[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4966-4967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-02157]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2006-0042]
CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: Grant of Expansion of
Recognition
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 CSA Group & Testing Certification Inc. as
a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).
DATES: The expansion of the scope of recognition becomes effective
February 3, 2026.
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, phone: (202) 693-1999 or 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, phone: (202) 693-1911 or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Notice of Final Decision
OSHA is providing notice of the expansion of the scope of
recognition of CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc. (CSA) as a NRTL.
CSA's expansion covers the addition of eight 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 the
scope of recognition. Each NRTL's scope of recognition includes: (1)
the type of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by the
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 applications by a NRTL for initial recognition
and for an expansion or renewal of this recognition, following
requirements in Appendix A to 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 a preliminary finding. In the second notice,
the agency provides a 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 CSA, which details the NRTL's scope of recognition. These
pages are available from the OSHA website at http://www.osha.gov/dts/otpca/nrtl/index.html.
CSA submitted an application to OSHA for expansion of the NRTL
scope of recognition on June 30, 2022 (OSHA-2006-0042-0053), requested
the addition of eight standards to the NRTL scope of recognition. OSHA
staff performed a detailed analysis of the application packet and
reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA did not perform an on-site
review in response to this application. OSHA staff preliminarily
determined that OSHA should grant the application for test standard
expansion.
OSHA published the preliminary notice announcing CSA's expansion
application in the Federal Register on August 22, 2025 (90 FR 41134).
The agency requested comments by September 8, 2025, however no comments
were received in response to this notice. OSHA is now proceeding with
this expansion of CSA's NRTL scope of recognition.
To obtain or review copies of all public documents pertaining to
the CSA expansion application, go to www.regulations.gov or contact the
Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 (TTY (877) 889-5627. Docket No. OSHA-
2006-0042 contains all materials in the record containing CSA's
recognition.
II. Final Decision and Order
OSHA staff examined CSA's expansion application and examined other
pertinent information. Based on a review of this evidence, OSHA finds
that CSA meets the requirements of 29
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CFR 1910.7 for expansion of recognition, subject to the specified
limitations and conditions. OSHA, therefore, is proceeding with this
final notice to grant expansion of CSA's scope of recognition. OSHA
limits the expansion of CSA's recognition to testing and certification
of products for demonstration of compliance to the test standards
listed below in Table 1.
Table 1--Appropriate Test Standards for Inclusion in CSA's NRTL Scope of
Recognition
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Test standard Test standard title
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UL 62841-2-1................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-1: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Drills and
Impact Drills.
UL 62841-2-3................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-3: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Grinders,
Disc-Type Polishers and Disc-Type
Sanders.
UL 62841-2-10................ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-10: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Mixers.
UL 62841-2-17................ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 2-17: Particular
Requirements for Hand-Held Routers.
UL 62841-3-13................ Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 3-13: Particular
Requirements for Transportable Drills.
UL 62841-4-1................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 4-1: Particular
Requirements for Chain Saws.
UL 62841-4-2................. Electric Motor-Operated Hand-Held Tools,
Transportable Tools and Lawn and Garden
Machinery--Safety--Part 4-2: Particular
Requirements for Hedge Trimmers.
UL 2580...................... Batteries for Use in Electric Vehicles.
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A. Conditions
In addition to those conditions already required by 29 CFR 1910.7,
CSA also must abide by the following conditions of the recognition:
1. CSA must inform OSHA as soon as possible, in writing, of any
change in ownership, facilities, or key personnel, and of any major
change in its operations as a NRTL, and provide details of the
change(s);
2. CSA must meet all the terms of its recognition and comply with
all OSHA policies pertaining to this recognition; and
3. CSA must continue to meet the requirements for recognition,
including all previously published conditions on CSA'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 CSA as a NRTL, subject to the limitations and
conditions specified above.
III. Authority and Signature
Amanda Laihow, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health, 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. 7-2025 (90 FR 27878,
June 30, 2025), and 29 CFR 1910.7.
Signed at Washington, DC, on January 27, 2026.
Amanda Laihow,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health.
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