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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[Docket No. NRTL-2-92]

 

Canadian Standards Association

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTIONS: Notice of application for recognition as a Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratory, and preliminary finding.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the application of the Canadian 
Standards Association for recognition as a Nationally Recognized 
Testing Laboratory (NRTL) under 29 CFR 1910.7, and presents the 
Agency's preliminary finding.

DATES: The last date for interested parties to submit comments is May 
2, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: NRTL Recognition Program, Office of 
Variance Determination, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., room N3653, 
Washington, DC 20210.

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, DC 20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Application

    Notice is hereby given that the Canadian Standards Association 
(CSA) has 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 of the following facilities as a Nationally Recognized 
Testing Laboratory.
    The addresses of the laboratories covered by this application are:

Canadian Standards Association, Pointe-Claire (Montreal) Facility, 
865 Ellingham Street, Pointe-Claire (Montreal), Quebec H9R 5E8, 
Canada.
Canadian Standards Association, Richmond (Vancouver) Facility, 13799 
Commerce Parkway, Richmond (Vancouver), British Columbia V6V 2N9, 
Canada.
Canadian Standards Association, Edmonton Facility, 1707-94th Street, 
Edmonton, Alberta T6N 1E6, Canada.
Canadian Standards Association, Moncton Facility, 40 Rooney Cresent, 
Moncton, New Brunswick E1E 4M3, Canada.
Canadian Standards Association, Winnipeg Facility, 50 Paramount 
Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 2W3, Canada.

    CSA originally applied for recognition as an NRTL in 1989. In order 
to expedite the recognition procedure, CSA subsequently amended its 
application to allow the Agency to follow a multi-phase approach. Thus 
CSA requested initial recognition for its Rexdale (Toronto) facility 
only and requested that the scope of the application be limited to in-
house testing only. CSA's Rexdale (Toronto) facility was accredited by 
OSHA as an NRTL on December 24, 1992 (57 FR 61452). The second phase of 
the CSA recognition involves the CSA facilities listed above and this 
recognition would also be limited to in-house testing only. It is 
contemplated that recognition of CSA's overseas facilities will be 
handled separately in a third phase in the future.
    Regarding the merits of this application, the Canadian Standards 
Association contends that it meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 
for recognition in the areas of testing which it has specified.
    The applicant states that for each item of equipment or material to 
be certified, it has the capability (including proper testing equipment 
and facilities, trained staff, written testing procedures, and 
calibration and quality control programs) to perform testing and 
examination of equipment and materials for workplace safety purposes to 
determine conformance with appropriate test standards.
    CSA's application contains sections dealing with background and 
history; the Certification and Testing (C&T) Division structure; 
affiliation including a statement of independence; personnel, including 
experience and expertise, training, a list of key personnel, position 
descriptions and resumes; the certification process, including testing 
and evaluation, certification, reports and records and the service 
agreement; the field services program, including follow-up inspections, 
re-examination testing and field monitoring; certification services, 
including prototype (model) certification; testing experience, 
including recognition by other bodies; control programs, including the 
quality assurance program, control of technical and quality records, 
handling and storage/packaging and shipping, and test procedures; 
laboratory test equipment and calibration of this equipment; 
facilities; and, finally, CSA's appeal process, the comprehensive 
system for handling complaints and ultimately providing an unbiased 
review of any controversial matter.

Montreal (Pointe Claire) Facility

    The Montreal (Pointe Claire) facility houses the Standards Sales, 
Finance and Administration, Quality Assurance, and the Certification 
and Testing Division of the Eastern Operations. Approximately 75 
employees are located at this facility, which is owned by CSA and 
consists of a two-story building covering 23,000 square feet. About 
5,500 square feet of floor space is allocated to product testing. The 
applicant has been at this location since 1982.
    All necessary utilities are available at this site. There is a 
written procedure for the receipt, retention, and disposal of samples 
for testing. Visitors to the facility are closely supervised and must 
be escorted throughout the premises. There are continuous 24-hour alarm 
systems for fire and security, and entry is controlled for staff 
members entering the facility after hours.
    Most testing equipment is available in the laboratory to perform 
testing in accordance with the standards. When such equipment is not 
available, the testing is either subcontracted to the Rexdale facility 
or the equipment is purchased as necessary. The calibration laboratory 
maintains inventory lists that identify over 4,000 pieces of equipment.
    All other aspects of the testing and certification process, 
including test and evaluation procedures, test reports, records, 
quality assurance, follow-up listing program, and details concerning 
personnel, are addressed in the On-Site Review Report (Survey) of the 
Montreal (Pointe Claire) facility, Ex. 10.A.(1).

Vancouver (Richmond) Facility

    The Vancouver (Richmond) facility consists of some 56,600 square 
feet of owned office space of which 6,195 square feet is utilized for 
product testing. CSA has been at this new location since May 1992. 
There are some 110 employees located at this facility.
    All necessary utilities are available at this site. There is a 
written procedure for the receipt retention, and disposal of samples 
for testing. Visitors to the facility are closely supervised and must 
be escorted throughout the premises. Fire protection is provided by a 
sprinkler system, over 60 fire extinguishers, pull stations, and a fire 
detection system that is monitored 24 hours a day. Entry is controlled 
for staff members entering the facility after hours by an ADT card 
reader and alarm.
    Most testing equipment is available in the laboratory to perform 
testing in accordance with the standards. When such equipment is not 
available, the equipment is purchased as necessary. The laboratory 
maintains inventory lists that identify over 500 pieces of equipment.
    All other aspects of the testing and certification process, 
including test and evaluation procedures, test reports, records, 
quality assurance, follow-up listing program, and details concerning 
personnel, are addressed in the On-Site Review Report (Survey) of the 
Vancouver (Richmond) facility, Ex. 10.A.(1).

