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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 155 / Monday, August 16, 2021 / Notices The agency processes applications for initial recognition following requirements in Appendix A of 29 CFR
1910.7. This appendix requires OSHA to publish two notices in the Federal Register in processing an application. In the first notice, OSHA announces the application, provides its preliminary findings, and solicits comments on its preliminary findings. In the second notice, the agency provides its final decision on the application and sets forth the NRTLs scope of recognition.
II. Notice of the Application for Recognition OSHA is providing notice that LabTest Certification, Inc., LCI is applying for recognition as a NRTL.
According to public information see https labtestcert.com/about-labtest/
LCI states that it is an internationally accredited testing laboratory. In its
application, LCI lists the current address of its headquarters as: LabTest Certification, Inc., 2058291 92 Street, Delta, BC Canada V4G 0A4. OSHA has determined preliminarily that LCI has the capability to perform as a NRTL as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.7.
Each NRTLs scope of recognition has two elements: 1 The types of products the NRTL may test, with each type specified by its applicable test standard; and 2 the recognized sites that have the technical capability to perform the product-testing and product-certification activities for the applicable test standards within the NRTLs scope of recognition. LCI
applied on January 29, 2016, for one recognized site OSHA20210005
0001. This application was amended on June 10, 2021, to remove three of the eight standards requested in the original
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application. LCIs original application also requested that supplemental programs be included in their recognition. However, on October 1, 2019, OSHA published an update to the NRTL Program Policies, Procedures and Guidelines Directive, CPL 0100004, which eliminated supplemental programs from the NRTL Program.
Therefore, OSHA does not grant recognition to NRTL applicants for supplemental programs. The following sections set forth the requested scope of recognition included in LCIs application that OSHA has considered.
A. Standards Requested for Recognition Table 1 below lists the appropriate test standards included in LCIs amended application for testing and certification of products under the NRTL Program.

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B. Sites Requested for Recognition The current address of the LCI site included in its application for recognition as a NRTL is:
1. LabTest Certification, Inc., 205
8291 92 Street, Delta, BC Canada V4G
0A4. The NRTL Program requires that to be a recognized site, the site listed above must have the capability to conduct product testing in accordance with the appropriate test standard for the equipment or material being tested and certified.

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IV. Preliminary Finding on the Application for Recognition as a NRTL
OSHAs NRTL Program recognition process involves a thorough analysis of a NRTL applicants policies and procedures, and a comprehensive onsite review of the applicants testing and certification activities to ensure that the applicant meets the requirements of 29
CFR 1910.7. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of LCIs application packet and reviewed other pertinent information. OSHA staff also performed a comprehensive on-site assessment of LCIs testing facility, at LCI Delta Canada on December 1112, 2018. An overview of OSHAs assessment of the four requirements for recognition i.e., capability, control procedures,
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independence, and credible reports and complaint handling is provided below.
A. Capability Section 1910.7b1 states that, for each specified item of equipment or material to be listed, labeled, or accepted, the NRTL must have the capability including proper testing equipment and facilities, trained staff, written testing procedures, and calibration and quality-control programs to perform appropriate testing. OSHA staff performed a detailed analysis of LCIs application packet and reviewed other pertinent information to assess its capabilities to perform testing and certification activities. OSHA
preliminarily determined that LCI has demonstrated these capabilities through the following:
LCIs facility has adequate test areas, energy sources, and procedures for controlling incompatible activities.
LCI provided a detailed list of its testing equipment. Review of the application shows that the equipment listed is available and adequate for the standards for which it seeks recognition.
LCI has detailed procedures for conducting testing, review, and evaluation, and for capturing the test and other data required by the test standards for which it seeks recognition.

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LCI has detailed procedures addressing the maintenance and calibration of equipment, and the types of records maintained for, or supporting laboratory activities.
LCI has sufficient qualified personnel to perform the proposed scope of testing based on their education, training, technical knowledge, and experience.
LCI has an adequate quality-control system in place to conduct internal audits, as well as track and resolve nonconformances.
OSHAs on-site assessment of LCIs facility confirmed the capabilities described in its application packet. The assessors found some nonconformances with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.7.
LCI addressed these issues sufficiently to meet the applicable NRTL
requirements.
B. Control Procedures Section 1910.7b2 requires that the NRTL provide controls and services, to the extent necessary, for the particular equipment or material to be listed, labeled, or accepted. These controls and services include procedures for identifying the listed or labeled equipment or materials, inspections of production runs at factories to assure conformance with test standards, and
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