Canadian Standards Association

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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