Edmonton Facility

    The Edmonton facility is under the direction of the Pacific 
Operations, which is headquartered in Vancouver.
    CSA owns some 13,067 square feet of office space at the Edmonton 
Facility, of which 1,819 square feet are allocated for product testing. 
This location has been operational since 1985.
    All necessary utilities are available at this site. There is a 
written procedure for the receipt, retention, and disposal of samples 
for testing. Visitors to the facility are closely supervised and must 
be escorted throughout the premises. Fire protection is provided by a 
monitoring system that alerts the local fire department in the event of 
a fire, and entry is controlled for staff members entering the facility 
after hours, by means of an entry alarm system.
    Most testing equipment is available in the laboratory to perform 
testing in accordance with the standards. When such equipment is not 
available, the equipment is purchased as necessary. Annual operating 
budgets are designed to provide for funding of necessary testing 
equipment. The laboratory maintains inventory lists that identify over 
300 pieces of equipment.
    All other aspects of the testing and certification process, 
including test and evaluation procedures, test reports, records, 
quality assurance, follow-up listing program, and details concerning 
personnel, are addressed in the On-Site Review Report (Survey) of the 
Edmonton facility, Ex. 10.A.(2).

Moncton Facility

    The Moncton facility is under the direction of the Montreal 
facility as part of the Eastern Operations.
    The facilities are leased and consist of approximately 6,750 square 
feet of office and laboratory space plus an annex of some 1,600 square 
feet of additional office space.
    All necessary utilities are available at this site. There is a 
written procedure for the receipt, retention, and disposal of samples 
for testing. Visitors to the facility are closely supervised and must 
be escorted throughout the premises. Fire protection of the facility is 
provided by an automatic fire sprinkler system located throughout the 
building, and entry is controlled for staff members entering the 
facility after hours. There is also a 24-hour alarm system.
    Most testing equipment is available in the laboratory to perform 
testing in accordance with the standards. When such equipment is not 
available, the testing is subcontracted to the Rexdale facility or the 
equipment is purchased as necessary. Annual operating budgets are 
designed to provide for funding of necessary testing equipment. The 
laboratory maintains inventory lists that identify over 300 pieces of 
equipment.
    All other aspects of the testing and certification process, 
including test and evaluation procedures, test reports, records, 
quality assurance, follow-up listing program, and details concerning 
personnel, are addressed in the On-Site Review Report (Survey) of the 
Moncton facility, Ex. 10.A.(2).

Winnipeg Facility

    The Winnipeg facility is under the direction of the Rexdale 
facility as part of the Central Operations.
    The facility is leased and consists of some 10,000 square feet of 
space, of which approximately 4,000 square feet is allocated as a test 
laboratory. CSA has made use of this facility for about 35 years 
providing certification services in the electrical and mechanical 
fields.
    All necessary utilities are available at this site. There is a 
written procedure for the receipt, retention, and disposal of samples 
for testing. Visitors to the facility are closely supervised and must 
be escorted throughout the premises. Fire and burglar alarm systems are 
on line. Entry is controlled for staff members entering the facility 
after hours.
    All other aspects of the testing and certification process, 
including test and evaluation procedures, test reports, records, 
quality assurance, follow-up listing program, and details concerning 
personnel, are addressed in the On-Site Review Report (Survey) of the 
Winnipeg facility, Ex. 10.A.(2).
    The applicant states that CSA is an independent, not-for-profit 
membership association, without share capital, incorporated under the 
laws of Canada in 1919, engaged in developing national standards and 
providing a certification service for manufacturers wishing to have 
their products certified as complying with national standards or 
standards of foreign countries. The applicant states further that the 
organization has no affiliation with manufacturers or suppliers of the 
products submitted for testing and certification. Several documents are 
submitted as a part of the CSA up-to-date application to address the 
issue of independence. (See Ex. 2.K.).
    The Canadian Standards Association claims that it maintains 
effective procedures for producing creditable findings or reports that 
are objective and without bias. The C&T Division maintains a quality 
assurance (QA) system for CSA's world-wide network. The QA Program of 
the Testing Laboratory is registered by Quality Management Institute 
(QMI) to ISO 9003 and Z299.3. The Corporate Engineering and Quality 
Assurance (EQA) Group has the responsibility and authority for 
overseeing all activities related to the Quality Program. The object of 
the QA system is to ensure technical excellence, consistency of 
interpretation and application of standards, consistency of 
implementation of certification programs and procedures, the integrity 
of the CSA Mark, and continuous improvement. In addition, the QA System 
is designed to meet National and International Accreditation Criteria. 
The QA System is documented as follows:

--``Quality Assurance Policy Manual'' (QAPM). It contains the 
quality policies for the Certification and Testing Division and 
establishes the responsibility for implementation of these policies.
--``Quality Assurance Manual'' (QAM). These manuals describe in 
detail the system and procedures outlined in the QAPM. They are 
issued by each Operation Unit after approval by EQA.
--``Divisional Quality Documents'' (DQDs). They are issued and 
controlled by Engineering and Quality Assurance (EQA) and consist of 
additional operating procedures and guidelines to be used by 
operations staff.

