[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15595-15597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7366]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. NRTL-2-92]


Canadian Standards Association

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

ACTION: Notice of expansion of current recognition as a nationally 
recognized testing laboratory.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Agency's final decision on the 
Canadian Standards Association 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, DC 20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Decision

    The Canadian Standards Association 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 of its Rexdale 
(Toronto) facility as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (see 
57 FR 23429, 6/3/92; amended 57 FR 48804, 10/28/92), and was so 
recognized (see 57 FR 61452, 12/24/92); made application for expansion 
of the recognition of its Rexdale facility (see 58 FR 64973, 12/10/93), 
and was so recognized of its (see 59 FR 5447, 2/4/94); made application 
for inclusion of its Pointe-Claire, Richmond, Edmonton, Moncton, and 
Winnipeg facilities in the recognition of its Rexdale facility as an 
NRTL (see 59 FR 10173, 3/3/94), and was so recognized (see 59 FR 40602, 
8/9/94); and subsequently made [[Page 15596]] application for expansion 
of its recognition as an NRTL (see 58 FR 64973, 12/10/93, and so 
recognized (see 59 FR 5446, 2/4/94).
    CSA applied for expansion of its current recognition as a 
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for 51 test standards (of 
which 31 were determined to be appropriate standards) pursuant to 29 
CFR 1910.7, which was published in the Federal Register on December 8, 
1994 (59 FR 63383). No comments were received concerning this request 
for expansion.
    Notice is hereby given that CSA's recognition as a Nationally 
Recognized Testing Laboratory has been expanded to include the 31 test 
standards (product categories) listed below.
    Copies of all pertinent documents (Docket No. NRTL-2-92), 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, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
    The addresses of the laboratories covered by this recognition are:

Canadian Standards Association, Rexdale (Toronto) Facility, 178 Rexdale 
Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario M9W1R3, Canada
Canadian Standards Association, Pointe-Claire (Montreal) Facility, 865 
Ellingham Street, Pointe-Claire, Quebec H9R 5E8, Canada
Canadian Standards Association, Richmond (Vancouver) Facility, 13799 
Commerce Parkway, Richmond, 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 Crescent, 
Moncton, New Brunswick E1E 4M3, Canada
Canadian Standards Association, Winnipeg Facility, 50 Paramount Road, 
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2X 2W3, Canada.

Final Decision and Order

    Based upon the facts found as part of the Canadian Standards 
Association's 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 the Canadian Standards Association has 
met the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion of its present 
recognition to test and certify certain equipment or materials.
    Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, the CSA's recognition 
is hereby expanded to include the 31 additional test standards (product 
categories) 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 31 additional test 
standards for the testing and certification of equipment or materials 
included within the scope of these standards.
    CSA 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).

ANSI/IEEE C37.20.1--Metal-Enclosed Low-Voltage Power Circuit-Breaker 
Switchgear
ANSI/IEEE C37.20.2--Metal-Clad and Station-Type Cubicle Switchgear
ANSI/IEEE C37.20.3--Metal-Enclosed Interrupter Switchgear
ANSI/IEEE C37.21--Control Switchboards
ANSI/IEEE C37.23--Metal Enclosed Bus and Calculating Losses in 
Isolated-Place Bus
ANSI/IEEE C37.41--Design Tests for High-Voltage Fuses, Distribution 
Enclosed Single Pole Air Switches, Fuse Disconnecting Switches and 
Accessories
ANSI/IEEE C37.46--Specifications for Power Fuses and Fuse Disconnecting 
Switches
ANSI/IEEE C37.54--Indoor Alternating-Current High Voltage Circuit 
Breakers Applied as Removable Elements in Metal-Enclosed Switchgear, 
Assemblies--Conformance Test Procedures
ANSI/IEEE C37.55--Metal-Clad Switchgear Assemblies--Conformance Test 
Procedures
ANSI/IEEE C37.57--Metal-Enclosed Interrupter Switchgear Assemblies--
Conformance Testing
ANSI/IEEE C37.58--Indoor AC Medium-Voltage Switches for Use in Metal-
Enclosed Switchgear--Conformance Testing Procedures
ANSI/IEEE C37.121--Unit Substations--Requirements
ANSI/IEEE C62.11--Metal Oxide Surge Arresters for AC Power Circuits
UL 13--Power-Limited Circuit Cables
ANSI/UL 508C--Power Conversion Equipment
ANSI/UL 611--Central-Station Burglar-Alarm Systems
ANSI/UL 636--Holdup Alarm Units and Systems
UL 858A--Safety-Related Solid-State Controls for Electric Ranges
UL 1424--Cables for Power-Limited Fire-Protective-Signaling Circuits
UL 1651--Optical Fiber Cable
UL 1690--Data-Processing Cable
UL 1776--High-Pressure Cleaning Machines
UL 1951--Electric Plumbing Accessories
UL 1993--Self-Ballasted Lamps and Lamp Adapters
UL 1996--Duct Heaters
UL 2044--Commercial Closed Circuit Television Equipment
UL 2083--Halon 1301 Recovery/Recycling Equipment
UL 2601-1--Medical Electrical Equipment
UL 3101-1--Electrical Equipment for Laboratory Use; Part 1: General 
Requirements
UL 3111-1--Electrical Measuring and Test Equipment; Part 1: General 
Requirements
UL 8730-1--Electrical Controls for Household and Similar Use; Part 1: 
General Requirements

    The Canadian Standards Association 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 Canadian 
Standards Association 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 CSA's facilities and records for purposes of ascertaining 
continuing compliance with the terms of its recognition and to 
investigate as OSHA deems necessary;
    If CSA 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;
    CSA 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, CSA 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 
[[Page 15597]] equipment or material to which this recognition is tied, 
or that its recognition is limited to certain products;
    CSA shall inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any 
change of ownership or key personnel, including details;
    CSA will continue to meet the requirements for recognition in all 
areas where it has been recognized; and
    CSA will always cooperate with OSHA to assure compliance with the 
letter as well as the spirit of its recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7.

Effective Date

    This recognition will become effective on March 24, 1995, and will 
be valid until December 24, 1997, (a period of five years from the date 
of the original recognition, December 24, 1992), unless terminated 
prior to that date, in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.7.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 20th day of March, 1995.
Joseph A. Dear,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-7366 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am]
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