Canadian Standards Association

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 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 an 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, N.W., Room N3653, Washington, D.C.

20210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Decision

The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) 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 (see 59 FR 5447, 2/4/94); subsequently

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); made application for expansion of

its recognition (see 59 FR 63383, 12/8/94, and was so recognized (see

60 FR 15595, dated 3/24/95). CSA applied for expansion of its current

recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory for programs

and procedures, which was published in the Federal Register on July 12,

1996 (61 FR 36763). 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 programs

and procedures 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, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.

The addresses of the laboratories covered by this application are:

Canadian Standards Association, Rexdale (Toronto) Facility, 178 Rexdale

Boulevard, Rexdale, Ontario M9W 1R3, 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.

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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.

Final Decision and Order

Based upon the details of the Canadian Standards Association's

original application for recognition, its requests for expansion, the

original and renewal on-site assessments, and all of the programs that

it has utilized for many years in testing and certifying products in

its Product Certification Program (under its Canadian accreditation),

and the fact that the controls for the various programs had already

been established to enable it to test and certify products under the

programs and procedures which it has requested, OSHA finds that the

Canadian Standards Association has met the requirements of 29 CFR

1910.7 for expansion of its recognition to utilize the specific

programs and procedures noted below in testing and certifying products.

Pursuant to the authority in 29 CFR 1910.7, CSA's recognition is

hereby expanded to include the eight programs and procedures cited

below, subject to the conditions listed below.

Expansion of Recognition--Programs and Procedures

1. Acceptance of testing data from independent organizations, other

than NRTLs.

2. Acceptance of product evaluations from independent

organizations, other than NRTLs.

3. Acceptance of witnessed testing data.

4. Acceptance of testing data from non-independent organizations.

5. Acceptance of evaluation data from non-independent organizations

(requiring NRTL review prior to marketing).

6. Acceptance of continued certification following minor

modifications by the client.

7. Acceptance of product evaluations from organizations that

function as part of the International Electrotechnical Commission

Certification Body (IEC-CB) Scheme.

8. Acceptance of services other than testing or evaluation

performed by subcontractors or agents.

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 CSA 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 standards 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 is either a recognized or an accredited Nationally Recognized

Testing Laboratory (NRTL) without clearly indicating the specific

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

spirit as well as the letter of its recognition and 29 CFR 1910.7.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This recognition will become effective on November 20,

1996 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, D.C. this 12th day of November, 1996.

Joseph A. Dear,

Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-29627 Filed 11-19-96; 8:45 am]

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