    Permanent records are compiled to document all technical and 
quality related activities of the Certification and Testing Division. 
The system for controlling all technical and quality records is 
described in the Quality Assurance Manuals for each CSA Office.
    CSA claims that it has a comprehensive system for handling 
complaints and ultimately providing an unbiased review of any 
controversial matter. All complaints and disputes shall be resolved, 
whenever possible, by those directly involved with the work contested 
or at the level of authority appropriate for the nature of the 
complaint/dispute. If the issue cannot be resolved, there are specific 
steps, including appeals, which may be followed.
    The applicant states that it provides for the implementation of 
control procedures for identifying the listed and labeled equipment or 
materials, inspection of the production run of such items at factories 
for product evaluation purposes to assure conformance with applicable 
test standards, and the conducting of field inspections to monitor and 
to assure the proper use of its identifying mark or labels on products. 
A submitter must enter into a written contract (service agreement) with 
CSA to permit the use of the CSA Mark on the product. This agreement 
clearly specifies the submitter's responsibilities and the terms and 
conditions for maintaining certification, such as the right of access 
by CSA inspection staff to listed factories, or notifying CSA when 
changes are made to certified products. These terms and conditions are 
designed to protect the integrity of the CSA Marks. CSA establishes a 
comprehensive field services program to ensure that manufactured 
products bearing any of the CSA Marks continue to meet the applicable 
requirements. The program consists of three elements:

Follow-up Inspections;
Re-examination Testing; and
Field Monitoring.

    Follow-up inspections are conducted at the point of manufacturing 
and labeling to ensure, among other things, that:

--The CSA Mark is applied only to certified products;
--That the terms of the Agreement are met when the CSA Mark is used;
--Defects noted during previous inspections have been corrected;
--The manufacturer is aware of any new services, requirements, and 
effective dates;

    The inspections are unaccounted and are based on performing a 
minimum of four inspections per factory per year. The frequency varies 
with production volumes, the types of products and the manufacturer's 
track record.
    When products fail to meet the requirements, Field Service 
Representatives take action to have the manufacturer correct the defect 
immediately, quarantine the stock until the products can be reworked or 
re-evaluated by certification staff, and remove the CSA Mark from the 
product.
    In cases where it is difficult to determine if a product or 
component complies with the requirements strictly by visual 
examination, such products are re-examined and tested on a yearly 
basis.
    CSA has an independent, special investigation unit, the Audits and 
Investigations Group, to monitor products in the field, investigate 
field complaints, and produce feedback to the standards writing and 
certification process.

Background

    According to the applicant, the Canadian Standards Association is 
an independent, not-for-profit organization governed by a Board of 
Directors selected by the membership, providing integrated services in 
the fields of standards development and conformity assessment. The 
Standards Division of CSA is responsible for the administration of the 
development of voluntary consensus standards. The Certification and 
Testing Division provides conformity assessment programs including 
laboratory testing, certification, inspection and quality management 
services. The organization started out in 1919 as the Canadian 
Engineering Standards Association (CESA), which was changed in 1944 to 
the present name.
    The applicant states that during the last 70 years, CSA has 
developed more than 1,400 standards and codes which cover industrial 
and consumer products and services in a wide range of product areas. In 
1940, CSA began to test and certify products and today is an 
international organization with more than 9,000 volunteer members from 
20 countries representing, among others, consumers, and regulators. 
They are supported by a staff of approximately 1,000 employees.
    Again according to the applicant, over 14,000 manufacturers 
worldwide use CSA's testing and certification services, and the CSA 
Certification Mark appears on over one billion products a year. CSA 
processes some 36,000 engineering projects, and the inspection staff 
makes follow-up visits to some 19,000 factories in almost 60 different 
countries, each year.
    The Rexdale Facility contains the corporate headquarters, the 
Standards Division, the Finance and Administration Division, and the 
Certification and Testing Division. The Rexdale facility houses the 
Central Region Office and the headquarters of the Central Operations. 
Central Operations includes the Prairie Region (Winnipeg) and the 
Central Region (Rexdale). The explosion testing laboratory in Ottawa 
(under the control of the Canadian Department of Energy, Mines and 
Resources), where CSA performs explosion testing, is monitored out of 
the Central Region.
    The Montreal (Pointe Claire) facility houses the Eastern Region 
Office and the headquarters of the Eastern Operations. Eastern 
Operations includes the Eastern Region (Pointe Claire) and the Atlantic 
Region (Moncton). The Eastern Region and Atlantic Region maintain 
testing and inspection facilities for Eastern North America.
    The Vancouver (Richmond) facility houses the Pacific Region Office 
and the headquarters of the Pacific Operations. Pacific Operations 
include the Pacific Region (Richmond), and the Western Region 
(Edmonton). The Pacific Region and Western Region maintain testing and 
inspection facilities for Western North America.

Quality Assurance

    The Certification and Testing Division's Engineering and Quality 
Assurance (EQA) Office reports to the Vice President in charge of the 
Certification and Testing Division. The Eastern, Central, and Pacific 
Operations as well as each of the Regional Offices has a Quality 
Assurance Office. The Regional Quality Assurance Offices have a 
reporting relationship with the respective Operations Quality Assurance 
Office, and with the EQA from the corporate headquarters.
    The Regional Quality Assurance Offices are responsible for quality 
assurance at their respective facilities. The Operations Quality 
Assurance Offices are responsible for quality assurance not only of 
their respective operations but also of all of the regions within their 
operations. The Engineering and Quality Assurance Office is responsible 
for the Certification and Testing Division's quality assurance, 
including all Operations and Regions.

