[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 167 (Tuesday, September 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42448-42449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16683]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043]
TUV SUD America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition and
Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand
the scope of recognition for TUV SUD America, Inc. (TUVAM) as a
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL). Additionally, OSHA
will add two standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test
Standards.
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective on
September 2, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information regarding this notice is
available from the following sources:
Press inquiries: Contact Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office
of Communications, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone: (202) 693-1999;
email: [email protected].
General and technical information: Contact Mr. Kevin Robinson,
Director, Office of Technical Programs and Coordination Activities,
Directorate of Technical Support and Emergency Management, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone:
(202) 693-1911; email: [email protected]. OSHA's web page includes
information about the NRTL Program (see http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA hereby gives notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition for TUV SUD America Inc. (TUVAM). TUVAM's expansion covers
the addition of five test standards to the NRTL scope of recognition.
OSHA recognition of a NRTL signifies that the organization meets
the requirements specified in 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. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes (1) the
type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its
applicable test standard; and (2) the recognized site(s) that has/have
the technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-
certification activities for test standards within the NRTL's scope.
Recognition is not a delegation or grant of government authority;
however, recognition enables employers to use products approved by the
NRTL to meet OSHA standards that require product testing and
certification.
The agency processes an application by a NRTL for initial
recognition and for an expansion or renewal of this recognition,
following requirements in Appendix A, 29 CFR 1910.7. This appendix
requires that the agency publish two notices in the Federal Register in
processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the
application and provides its preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the agency provides the final decision on the application. These
notices set forth the NRTL's scope of recognition or modifications of
that scope. OSHA maintains an informational web page for each NRTL,
including TUVAM, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at: https://www.osha.gov/nationally-recognized-testing-laboratory-program.
TUVAM submitted an application to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition on March 22, 2022 (OSHA-2007-0043-0066),
requesting the expansion of the NRTL scope of recognition to include
five additional test standards. OSHA did not perform any on-site
reviews with respect to this application.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing TUVAM's expansion
application in the Federal Register on July 9, 2025 (90 FR 30269). The
agency requested comments by July 24, 2025, however no comments were
received in response to this notice.
To review copies of all public documents pertaining to TUVAM's
application, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact the Docket
Office, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor at (202) 693-2350. Docket No. OSHA-2007-0043 contains all
materials in the record concerning TUVAM's recognition. All
submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for
inspection through the OSHA Docket Office. Contact the OSHA Docket
Office at (202) 693-2350 for assistance in locating docket submissions.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined TUVAM's expansion application and examined
other pertinent information. Based on its review of this evidence, OSHA
finds that TUVAM meets the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7 for expansion
of its recognition, subject to the limitations and conditions listed in
this notice. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this final notice to
grant TUVAM's expanded scope of recognition. OSHA limits the expansion
of TUVAM's recognition to include the testing and certification of
products for demonstration of conformance to the test standards shown
below in Table 1.
Table 1--List of Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in TUVAM's
NRTL Scope of Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 991....................... Tests for Safety-Related Controls
Employing Solid-Date Devices.
UL 60335-2-40................ Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-40:
Particular Requirements for Electrical
Heat Pumps, Air Conditioners and
Dehumidifiers.
UL 60335-2-67 *.............. Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-67:
Particular Requirements for Floor
Treatment Machines, for Commercial Use.
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UL 60335-2-68 *.............. Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-68:
Particular Requirements for Spray
Extraction Machines, for Commercial Use.
UL 60335-2-72................ Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-72:
Particular Requirements for Floor
Treatment Machines With or Without
Traction Drive, for Commercial Drive.
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* Represents standard that OSHA is adding to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards.
OSHA's recognition of any NRTL for a particular test standard is
limited to equipment or materials for which OSHA standards require
third-party testing and certification before using them in the
workplace. Consequently, if a test standard also covers any products
for which OSHA does not require such testing and certification, a
NRTL's scope of recognition does not include these products.
In this notice, OSHA also announces the final decision to add two
new test standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test
Standards. Table 2 below lists the test standards that are new to the
NRTL Program. OSHA has determined that these test standards are
appropriate test standards and will add them to the NRTL Program's List
of Appropriate Test Standards.
Table 2--Test Standards OSHA Will Add to the NRTL Program's List of
Appropriate Test Standards
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 60335-2-67................ Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-67:
Particular Requirements for Floor
Treatment Machines, for Commercial Use.
UL 60335-2-68................ Household and Similar Electrical
Appliances--Safety--Part 2-68:
Particular Requirements for Spray
Extraction Machines, for Commercial Use.
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) may approve the
test standards listed above as American National Standards. However,
for convenience, OSHA may use the designation of the standards-
developing organization for the standard as opposed to the ANSI
designation. Under the NRTL Program's policy (see OSHA Instruction CPL
01-00-004, Chapter 2, Section VIII), any NRTL recognized for a
particular test standard may use either the proprietary version of the
test standard or the ANSI version of that standard. Contact ANSI to
determine whether a test standard is currently ANSI-approved.
A. Conditions
Recognition is contingent on continued compliance with 29 CFR
1910.7, including but not limited to, abiding by the following
conditions of recognition:
1. TUVAM must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change of ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. TUVAM must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. TUVAM must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on TUVAM's scope of
recognition, in all areas for which it has recognition.
Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, OSHA hereby expands the
scope of recognition of TUVAM as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and
conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Amanda Laihow, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,
authorized the preparation of this notice. Accordingly, the agency is
issuing this notice pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 657(g)(2), Secretary of
Labor's Order No. 7-2027 (90 FR 27878; June 30, 2025), and 29 CFR
1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on August 26, 2025.
Amanda Laihow,
Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
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