22, 1999, (five years from the date of the original recognition, July 22, 1994), 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. 96-29628 Filed 11-19-96; 8:45 am]

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