Document Structure

    The Certification and Testing Division's (C&T) Divisional Director 
of Engineering and Quality Assurance (EQA) establishes the quality 
assurance philosophy for the three operations, the Eastern, Central, 
and Pacific. The EQA uses Divisional Quality Documents (DQD) to 
establish Quality Assurance Procedures, Certification and Testing 
Division Operating Procedures (CDOP) and so-called Test Packs to 
provide evaluation procedures for products submitted for testing, 
Technical Information Letters (TIL) to document technical 
interpretations of standards, and Engineering Policy Supplements (EPS) 
to provide policies.

Audit Structure

    The CSA audit structure is multilevel. EQA audits the regions, the 
Operations Quality Assurance Office audits the regions, and the 
Regional Quality Assurance Offices perform self-audits. In addition, 
outside agencies such as the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) perform 
yearly audits which involve EQA representation during the audit. For 
example, Edmonton and Moncton were subjected to at least five audits, 
and Winnipeg at least four audits, since July of 1991. In addition, 
specific technical audits of each Region are performed by the Senior 
Technical Engineer from the concerned Operation's Quality Assurance 
Office.
    The applicant desires recognition for testing and certification of 
products when tested for compliance with the following test standards, 
which are appropriate within the meaning of 29 CFR 1910.7(c):

ANSI Z21.1--Household Cooking Gas Appliances
ANSI Z21.5--Gas Clothes Dryers
ANSI Z21.10--Gas Water Heaters
ANSI Z21.11--Gas-Fired Room Heaters
ANSI Z21.12--Draft Hoods
ANSI Z21.13--Gas-Fired Low-Pressure Steam and Hot Water Heating 
Boilers
ANSI Z21.15--Manually Operated Gas Valves
ANSI Z21.17--Domestic Gas Conversion Burners
ANSI Z21.18--Gas Appliance Pressure Regulators
ANSI Z21.20--Automatic Gas Ignition Systems and Components
ANSI Z21.21--Automatic Valves for Gas Appliances
ANSI Z21.23--Gas Appliance Thermostats
ANSI Z21.35--Gas Filters on Appliances
ANSI Z21.40.1--Gas-Fired Absorption Summer Air Conditioning 
Appliances
ANSI Z21.44--Gas-Fired Gravity and Fan Type Direct Vent Wall 
Furnaces
ANSI Z21.47--Gas-Fired Central Furnaces
ANSI Z21.48--Gas-Fired Gravity and Fan Type Floor Furnaces
ANSI Z21.49--Gas-Fired Gravity and Fan Type Vented Wall Furnaces
ANSI Z21.56--Gas-Fired Pool Heaters
ANSI Z21.64--Direct Vent Central Furnaces
ANSI Z83.4--Direct Gas-Fired Make-Up Air Heaters
ANSI Z83.8--Gas Unit Heaters
ANSI Z83.9--Gas-Fired Duct Furnaces
ANSI Z83.10--Separated Combustion System Central Furnaces
ANSI Z83.11--Gas Food Service Equipment--Ranges and Unit Broilers
ANSI Z83.12--Gas Food Service Equipment--Baking and Roasting Ovens
ANSI Z83.13--Gas Food Service Equipment--Deep Fat Fryers
ANSI Z83.14--Gas Food Service Equipment--Counter Appliances
ANSI Z83.15--Gas Food Service Equipment--Kettles, Steam Cookers, and 
Steam Generators
ANSI Z83.16--Gas Fired Unvented Commercial and Industrial Heaters
ANSI/UL 1--Flexible Metal Conduit
ANSI/UL 3--Flexible Nonmetallic Tubing for Electric Wiring
ANSI/UL 4--Armored Cable
ANSI/UL 5--Surface Metal Raceways and Fittings
UL 6--Rigid Metal Conduit
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 50--Electrical Cabinets and Boxes
ANSI/UL 51--Power-Operated Pumps for Anhydrous Ammonia and LP-Gas
ANSI/UL 62--Flexible Cord and Fixture Wire
ANSI/UL 65--Electric Wired Cabinets
ANSI/UL 67--Electric Panelboards
ANSI/UL 69--Electric Fence Controllers
ANSI/UL 73--Electric-Motor-Operated Appliances
ANSI/UL 79--Power-Operated Pumps for Petroleum Product Dispensing 
Systems
ANSI/UL 82--Electric Gardening Appliances
ANSI/UL 83--Thermoplastic-Insulated Wires and Cables
ANSI/UL 87--Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for Petroleum Products
ANSI/UL 94--Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in 
Devices and Appliances
ANSI/UL 98--Enclosed and Dead-Front Switches
UL 104--Elevator Door Locking Devices
ANSI/UL 114--Electric Office Appliances and Business Equipment
ANSI/UL 122--Electric Photographic Equipment
ANSI/UL 130--Electric Heating Pads
ANSI/UL 133--Wires and Cables With Varnished Cloth Insulation
UL 141--Garment Finishing Appliances
ANSI/UL 150--Antenna Rotators
ANSI/UL 153--Portable Electric Lamps
ANSI/UL 174--Household Electric Storage-Tank Water Heaters
ANSI/UL 183--Manufactures Wiring Systems
ANSI/UL 187--X-Ray Equipment
ANSI/UL 197--Commercial Electric Cooking Appliances
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 198M--Mine-Duty Fuses
ANSI/UL 207--Nonelectrical Refrigerant Containing Components and 
Accessories
ANSI/UL 209--Cellular Metal Floor Electrical Raceways and Fittings
ANSI/UL 224--Extruded Insulating Tubing
UL 228--Door Closers-Holders, and Integral Smoke Detectors
ANSI/UL 231--Electrical Power Outlets
ANSI/UL 244A--Solid-State Controls for Appliances
ANSI/UL 250--Household Refrigerators and Freezers
ANSI/UL 291--Automated Teller Systems
ANSI/UL 294--Access Control System Units
ANSI/UL 296--Oil Burners
ANSI/UL 298--Portable Electric Hand Lamps
ANSI/UL 303--Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Condensing and 
Compressor Units
ANSI/UL 310--Electrical Quick-Connect Terminals
ANSI/UL 325--Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and 
Systems
ANSI/UL 343--Pumps of Oil-Burning Appliances
ANSI/UL 347--High-Voltage Industrial Control Equipment
ANSI/UL 351--Electrical Rosettes
ANSI/UL 353--Limit Controls
ANSI/UL 355--Electric Cord Reels
ANSI/UL 360--Liquid Tight Flexible Steel Conduit
ANSI/UL 372--Primary Safety Controls for Gas- and Oil-Fired 
Appliances
ANSI/UL 399--Drinking-Water Coolers
ANSI/UL 412--Refrigeration Unit Coolers
ANSI/UL 414--Electrical Meter Sockets
UL 416--Refrigerated Medical Equipment
ANSI/UL 427--Refrigerating Units
ANSI/UL 429--Electrically Operated Valves
ANSI/UL 430--Electric Waste Disposers
UL 444--Communications Cables
ANSI/UL 448--Pumps for Fire Protection Service
ANSI/UL 452--Antenna Discharge Units
ANSI/UL 464--Audible Signal Appliances
ANSI/UL 465--Central Cooling Air Conditioners
ANSI/UL 466--Electric Scales
ANSI/UL 467--Electrical Grounding and Bonding Equipment
ANSI/UL 469--Musical Instruments and Accessories
ANSI/UL 471--Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers
ANSI/UL 474--Dehumidifiers
ANSI/UL 478--Information-Processing and Business Equipment
ANSI/UL 482--Portable Sun/Heat Lamps
ANSI/UL 484--Room Air Conditioners
ANSI/UL 486A--Wire Connectors and Soldering Lugs for Use With Copper 
Conductors
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
ANSI/UL 486E--Equipment Wiring Terminals for Use With Aluminum and/
or Copper Conductors
ANSI/UL 489--Molded-Case Circuit Breakers and Circuit-Breaker 
Enclosures
ANSI/UL 493--Thermoplastic-Insulated Underground Feeder and Branch-
Circuit Cables
ANSI/UL 495--Power-Operated Dispensing Devices for LP-Gas
ANSI/UL 496--Edison-Base Lampholders
ANSI/UL 497--Protectors for Communication Circuits
UL 497A--Secondary Protectors for Communication Circuits
ANSI/UL 497B--Protectors for Data Communication and Fire Alarm 
Circuits
ANSI/UL 498--Attachment Plugs and Receptacles
ANSI/UL 499--Electric Heating Appliances
ANSI/UL 506--Specialty Transformers
ANSI/UL 507--Electric Fans
ANSI/UL 508--Electric Industrial Control Equipment
ANSI/UL 510--Insulating Tape
ANSI/UL 511--Porcelain Electrical Cleats, Knobs, and Tubes
ANSI/UL 512--Fuseholders
ANSI/UL 514A--Metallic Outlet Boxes, Electrical
ANSI/UL 514B--Fittings for Conduit and Outlet Boxes
ANSI/UL 514C--Nonmetallic Outlet Boxes, Flush-Device Boxes and 
Covers
ANSI/UL 519--Impedance-Protected Motors
ANSI/UL 541--Refrigerated Vending Machines
ANSI/UL 542--Lampholders, Starters, and Starter Holders for 
Fluorescent Lamps
ANSI/UL 543--Impregnated-Fiber Electrical Conduit
UL 544--Electric Medical and Dental Equipment
ANSI/UL 547--Thermal Protectors for Electric Motors
ANSI/UL 551--Transformer-Type Arc-Welding Machines
ANSI/UL 559--Heat Pumps
ANSI/UL 560--Electric Home-Laundry Equipment
ANSI/UL 561--Floor Finishing Machines
ANSI/UL 563--Ice Makers
ANSI/UL 574--Electric Oil Heater
ANSI/UL 603--Power Supplies for Use With Burglar-Alarm Systems
ANSI/UL 609--Local Burglar-Alarm Units and Systems
ANSI/UL 621--Ice Cream Makers
ANSI/UL 632--Electrically Actuated Transmitters
ANSI/UL 639--Intrusion-Detection Units
ANSI/UL 651--Schedule 40 and 80 Rigid PVC Conduit
ANSI/UL 651A--Type EB and A Rigid PVC Conduit and HDPE Conduit
UL 664--Commercial (Class IV) Electric Dry-Cleaning Machines
ANSI/UL 674--Electric Motors and Generators for Use in Hazardous 
(Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 676--Underwater Lighting Fixtures
ANSI/UL 680--Emergency Vault Ventilators and Vault Ventilating Parts
ANSI/UL 696--Electric Toys
ANSI/UL 697--Toy Transformers
ANSI/UL 698--Industrial Control Equipment for Use in Hazardous 
(Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 705--Power Ventilators
UL 710--Grease Extractors for Exhaust Ducts
ANSI/UL 719--Nonmetallic Sheathed Cables
ANSI/UL 726--Oil-Fired Boiler Assemblies
ANSI/UL 727--Oil-Fired Central Furnaces
ANSI/UL 729--Oil-Fired Floor Furnaces
ANSI/UL 730--Oil-Fired Wall Furnaces
ANSI/UL 731--Oil-Fired Unit Heaters
ANSI/UL 732--Oil-Fired Water Heaters
UL 733--Oil-Fired Air Heaters and Direct-Fired Heaters
ANSI/UL 746A--Polymeric Materials--Short Term Property Evaluations
ANSI/UL 746B--Polymeric Materials--Long Term Property Evaluations
ANSI/UL 746C--Polymeric Materials--Use in Electrical Equipment 
Evaluations
ANSI/UL 746E--Polymeric Materials--Industrial Laminates, Filament 
Wound Tubing, Vulcanized Fibre, and Materials Used in Printed Wiring 
Boards
ANSI/UL 749--Household Dishwashers
ANSI/UL 751--Vending Machines
ANSI/UL 756--Coin and Currency Changers and Actuators
UL 763--Alarm Accessories for Automatic Water-Supply Control Valves 
for Fire-Protection Service
ANSI/UL 773--Plug-In Locking-Type Photocontrols for Use With Area 
Lighting
ANSI/UL 773A--Nonindustrial Photoelectric Switches for Lighting 
Control
UL 775--Graphic Arts Equipment
ANSI/UL 778--Motor-Operated Water Pumps
ANSI/UL 781--Portable Electric Lighting Units for Use in Hazardous 
(Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 783--Electric Flashlights and Lanterns for Use in Hazardous 
Locations, Class I, Groups C and D
UL 795--Commercial-Industrial Gas-Heating Equipment
ANSI/UL 796--Printed-Wiring Boards
ANSI/UL 797--Electrical Metallic Tubing
UL 810--Capacitors
ANSI/UL 813--Commercial Audio Equipment
ANSI/UL 814--Gas-Tube-Sign and Ignition Cable
ANSI/UL 817--Cord Sets and Power-Supply Cords
ANSI/UL 823--Electric Heaters for Use in Hazardous (Classified) 
Locations
ANSI/UL 826--Household Electric Clocks
ANSI/UL 834--Heating, Water Supply, and Power Boilers--Electric
UL 842--Valves for Flammable Fluids
ANSI/UL 844--Electric Lighting Fixtures for Use in Hazardous 
(Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 845--Electric Motor Control Centers
ANSI/UL 854--Service Entrance Cable
ANSI/UL 857--Electric Busways and Associated Fittings
ANSI/UL 858--Household Electric Ranges
UL 858A--Safety-Related Solid-State Controls for Electric Ranges
ANSI/UL 859--Personal Grooming Appliance
ANSI/UL 863--Electric Time-Indicating and -Recording Appliances
ANSI/UL 867--Electrostatic Air Cleaners
ANSI/UL 869--Electrical Service Equipment
ANSI/UL 869A--Reference Standard for Service Equipment
ANSI/UL 870--Wireways, Auxiliary Gutters, and Associated Fittings
ANSI/UL 873--Electrical Temperature-Indicating and -Regulating 
Equipment
ANSI/UL 875--Electric Dry Bath Heaters
ANSI/UL 877--Circuit Breakers and Circuit-Breaker Enclosure for Use 
in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 879--Electrode Receptacles for Gas-Tube Signs
ANSI/UL 883--Fan-Coil Units and Room-Fan Heater Units
ANSI/UL 884--Underfloor Electrical Raceways and Fittings
ANSI/UL 886--Electrical Outlet Boxes and Fittings for Use in 
Hazardous (Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 891--Dead-Front Electrical Switchboards
ANSI/UL 894--Switches for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 910--Test Method for Fire and Smoke Characteristics of 
Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables
ANSI/UL 913--Intrinsically Safe Apparatus and Associated Apparatus 
for Use in Class I, II, and III, Division I, Hazardous (Classified) 
Locations
ANSI/UL 916--Energy Management Equipment
ANSI/UL 917--Clock-Operated Switches
ANSI/UL 921--Commercial Electric Dishwashers
ANSI/UL 923--Microwave Cooking Appliances
ANSI/UL 924--Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment
ANSI/UL 935--Fluorescent-Lamp Ballasts
ANSI/UL 943--Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters
ANSI/UL 961--Hobby and Sports Equipment
ANSI/UL 964--Electrically Heating Bedding
ANSI/UL 969--Marking and Labeling Systems
ANSI/UL 977--Fused Power-Circuit Devices
ANSI/UL 982--Motor-Operated Food Preparing Machines
ANSI/UL 983--Surveillance Cameras
ANSI/UL 984--Hermetic Refrigerant Motor-Compressors
ANSI/UL 987--Stationary and Fixed Electric Tools
UL 991--Tests for Safety-Related Controls Employing Solid-State 
Devices
ANSI/UL 998--Humidifiers
ANSI/UL 1002--Electrically Operated Valve for Use in Hazardous 
(Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 1004--Electric Motors
ANSI/UL 1005--Electric Flatirons
ANSI/UL 1008--Automatic Transfer Switches
ANSI/UL 1010--Receptacle-Plug Combinations for Use in Hazardous 
(Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 1012--Power Supplies
ANSI/UL 1017--Electric Vacuum Cleaning Machines and Blower Cleaners
ANSI/UL 1018--Electric Aquarium Equipment
ANSI/UL 1020--Thermal Cutoffs for Use in Electrical Appliances and 
Components
UL 1022--Line Isolated Monitors
ANSI/UL 1025--Electric Air Heaters
ANSI/UL 1026--Electric Household Cooking and Food-Serving Appliances
ANSI/UL 1028--Electric Hair-Clipping and -Shaving Appliances
ANSI/UL 1029--High-Intensity Discharge Lamp Ballasts
ANSI/UL 1030--Sheathed Heater Elements
ANSI/UL 1037--Antitheft Alarms and Devices
ANSI/UL 1042--Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment
UL 1047--Isolated Power Systems Equipment
ANSI/UL 1053--Ground-Fault Sensing and Relaying Equipment
ANSI/UL 1054--Special-Use Switches
UL 1059--Terminal Blocks
ANSI/UL 1063--Machine-Tool Wires and Cables
UL 1066--Low-Voltage AC and DC Power Circuit Breakers Used in 
Enclosures
ANSI/UL 1069--Hospital Signaling and Nurse Call Equipment
ANSI/UL 1072--Medium Voltage Power Cables
ANSI/UL 1076--Proprietary Burglar-Alarm Units and Systems
ANSI/UL 1077--Supplementary Protectors for Use in Electrical 
Equipment
ANSI/UL 1081--Electric Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters and Chlorinators
ANSI/UL 1082--Household Electric Coffee Makers and Brewing-Type 
Appliances
ANSI/UL 1083--Household Electric Skillets and Frying-Type Appliances
ANSI/UL 1086--Household Trash Compactors
ANSI/UL 1087--Molded-Case Switches
ANSI/UL 1088--Temporary Lighting Strings
ANSI/UL 1090--Electric Snow Movers
UL 1092--Process Control Equipment
ANSI/UL 1096--Electric Central Air-Heating Equipment
ANSI/UL 1097--Double Insulation Systems for Use in Electrical 
Equipment
ANSI/UL 1203--Explosion-Proof and Dust-Ignition-Proof Electrical 
Equipment for Use in Hazardous (Classified) Locations
UL 1206--Electric Commercial Clothes-Washing Equipment
ANSI/UL 1207--Sewage Pumps for Use in Hazardous (Classified) 
Locations
ANSI/UL 1230--Amateur Movie Lights
UL 1236--Electric Battery Chargers
ANSI/UL 1238--Control Equipment for Use With Flammable Liquid 
Dispensing Devices
UL 1240--Electric Commercial Clothes-Drying Equipment
ANSI/UL 1241--Junction Boxes for Swimming Pool Lighting Fixtures
ANSI/UL 1242--Intermediate Metal Conduit
UL 1244--Electrical and Electronic Measuring and Testing Equipment
ANSI/UL 1261--Electric Water Heaters for Pools and Tubs
ANSI/UL 1262--Laboratory Equipment
UL 1270--Radio Receivers, Audio Systems, and Accessories
ANSI/UL 1277--Electrical Power and Control Tray Cables With Optional 
Optical-Fiber Members
ANSI/UL 1283--Electromagnetic-Interference Filter
ANSI/UL 1286--Office Furnishings
ANSI/UL 1310--Direct Plug-In Transformer Units
ANSI/UL 1313--Nonmetallic Safety Cans for Petroleum Products
UL 1323--Scaffold Hoists
ANSI/UL 1409--Low-Voltage Video Products Without Cathode-Ray-Tube 
Display
ANSI/UL 1410--Television Receivers and High-Voltage Video Products
ANSI/UL 1411--Transformers and Motor Transformers for use in Audio-, 
Radio-, and Television-Type Appliances
ANSI/UL 1412--Fusing Resistors and Temperature-Limited Resistors for 
Radio-, and Television-Type Appliances
ANSI/UL 1413--High-Voltage Components for Television-Type Appliances
ANSI/UL 1414--Across-the-Line, Antenna-Coupling, and Line-by-Pass 
Capacitors for Radio- and Television-Type Appliances
ANSI/UL 1416--Overcurrent and Overtemperature Protectors for Radio- 
and Television-Type Appliances
ANSI/UL 1417--Special Fuses for Radio- and Television-Type 
Appliances
ANSI/UL 1418--Implosion-Protected Cathode-Ray Tubes for Television-
Type Appliances
ANSI/UL 1429--Pullout Switches
ANSI/UL 1433--Control Centers for Changing Message Type Electric 
Signs
ANSI/UL 1436--Outlet Circuit Testers and Similar Indicating Devices
UL 1437--Electrical Analog Instruments, Panelboard Types
ANSI/UL 1438--Household Electric Drip-Type Coffee Makers
ANSI/UL 1441--Coated Electrical Sleeving
ANSI/UL 1445--Electric Water Bed Heaters
ANSI/UL 1447--Electric Lawn Mowers
ANSI/UL 1448--Electric Hedge Trimmers
UL 1449--Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors
ANSI/UL 1450--Motor-Operated Air Compressors, Vacuum Pumps and 
Painting Equipment
ANSI/UL 1453--Electric Booster and Commercial Storage Tank Water 
Heaters
UL 1459--Telephone Equipment
ANSI/UL 1555--Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Washing Equipment
ANSI/UL 1556--Electric Coin-Operated Clothes-Drying Equipment
ANSI/UL 1557--Electrically Isolated Semiconductor Devices
UL 1558--Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit Breaker Switchgear
ANSI/UL 1559--Insect-Control Equipment, Electrocution Type
ANSI/UL 1561--Large General Purpose Transformers
UL 1562--Transformers, Distribution, Dry Type--Over 600 Volts
ANSI/UL 1563--Electric Hot Tubs, Spas, and Associated Equipment
ANSI/UL 1564--Industrial Battery Chargers
ANSI/UL 1565--Wire Positioning Devices
UL 1567--Receptacles and Switches Intended for Use With Aluminum 
Wire
ANSI/UL 1569--Mental-Clad Cables
ANSI/UL 1570--Fluorescent Lighting Fixtures
ANSI/UL 1571--Incandescent Lighting Fixtures
ANSI/UL 1572--High Intensity Discharge Lighting Fixtures
ANSI/UL 1573--Stage and Studio Lighting Units
ANSI/UL 1574--Track Lighting Systems
ANSI/UL 1577--Optical Isolators
ANSI/UL 1581--Reference Standard for Electrical Wires, Cables, and 
Flexible Cords
ANSI/UL 1585--Class 2 and Class 3 Transformers
UL 1594--Sewing and Cutting Machines
UL 1604--Electrical Equipment for Use in Class I and II, Division 2 
and Class III Hazardous (Classified) Locations
ANSI/UL 1610--Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Units
ANSI/UL 1624--Light Industrial and Fixed Electric Tools
ANSI/UL 1635--Digital Burglar Alarm Communicator System Units
ANSI/UL 1638--Visual Signaling Appliances
ANSI/UL 1647--Motor-Operated Massage and Exercise Machines
UL 1660--Liquid-Tight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit
ANSI/UL 1662--Electric Chain Saws
ANSI/UL 1666--Standard Test for Flame Propagation Height of 
Electrical and Optical-Fiber Cables Installed Vertically in Shafts
UL 1676--Discharge Path Resistors
UL 1681--Wiring Device Configurations
ANSI/UL 1727--Commercial Electric Personal Grooming Appliances
ANSI/UL 1773--Termination Boxes
UL 1778--Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment
ANSI/UL 1786--Nightlights
UL 1795--Hydromassage Bathtubs
UL 1812--Ducted Heat Recovery Ventilators
UL 1815--Nonducted Heat Recovery Ventilators
UL 1863--Communication Circuit Accessories
ANSI/UL 1876--Insolating Signal and Feedback Transformers for Use in 
Electronic Equipment
UL 1917--Solid-State Fan Speed Controls
UL 1950--Information Technology Equipment Including Electrical 
Business Equipment
UL 1995--Heating and Cooling Equipment
UL 2097--Reference Standard for Double Insulation Systems for Use in 
Electronic Equipment

Preliminary Finding

    The Canadian Standards Association addressed all of the criteria 
which had to be met for recognition as an NRTL in its initial 
application and in its further correspondence. For example, the 
applicant submitted a list of its test equipment and instrumentation; a 
roster of its personnel including resumes of those in key positions and 
copies of position descriptions; copies of a typical test report, a 
factory inspection form and an inspection summary; a summary of its 
listing, labeling, and follow-up services; a statement of its 
independence as a testing laboratory; and a copy of its Quality 
Assurance Manual including a description of its documentation, 
calibration system, appeals procedure, recordkeeping and operational 
procedures.
    Nine major areas were examined in depth in carrying out the 
laboratory surveys: facility; test equipment; calibration program; test 
and evaluation procedures; test reports; records; quality assurance 
program; follow-up listing program; and personnel. The discrepancies 
noted by the survey teams in the on-site evaluations [Ex. 10.A.(1)] and 
in the extensive evaluations [Ex. 10.A.(2)] were adequately responded 
to by the applicant prior to the preparation of the survey report and 
are included as an integral part of the report.
    With the preparation of the final survey reports of the Canadian 
Standards Association, the survey team was satisfied that the testing 
facilities appeared to meet the necessary criteria required by the 
standard, and so noted in the On-Site Review Report (Survey). (See Ex. 
10.A.).
    Following a review of the application file and the on-site survey 
reports of the CSA Montreal and Vancouver facilities, and the 
evaluation of the Edmonton, Moncton, and Winnipeg facilities (based 
upon questionnaire responses, supportive documentation, and video tapes 
of each site depicting the facility, test equipment, typical 
procedures, files, and staff), the NRTL Recognition Program staff 
concluded that the applicant appeared to have met the requirements for 
recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for the five 
above noted facilities and, therefore, recommended to the Assistant 
Secretary that the application be preliminarily approved.
    Based upon a review of the completed application file and the 
recommendation of the staff, the Assistant Secretary has made a 
preliminary finding that the Canadian Standards Association facilities 
for which accreditation was requested (Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton, 
Moncton, and Winnipeg) can meet the requirements for recognition as 
required by 29 CFR 1910.7.
    All interested members of the public are invited to supply detailed 
reasons and evidence supporting or challenging the sufficiency of the 
applicant's having met the requirements for a Nationally Recognized 
Testing Laboratory, as well as Appendix A, of 29 CFR 1910.7. Submission 
of pertinent written documents and exhibits shall be made no later than 
May 2, 1994, and must be addressed to the NRTL Recognition Program, 
Office of Variance Determination, room N3653, Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. Copies of the CSA application, the 
laboratory survey report, and all submitted comments, as received, 
(Docket No. NRTL-2-92), are available for inspection and duplication at 
the Docket Office, room N2634, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, at the above address.
    The Assistant Secretary's final decision on whether the applicant 
satisfies the requirements for recognition as an NRTL will be made on 
the basis of the entire record including the public submissions and any 
further proceedings that the Assistant Secretary may consider 
appropriate in accordance with Appendix A of section 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of February, 1994.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-4897 Filed 3-2-94; 8:45 am]
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